Person
Dr.-Ing., UniversitätsprofessorMatthias Wessling
Vice-Rector for Research and Structure
Address
Building 101
Room 055
Templergraben 55
52062 Aachen
Contact
- workPhone
- Phone: +49 241 80 95470
Responsibilities
The Vice-Rector of Research and Structure's responsibilities include guaranteeing general research prerequisites to intensify the engineering and technical research profile of all the RWTH Aachen faculties, the establishment of large-scale projects such as Excellence Clusters and Collaborative Research Centers, and involvement in large European projects.
Furthermore, as chair of the Infrastructure working group, he provides the Rectorate and the different groups at RWTH Aachen with information on desired structural changes.
Curriculum Vitae
Academic Degrees | |
1989 to 1994 | Doctorate (Dr.-Ing) in Membrane Technology, University of Twente (Professor Smolders), the Netherlands |
1989 | Degree in Chemical Engineering (Diplom), TU Dortmund University and University of Cincinnati, OH, USA |
1983 to 1987 | Student of Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University |
Career | |
2014 | Visiting Professor, Stanford University, Center for Turbulence Research |
Since 2014 | Vice-Dean for Strategy of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen Unversity |
Since 2011 |
Member of the Scientific Board at DWI – Leibniz Institut for Interactive Materials Chair of Chemical Process Engineering, RWTH Aachen University |
Since 2010 |
Alexander-von-Humboldt Professor Part-time Professor, University of Twente, Enschede, NL |
2007 | Visiting Professor, Bio Engineering, Standford University, CA, USA |
2007 to 2008 | Dean, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Twente |
2006 to 2009 | Group Leader, Chemical Engineering, University of Twente |
1999 to 2009 | University Professor, Membrane Science and Technology, University of Twente |
1997 to 1999 | Head of the Division of Separation Process Engineering , Akzo Nobel Chemicals Research, NL |
1995 to 1997 | Assistant Professor, University of Twente |
1993 to 1994 | Senior Research Scientist, MTR Inc, CA, USA |