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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Direct Observation of Deformation in Microgel Filtration
J. Linkhorst, J. Rabe, L. T. Hirschwald, A. J. C. Kuehne and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55516-w | Scientific Reports | 2019 | |
Direktes Herstellungsverfahren von Komposit-Hohlfasermembranen mit sinusförmiger Geometrie
H. Roth, M. Alders, T. Luelf, S. Emonds, M. Tepper and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/cite.201900032 | Chemie Ingenieur Technik | 2019 | |
Discrepancy of particle passage in 101 mask batches during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany
L. T. Hirschwald, S. Herrmann, D. Felder, A. M. Kalde, F. Stockmeier, D. Wypysek, M. Alders, M. Tepper, J. Rubner, P. Brand, T. Kraus, M. Wessling and J. Linkhorst
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03862-z | Scientific Reports | 2021 | |
Droplet-based liquid-liquid extraction inside a porous capillary
H. Breisig, M. Schmidt, H. Wolff, A. Jupke and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.08.024 | Chemical Engineering Journal | 2017 | |
Dual-Charged Hollow Fiber Membranes for Low-Pressure Nanofiltration Based on Polyelectrolyte Complexes: One-Step Fabrication with Tailored Functionalities
C. V. Gherasim, T. Luelf, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b05706 | Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2016 | |
Dynamic Flow Enables Long‐Term Maintenance of 3‐D Vascularized Human Skin Models
R. Rimal, Y. Marquardt, T. Nevolianis, S. Djeljadini, A. B. Marquez, S. Huth, D. N. Chigrin, M. Wessling, J. M. Baron, M. Möller and S. Singh
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2021.101213 | Applied Materials Today | 2021 | |
Early-stage evaluation of emerging CO(2)utilization technologies at low technology readiness levels
K. Roh, A. Bardow, D. Bongartz, J. Burre, W. Chung, S. Deutz, D. Han, M. Heßelmann, Y. Kohlhaas, A. König, J. S. Lee, R. Meys, S. Völker, M. Wessling, J. H. Lee and A. Mitsos
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https://doi.org/10.1039/C9GC04440J | Green chemistry | 2020 | |
EfectroH2O: Development and Evaluation of a Novel Treatment Technology for High-Brine Industrial Wastewater
M. Gossen, D. Govindarajan, A. A. John, S. Hussain, M. Padligur, C. Linnartz, M. Mohseni, L. Stüwe, V. Urban, S. Crawford, S. Schiwy, M. Wessling, I. M. Nambi and H. Hollert
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163479 | Science of The Total Environment | 2023 | |
Effect of the 3D Swelling of Microgels on Their 2D Phase Behavior at the Liquid–Liquid Interface
S. Bochenek, A. Scotti, W. Ogieglo, M. Á. Fernández-Rodríguez, M. F. Schulte, R. A. Gumerov, N. V. Bushuev, I. I. Potemkin, M. Wessling, L. Isa and W. Richtering
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02498 | Langmuir | 2019 | |
Efficient Electrocatalytic N2 Reduction on Three-Phase Interface Coupled in a Three-Compartment Flow Reactor for the Ambient NH3 Synthesis
X. Wei, M. Pu, Y. Jin and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c03698 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2021 | |
Electrical swing adsorption on functionalized hollow fibers
L. Keller, T. Lohaus, L. Abduly, G. Hadler and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.04.029 | Chemical Engineering Journal | 2019 | |
Electro-Conductive Ti3c2 Mxene Multilayered Membranes: Dye Removal and Antifouling Performance
Z. Zandi, M. Rastgar, M. Mohseni, M. D. Firouzjaei, W. Dilokekunakul, B. Anasori, C. D. Vecitis, R. Keller, M. Wessling, M. Elliott, A. Rahimpour and M. Sadrzadeh
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202401970 | Advanced Functional Materials | 2024 |