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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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 | |
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 | |
Particle movements provoke avalanche-like compaction in soft colloid filter cakes
A. Lüken, L. Stüwe, J. Lohaus, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92119-w | Scientific Reports | 2021 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Overcoming lignin heterogeneity: reliably characterizing the cleavage of technical lignin
S. Stiefel, C. Marks, T. Schmidt, S. Hanisch, G. Spalding and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c5gc01506e | Green Chemistry | 2016 | |
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 | |
Open and dense hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes through a streamlined polyelectrolyte-based spinning process
S. Emonds, J. Kamp, R. Viermann, A. Kalde, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120100 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2021 | |
Online monitoring of transient L/L phase separation using locally resolved impedance measurements
A. Bednarz, M. Schmidt, S. Bannwarth, M. Wessling and A. Jupke
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2016.09.027 | Chemical Engineering Research & Design | 2016 | |
One-Step Fabrication Process of Composite Hollow Fiber Membranes with Sinusoidal Geometry
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 | |
On-line monitoring of cake layer structure during fouling on porous membranes by in situ electrical impedance analysis
S. Bannwarth, T. Trieu, C. Oberschelp and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.01.009 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 | |
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 |