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Dr. Benny Malengier

Research Group for Numerical Analysis and Mathematical Modelling

Department of Mathematical Analysis

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

Ghent University

Galglaan 2

B-9000 Gent, Belgium

T: +32 9 264 49 53

F: +32 9 264 49 87

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Introduction

I was a post-doctoral assistent at the Department of Mathematical Analysis. Now I work at Department of Textiles. I mainly work on convection-diffusion-reaction problems, using FEM, FVM and MOL approaches. In my free time, I do some genealogy, with a website where more information can be found, I also help maintain the python program that creates that website.

The problems I solve are chemical problems (adsorption profiles), metallurgy (phase changes), and textile related. I also worked with rapid prototyping to create a mathematical toy.
Furthermore, I like astronomy, so my name is on its way to the comets (in case my career isn't), and is sitting on the surface of Mars (certificate number 2773671)!

Work

At present, I am working as a post-doc at Ghent University, Faculty of Engineering. I maintain several software projects related to this work.

DiffusionIT, generic nonlinear diffusion direct and inverse solver.
STICK, A toolkit to solve textile convection-diffusion problems
scikits.odes, A scipy scikit to interface the sundials solver via a simple syntax (like maple/matlab ode methods).
Centrifuge, Fluid flow through porous media in a centrifuge. This concerns moving boundary problems.
MicrochanIT, Solving microchannel mass transfer problems.