Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Wessling
The aim of Matthias Wessling’s research is to integrate selective mass transfer and conversion into micro-, meso- and macroscopic systems. In particular, he focusses on systems with functionalities controlled by tailored interfaces. Macroscopic systems are being analyzed, modeled and developed at his chair for Chemical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University (Aachener Verfahrenstechnik). At DWI, Matthias Wessling focuses on micro- and mesoscopic systems which integrate basic principles of boundary layers: (a) selective mass transport, (b) molecular-specific conversion and (c) charge transfer. The overall aim is to synthesize interactive materials systems inspired by nature. Using existing and novel materials, complex interactive structures are engineered and their structure-function relationship is analyzed in stable or transient pressure, concentration and electrical charge gradients. Applications are energy storage, water treatment and medical engineering.
Curriculum Vitae
Matthias Wessling heads the Chair of Chemical Process Engineering at RWTH Aachen University. He is Vice-Rector for Research and Structure at the RWTH Aachen University and a member of the DWI Scientific Board. He was Vice Scientific Director of the DWI from 2015 to 2018. He is Editor of the Journal of Membrane Science. After studying chemical engineering in Dortmund and Cincinatti, he did his PhD in Twente/NL. He was Senior Research Scientist at Membrane Technology and Research Inc., Menlo Park, CA and head of the Department of Separation Processes at Akzo Nobel. From 2000 to 2010, he was Chair of Membrane Science and Technology at the University of Twente.
Selected professional functions, honors and awards
- 2022 Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- 2019 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- 2016 ERC Advanced Grant ConFluReM (Controlling Fluid Resistance at Membranes)
- 2010 Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
- Since 2003 Honorary Scientific Member, Russian Academy of Science Institute TIPS (Topchiev Institute of Petrolchemical Sciences), Moscow
- 1994 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, European Membrane Society
Projects
Publications
Titel/Autoren | DOI-LINK | Magazine | Jahre | |
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Recycling and Separation of Homogeneous Catalyst from Aqueous Multicomponent Mixture by Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
J. K. Schnoor, J. Bettmer, J. Kamp, M. Wessling and M. A. Liauw
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https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11060423 | Membranes (Basel) | 2021 | |
Wetting-Induced Polyelectrolyte Pore Bridging
A. Kalde, J. Kamp, E. Evdochenko, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11090671 | Membranes (Basel) | 2021 | |
Measurement of Electrokinetically Induced Hydrodynamics at Ion-Selective Interfaces Using 3D Micro Particle Tracking Velocimetry (µPTV)
F. Stockmeier, M. Schatz, M. Habermann, J. Linkhorst, A. Mani and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2022.101814 | MethodsX | 2022 | |
Converting two wastes to value
A. Bardow and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-019-0392-4 | Nature Energy | 2019 | |
Reminding Forgetful Organic Neuromorphic Device Networks
D. Felder, K. Muche, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4386/ac9c8a | Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering | 2022 | |
Spiking Neural Networks Compensate for Weight Drift in Organic Neuromorphic Device Networks
D. Felder, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4386/accd90 | Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering | 2023 | |
In-Line Monitoring of Microgel Synthesis: Flow Versus Batch Reactor
L. F. Kaven, H. J. M. Wolff, L. Wille, M. Wessling, A. Mitsos and J. Viell
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.1c00087 | Organic Process Research & Development | 2021 | |
Platelet count reduction during in vitro membrane oxygenation affects platelet activation, neutrophil extracellular trap formation and clot stability, but does not prevent clotting
P. Winnersbach, J. Rossaint, E. M. Buhl, S. Singh, J. Lölsberg, M. Wessling, R. Rossaint and C. Bleilevens
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https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0267659121989231 | Perfusion | 2021 | |
Organosilica Coating Layer Prevents Aging of a Polymer with Intrinsic Microporosity
J. Rubner, L. Stellmann, A.-K. Mertens, M. Tepper, H. Roth, L. Kleines, R. Dahlmann and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.202200016 | Plasma Processes and Polymers | 2022 | |
PECVD and PEALD on Polymer Substrates (Part II): Understanding and Tuning of Barrier and Membrane Properties of Thin Films
T. de los Arcos, P. Awakowicz, M. Böke, N. Boysen, R. P. Brinkmann, R. Dahlmann, A. Devi, D. Eremin, J. Franke, T. Gergs, J. Jenderny, E. Kemaneci, T. D. Kühne, S. Kusmierz, T. Mussenbrock, J. Rubner, J. Trieschmann, M. Wessling, X. Xie, D. Zanders, F. Zysk and G. Grundmeier
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.202300186 | Plasma Processes and Polymers | 2023 | |
High-Throughput Production of Micrometer Sized Double Emulsions and Microgel Capsules in Parallelized 3D Printed Microfluidic Devices
A. Jans, J. Lolsberg, A. Omidinia-Anarkoli, R. Viermann, M. Möller, L. De Laporte, M. Wessling and A. J. C. Kühne
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https://www.doi.org/10.3390/polym11111887 | Polymers | 2019 | |
Multi-walled carbon nanotube-based composite materials as catalyst support for water-gas shift and hydroformylation reactions
P. Wolf, M. Logemann, M. Schörner, L. Keller, M. Haumann and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c9ra04830h | RSC Advances | 2019 |