1. Personal information
Surname(s) / First name(s) Schmitz, Christian
Address(es) 183 Rillaarsebaan, 3200 Aarschot, Belgium
Telephone(s) 0032499193711
Email(s) christian.schmitz@telenet.be
Nationality(-ies) Dutch/Swedish
Date of birth 07/08/1990
Occupation Mechanical Engineer
Work experience
Dates Sep 2013 - Feb 2015
Position Doctoral researcher
Activities Supersonic combustion research, theory and numerics of hyperbolic conserva-
tion laws, finding representative reduced reaction models for the correct resolu-
tion of explosion limits of hydrogen/air, high performance computing and combus-
tion/gasdynamics teaching assignments.
Main activity consisted in writing own finite volume simulations code for the reactive
Euler equations. This solver incorperates adaptive mesh refinement and handles
complex 2D domains. Code was further optimized to run on GPUs using CUDA, and
subsequently used to research pulse detonation engine ignition.
Programming proficiency gained in C++ and Shell scripting. Extensive usage of Linux
CLI, LaTeX, Matlab and Gnuplot.
Name(s) of institution(s) IMMC/TFL, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Education and training
Dates Sep 2011 - Sep 2013
Degree Master in Mechanical Engineering
Domains covered Gasdynamics, combustion, CFD, turbulence, turbomachinery, rheology, nuclear engi-
neering, advanced thermodynamics, chemical process technology, sensors and mea-
surement systems, industrial automation, energy economics.
Activities Optimization study into minimizing premature polymerization at an ethylene plant of
Sabic (Geleen, Netherlands). Study into the economies of residential space heating.
Reporting on Seveso precautions at Metallo Chimique NV (Beerse, Belgium). PLC
programming using Grafcet. Writing of both finite volume and finite elements solvers
for steady state Navier Stokes equations in Matlab. RANS modelling in Ansys Fluent.
Thesis study of detonation ignition via converging shock waves using research code.
Name(s) of institution(s) KULeuven/UCLouvain (dual degree), Belgium
Dates Sep 2008 - Sep 2011
Degree Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering
Domains covered Mechanics, fluid mechanics, CAD, machine design, rock mechanics, aerodynamics,
thermodynamics, material science, elasticity and plasticity theory, anorganic and or-
ganic chemistry, electronics, electrical engineering.
Activities Stability analyses of slopes and caverns. Mechanical design of a li-po battery elec-
trode straightener for PEC (Heverlee, Belgium). Design of digital RF receiver. Exten-
sive usage of Solid Edge and Maple.
Name(s) of institution(s) KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium
Skills and competences
Mother tongue(s) Dutch
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Programming experience C++, CUDA, Shell scripting, Matlab, PHP, MySQL, microcontrollers.
Hobbies and interests Long distance cycling, making/restoration of furniture, app design.
2 - Curriculum vitæ of
Christian Schmitz