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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Helical-Ridge-Membranes from PVDF for Enhanced Gas–Liquid Mass Transfer
M. Tepper, M. Padligur, D. Wypysek, L. Budeus, J. Mueller-Dott, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121471 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2023 | |
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How Does Temporal and Sequential Delivery of Multiple Growth Factors Affect Vascularization inside 3d Hydrogels?
C. Bastard, D. Günther, J. Gerardo-Nava, M. Dewerchin, P. Sprycha, C. Licht, A. Lüken, M. Wessling and L. De Laporte
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adtp.202300091 | Advanced Therapeutics | 2023 | |
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Incorporation of an Intermediate Polyelectrolyte Layer for Improved Interfacial Polymerization on PAI Hollow Fiber Membranes
M. A. Restrepo, M. Mohammadifakhr, J. Kamp, K. Trzaskus, A. J. B. Kemperman, J. de Grooth, H. D. W. Roesink, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13080741 | Membranes (Basel) | 2023 | |
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Integrated Biphasic Electrochemical Oxidation of Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid
T. Harhues, M. Padligur, F. Bertram, D. M. Roth, J. Linkhorst, A. Jupke, M. Wessling and R. Keller
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01403 | ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | 2023 | |
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Magnetically Actuable Complex-Shaped Microgels for Spatio-Temporal Flow Control
L. Steinbeck, D. L. Braunmiller, H. J. M. Wolff, V. Huettche, J. Wang, M. Wessling, J. J. Crassous, J. Linkhorst
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https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202300044 | Advanced Materials Technologies | 2023 | |
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On the Balance between Albumin Loss and Removal of Middle Molecules in Dialyzers
F. Hagemann, J. Linkhorst, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memlet.2023.100044 | Journal of Membrane Science Letters | 2023 | |
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On the Balance of Hydrophilicity and Electrostatic Interactions During Particle Filtration and Backwash at Microfiltration Pores
A. M. Kalde, J. Lohaus, S. Musholt and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121640 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2023 | |
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On the Interaction of Electroconvection at a Membrane Interface with the Bulk Flow in a Spacer-Filled Feed Channel
F. Stockmeier, L. Stüwe, C. Kneppeck, S. Musholt, K. Albert, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121589 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2023 | |
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On the Operation of Switchable Oxygen Depolarized Cathodes
K. Baitalow, N. Köller, P. Bacmeister, R. Keller and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.143759 | Chemical Engineering Journal | 2023 | |
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On the Weeping of the Gde Cathode During Bipolar Membrane-Based Electrochemical Co2 Reduction Reaction at High Current Densities
M. Wrobel, S. Kriescher, T. Schiffer, R. Keller and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.145335 | Chemical Engineering Journal | 2023 | |
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Paired Electrochemical Synthesis of Formate Via Oxidation of Glycerol and Reduction of Co2 in a Flow Cell Reactor
J. Vehrenberg, J. Baessler, A. Decker, R. Keller and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2023.107497 | Electrochemistry Communications | 2023 | |
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Paired Electrosynthesis of Formic Acid from CO2 and Formaldehyde from Methanol
J. Baessler, T. Oliveira, R. Keller and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c07523 | ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | 2023 |