Sofiane Benyahia | AIChE

Sofiane Benyahia

Dr. Sofiane Benyahia currently works as a research engineer at the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Albany, Oregon. Dr. Benyahia has more than 20 years’ experience conducting computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of multiphase flows resulting in more than 40 peer-reviewed publications. He focuses on developing computationally efficient and physically accurate numerical tools to better understand, predict, and troubleshoot fluidized bed systems at the heart of most energy and chemical industries. Dr. Benyahia earned a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Polytechnic School in Algiers (Algeria) and a doctorate in chemical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.