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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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 | |
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PEDOT:PSS-CNT Composite Particles Overcome Contact Resistances in Slurry Electrodes for Flow-Electrode Capacitive Deionization
S. B. Rauer, S. Wang, N. Köller, D. J. Bell, Y. Zhang, X. Wang, C. J. Linnartz, M. Wessling and J. Linkhorst
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202303606 | Advanced Functional Materials | 2023 | |
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Peptide-Functionalized Electrospun Meshes for the Physiological Cultivation of Pulmonary Alveolar Capillary Barrier Models in a 3D-Printed Micro-Bioreactor
P. Jain, S. B. Rauer, D. Felder, J. Linkhorst, M. Möller, M. Wessling and S. Singh
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00047 | ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering | 2023 | |
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Poly(Aryl Ether Ketone) Hollow Fibers Preparation with Acid Resistant Spinnerets
S. L. Aristizábal, L. Upadhyaya, M. Tepper, H. Roth, M. Ramírez-Martínez, M. Wessling and S. P. Nunes
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121436 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2023 | |
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Poly(Styrene-Alt-Maleic Anhydride)-Copolymers Blended in Poly(Ether Sulfone) Membranes as a Platform for Effective Biomolecular Surface Functionalization
T. Helmecke, I. I. Rose, M. V. Tsurkan, H. Roth, M. F. Maitz, C. Werner and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122050 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2023 | |
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Scalable Fabrication of Amine-Functionalized Microgel Composite Membranes and Their Gas Permeation Characteristics
F. B. de S. Mendes, P. Saha, F. Mendez F, D. Zafar, J. Rubner, M. Wessling, C. P. Borges and H. Roth
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122315 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2023 | |
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Seawater Desalination by Forward-Osmosis-Assisted Temperature Swing Solvent Extraction
J. Frauholz, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.116697 | Desalination | 2023 | |
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Self-Supporting Biocatalytic Polyelectrolyte Complex Hollow Fiber Membranes Via Salt-Dilution Induced Phase Separation
M. A. Restrepo, S. Emonds, A. Zhao, F. Karakas, J. Kamp, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122157 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2023 | |
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Single‐Step Polyelectrolyte Complex Coating on Hollow Fibers Yields Nanofiltration or Biocatalytic Properties
M. A. Restrepo, J. Kamp, L. Guericke, R. Schnichels, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memlet.2023.100039 | Journal of Membrane Science Letters | 2023 | |
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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 | |
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Tailoring Pore Networks – Gas Diffusion Electrodes Via Additive Manufacturing
N. Weber, J. Linkhorst, R. Keller and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202300720 | Advanced Materials Technologies | 2023 | |
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Titanium-Based Static Mixer Electrodes to Improve the Current Density of Slurry Electrodes**
K. Percin, J. Hereijgers, N. Mulandi, T. Breugelmans and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202200928 | ChemElectroChem | 2023 |