Horst Complex

dr. J.A. Wood (Jeffery)

Associate Professor
TNW-MST-SFI
Horst Complex ME323
j.a.wood@utwente.nl
+31534892961
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I received my PhDĀ  (2012) in Chemical Engineering from Queen's University at Kingston (Canada) with a dissertation relating to the use of spatially non-uniform electric fields for colloidal assembly. After graduation, I worked as an NSERC industrial postdoctoral fellow at Greenfield Specialty Alcohols/The University of Western Ontario. In September 2014, I joined the Soft Matter, Fluidics and Interfaces (SFI) group at the University of Twente where my current research interests are related to connecting the fundamentals of ion and related transport phenomena to electric-driven processes (electrodialysis/electrochemical conversions), developing hybrid unit operations/processes, solid/liquid filtration processes and using external fields to control colloidal matter.

Expertise

  • Chemistry

    • Concentration
    • Surface
    • Procedure
    • Electric Field
    • Reaction Temperature
    • Bubble

  • Physics

    • Ion
    • Electric Fields

Organisations

My current research interests relate to the following main areas:

  • Ion and Related Transport Phenomena in Electric-Driven Processes
  • Hybrid Unit Operation Design and Practice
  • Solid-Liquid FiltrationĀ 
  • Process Design for Recovery of Valuable (Charged) Components
  • External Fields to Control Colloidal Matter

In order to investigate these topics, typically a combination of experiments, theoretical analysis and numerical simulations are used. This research usually involves experiments in micro to millifluidic scales, with the aim to provide more insight into processes by quantifying transport at these length-scales. These insights and findings are then translated to larger scale applications in my research team and with various collaborators

Publications

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2025

The effect of filter cake structure on adsorption of perfluoroalkyl substances (2025)Separation and purification technology, 376(Part 2). Article 133819. Roman, J. B., Kemperman, A. J. B., van der Meer, W. G. J. & Wood, J. A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2025.133819Concentrating on cakes: PFAS removal from reverse osmosis concentrate using cake filtration (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Roman, J. B.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036569286Ferrofluidic countercurrent slug flow liquid-liquid extraction in millichannels (2025)Chemical Engineering Journal, 520. Article 166020. Niawanti, H., Elhami, V., Vermeeren, F., Hengeveld, B., Kienhuis, S., Franke, M. B., Wood, J. A. & Schuur, B.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.166020Influence of Particulate Transport on Filtration Experiments in a Vertical Filter Vessel (2025)Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 64(9), 5028-5036. Roman, J. B., Kemperman, A. J. B., van der Meer, W. G. J. & Wood, J. A.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c04519Assessing the viability of bio-based adsorbents for PFAS removal (2025)Chemical engineering science, 306. Article 121215. Roman, J. B., Kemperman, A. J. B., van der Meer, W. G. J. & Wood, J. A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2025.121215

2024

Ion Transport & Electrokinetics in Colloidal Particle Networks (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Wiegerinck, H. T. M.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036562751Life beyond Fritz: On the Detachment of Electrolytic Bubbles (2024)Langmuir, 40(39), 20474-20484. Demirkır, Ç., Wood, J. A., Lohse, D. & Krug, D.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01963Continuous Focusing of Particles by AC-Electroosmosis and Induced Dipole Interactions (2024)Langmuir, 40(38). Article 4c02135. Wiegerinck, H. T. M., Wood, J. A., Eijkel, J. C. T., Lammertink, R. G. H., Frankel, I. & Ramos, A.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02135Enhancing conversion using diffusio-osmosis from patterned catalytic surfaces (2024)Industrial Chemistry & Materials, 2(3). Visan, A., Wood, J. A. & Lammertink, R. G. H.https://doi.org/10.1039/D3IM00130JDiffusiophoresis in Polymer and Nanoparticle Gradients (2024)The Journal of physical chemistry B, 128(24), 5874-5887. Akdeniz, B., Wood, J. A. & Lammertink, R. G. H.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c00985Controlled Localized Metalā€“Organic Framework Synthesis on Anion Exchange Membranes (2024)ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16(24), 31703-31708. Wiegerinck, H. T. M., Demirel, Ö. H., Zwijnenberg, H. J., van der Meer, T., Rijnaarts, T., Wood, J. A. & Benes, N. E.https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c02882Life beyond Fritz: On the detachment of electrolytic bubbles (2024)[Working paper › Preprint]. ArXiv.org. Demirkır, Ç., Wood, J. A., Lohse, D. & Krug, D.https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2406.01989Threshold current density for diffusion-controlled stability of electrolytic surface nanobubbles (2024)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(21). Article e2321958121. Zhang, Y., Zhu, X., Wood, J. A. & Lohse, D.https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2321958121Mismatch and mix: Making use of electrokinetic aspects of spacers for intensified electrodialysis (2024)Desalination, 577. Article 117401. Paul, A. M. S., Atasi, O., Lammertink, R. G. H. & Wood, J. A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2024.117401Threshold Current Density for Diffusion-controlled Stability of Electrolytic Surface Nanobubbles (2024)[Working paper › Preprint]. ArXiv.org. Zhang, Y., Zhu, X., Wood, J. & Lohse, D.Performance Enhancement of Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution through Coalescence-Induced Bubble Dynamics (2024)Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(14), 10177-10186. Bashkatov, A., Park, S., Demirkır, Ç., Wood, J. A., Koper, M. T. M., Lohse, D. & Krug, D.https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c02018Diffusiophoretic Behavior of Polyelectrolyte-Coated Particles (2024)Langmuir, 40(11), 5934-5944. Akdeniz, B., Wood, J. A. & Lammertink, R. G. H.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03916A hybrid process combining ion exchange resin and bipolar membrane electrodialysis for reverse osmosis remineralization (2024)Desalination, 573. Article 117209. Abusultan, A. A. M., Wood, J. A., Sainio, T., Kemperman, A. J. B. & van der Meer, W. G. J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.117209Performance enhancement of electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution through coalescence-induced bubble dynamics (2024)[Working paper › Preprint]. ArXiv.org. Bashkatov, A., Park, S., Demirkır, Ç., Wood, J., Koper, M. T. M., Lohse, D. & Krug, D.https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2402.07996Particless in Gradients: Combining Diffusiophoresis and Diffusio-osmosis (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Akdeniz, B.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036560771

2023

A hybrid ion exchange resin - bipolar membrane electrodialysis process for reverse osmosis permeate remineralization (2023)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Abusultan, A. A.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036558204Data underlying Mismatch and Mix: Making use of Electrokinetic Aspects of Spacers for Intensified Electrodialysis (2023)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. G. H. Lammertink, R., Wood, J. A., Atasi, Ö. & Paul, A.https://doi.org/10.4121/54cc3f5e-ea89-479a-9387-454619c686d3Blending the boundaries: Enhancing ion transport with electrokinetics (2023)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Paul, A. M. S.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036558068Data underlying research for A study on electrokinetic effects of spacers in ED using a segmented electrode stack (2023)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Lammertink, R., Paul, A. & Wood, J. A.https://doi.org/10.4121/e54a1b44-0a39-4c23-bc68-656a893bf613Data underlying research for Effect of flow attack angle on spacer-induced electrokinetics in electrodialysis (2023)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Lammertink, R., Paul, A. & Wood, J.https://doi.org/10.4121/2e540aef-452e-47ec-92db-9b9792830d3a

Research profiles

Currently, I teach or contribute to courses involving Colloid and Interface Science, Ion Transport in Fluids and Statistics

Affiliated study programs

Courses academic year 2025/2026

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Courses academic year 2024/2025

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University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room ME323
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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