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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Combining Manning's theory and the ionic conductivity experimental approach to characterize selectivity of cation exchange membranes
T. Luo, Y. Zhong, D. Xu, X. Wang and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119263 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2021 | |
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Direct 3D Observation and Unraveling of Electroconvection Phenomena During Concentration Polarization at Ion-Exchange Membranes
F. Stockmeier, M. Schatz, M. Habermann, J. Linkhorst, A. Mani and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119846 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2021 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Freestanding Nitrogen-Doped Carbons with Hierarchical Porosity for Environmental Applications: A Green Templating Route with Bio-Based Precursors
M. Mohseni, N. Utsch, C. Marcks, K. Demeestere, G. Du Laing, S. Yüce, R. G. Keller and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202100062 | Global Challenges | 2021 | |
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How Does Porosity Heterogeneity Affect the Transport Properties of Multibore Filtration Membranes?
D. Wypysek, D. Rall, T. Neef, A. Jarauta, M. Secanell and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119520 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2021 | |
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In-Line Monitoring of Microgel Synthesis: Flow Versus Batch Reactor
L. F. Kaven, H. J. M. Wolff, L. Wille, M. Wessling, A. Mitsos and J. Viell
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.1c00087 | Organic Process Research & Development | 2021 | |
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Mapping Cell Viability Quantitatively and Independently from Cell Density in 3D Gels Noninvasively
B. Archer, J. Mack, S. Acosta, R. Nakasone, F. Dahoud, K. Youssef, A. Goldstein, A. Goldsman, M. C. Held, M. Wiese, B. Bluemich, M. Wessling, M. Emondts, J. Klankermayer, L. Iruela-Arispe and L. Bouchard
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https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2021.3056526 | IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering | 2021 | |
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Metal Recovery from Multi-elementary Electroplating Wastewater Using Passion Fruit Powder
B. d. P. Ramos, I. D. Perez, M. Wessling and R. F. Boina
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s40831-021-00398-4 | Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy | 2021 | |
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Mitigating Water Crossover by Crosslinked Coating of Cation-Exchange Membranes for Brine Concentration
A. Rommerskirchen, H. Roth, C. J. Linnartz, F. Egidi, C. Kneppeck, F. Roghmans and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202100202 | Advanced Materials Technologies | 2021 | |
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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 |