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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TPMS-Based Membrane Lung with Locally-Modified Permeabilities for Optimal Flow Distribution
F. Hesselmann, M. Halwes, P. Bongartz, M. Wessling, C. Cornelissen, T. Schmitz-Rode, U. Steinseifer, S. V. Jansen and J. Arens
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11175-y | Scientific Reports | 2022 | |
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Two-Level Porosity Electrodes from Metal-Polymer Dispersions
A. Limper, T. Harhues, R. Keller, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2022.107205 | Electrochemistry Communications | 2022 | |
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Why Device Design Is Crucial for Membrane Adsorbers
F. Hagemann, D. Wypysek, K. Baitalow, P. Adametz, V. Thom and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcoa.2021.100029 | Journal of Chromatography Open | 2022 | |
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3D-Printed Bioreactor with Integrated Impedance Spectroscopy for Cell Barrier Monitoring
G. Linz, S. B. Rauer, Y. Kuhn, S. Wennemaring, L. Siedler, S. Singh and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202100009 | Advanced Materials | 2021 | |
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A Mini-Module with Built-in Spacers for High-Throughput Ultrafiltration
K. Baitalow, D. Wypysek, M. Leuthold, S. Weisshaar, J. Lölsberg and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119602 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2021 | |
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A scalable bubble-free membrane aerator for biosurfactant production
P. Bongartz, I. Bator, K. Baitalow, R. Keller, T. Tiso, L. M. Blank and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.27822 | Biotechnology and Bioengineering | 2021 | |
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Additive Manufacturing of Composite Porosity Mixer Electrodes
A. Limper, N. Weber, A. Brodersen, R. Keller, M. Wessling and J. Linkhorst
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2021.107176 | Electrochemistry Communications | 2021 | |
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An electro-Fenton process coupled with nanofiltration for enhanced conversion of cellobiose to glucose
R. G. Keller, J. Weyand, J. B. Vennekoetter, J. Kamp and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2020.05.059 | Catalysis Today | 2021 | |
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Automated tangential-flow diafiltration device
A. Lüken, M. Bruckhaus, U. Kosfeld, M. Emondts and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2021.e00200 | HardwareX | 2021 | |
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Biocompatible Micron-Scale Silk Fibers Fabricated by Microfluidic Wet Spinning
A. Lüken, M. Geiger, L. Steinbeck, A.-C. Joel, A. Lampert, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202100898 | Advanced Healthcare Materials | 2021 | |
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Charge Distribution in Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Nanofiltration Membranes Affects Ion Separation and Scaling Propensity
E. Evdochenko, J. Kamp, R. Dunkel, V. V. Nikonenko and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119533 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2021 | |
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CNT Microtubes with Entrapped Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Remove Micropollutants through a Heterogeneous Electro-Fenton Process at Neutral pH
M. Mohseni, K. Demeestere, G. Du Laing, S. Yüce, R. G. Keller and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202100001 | Advanced Sustainable Systems | 2021 |