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.
Resume
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
Publications
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Modeling of Tubular Membrane Contactors for Ozonation of Water Reveals Reduced Bromate Formation with Static Mixers
S. Herrmann, M. C. Padligur, C. J. Bieneck and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2024.119924 | Chemical Engineering Science | 2024 | |
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On the Geometry and Material Stability of Tubular Pvdf-Tio2 Static Mixer Membrane Contactors for Photocatalytic Ozonation of Micropollutants
S. Herrmann, F. Ullrich, M. Tepper and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.122753 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2024 | |
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Open and Fair Data for Nanofiltration in Organic Media: A Unified Approach
S. Van Buggenhout, G. Ignacz, S. Caspers, R. Dhondt, M. Lenaerts, N. Lenaerts, S. R. Hosseinabadi, I. Nulens, G. Koeckelberghs, Y. Ren, R. P. Lively, M. Rabiller-Baudry, K. M. Lim, N. Ghazali, J. Coronas, M. Abel, M. Wessling, M. Skiborowski, A. Oxley, S. J. Han, A. Livingston, Z. Yi, C. Gao, K. Guan, R. R. Gonzales, H. Matsuyama, S. N. M. Bettahalli, J. R. McCutcheon, F. Radmanesh, N. E. Benes, A. A. Tashvigh, Q. Fang, K. Zhang, G. Chen, W. Jin, Y. Zhang, C.-X. Zhang, M.-L. Liu, S.-P. Sun, A. Buekenhoudt, C. Zhao, B. V. d. Bruggen, J. F. Kim, L. C. Condes, M. T. Webb, M. Galizia, B. Alhazmi, L. Upadhyaya, S. P. Nunes, D. W. Kim, H. Schröter, U. Kragl, S. Störtte, A. J. Vorholt, P. Z. Culfaz-Emecen, M.-A. Pizzoccaro-Zilamy, L. Winnubst, A. Yushkin, A. Volkov, J. Chau, K. K. Sirkar, S. Lu, G. Szekely, I. Vankelecom and R. Verbeke
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.123356 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2024 | |
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Porous Anisometric Pnipam Microgels: Tailored Porous Structure and Thermal Response
L. Steinbeck, H. J. M. Wolff, M. Middeldorf, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202300680 | Macromolecular Rapid Communications | 2024 | |
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Pure-Water-Fed Forward-Bias Bipolar Membrane Co2 Electrolyzer
M. Heßelmann, J. K. Lee, S. Chae, A. Tricker, R. G. Keller, M. Wessling, J. Su, D. Kushner, A. Z. Weber and X. Peng
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c02799 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2024 | |
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Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Water Using Novel Electroconductive Membranes in a Hybrid Membrane Distillation and Electro-Fenton Process
F. R. Omi, M. Rastgar, M. Mohseni, U. Singh, W. Dilokekunakul, R. Keller, D. Wishart, M. Wessling, C. Davis Vecitis and M. Sadrzadeh
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.130083 | Separation and Purification Technology | 2024 | |
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Spatio-Temporal Electrowetting and Reaction Monitoring in Microfluidic Gas Diffusion Electrode Elucidates Mass Transport Limitations
S. Brosch, F. Wiesner, A. Decker, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202310427 | Small | 2024 | |
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Stabilization of Electroconvective Vortices by Membrane Corrugation: Thresholds, Transitions, and Impacts on Ion Transport
R. Dunkel, J. Guettler and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.123555 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2024 | |
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Temporal Resistance Fluctuations During the Initial Filtration Period of Colloidal Matter Filtration
L. Stüwe, A. Lüken, F. Stockmeier, L. Griesberg, T. Kratzenberg, J. Linkhorst, W. Richtering and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.122988 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2024 | |
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Toward Continuous Electrochemical Synthesis of Ferrate
R. Kupec, W. Plischka, E. Duman, S. Schneider, C. Weidlich, R. Keller, M. Wessling and M. Stöckl
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202400398 | Advanced Sustainable Systems | 2024 | |
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Transport and Clogging Dynamics of Flexible Rods in Pore Constrictions
B. Bräsel, M. Geiger, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SM00734D | Soft Matter | 2024 | |
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Tubular and Bio-Based Carbons as Binder-Free Gas Diffusion Electrodes for Heterogeneous Electro-Fenton to Remove Micropollutants
M. Mohseni, F. Voit, Y. Xie, K. Demeestere, G. Du Laing, S. Yüce, R. Keller and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2023.143755 | Electrochimica Acta | 2024 |