Willy Geysen
Encyclopedia
Willy Geysen is the head of the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIR) at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
and was President of Caritas Catholica
Flanders from 1996 until 2008, when he was succeeded by Guido Van Oevelen
.
in electro-mechanics at the Hoger Rijksinstituut voor Technisch Onderwijs en Kernenergiebedrijven (E: Polytechnic College for Nuclear energy) in Mol
(Belgium
). In addition het obtained a certificate for technological teaching at the Technical Teaching College in Hasselt
(Belgium
). In 1969 he graduated as a candidate fire-officer (Hasselt and Antwerp).
In 1970, he obtained a PhD in applied sciences at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven with a thesis on the Calculation of the magnetic field in a cross section and the induction in the air gap of an induction motor, taken into account the saturation, the teeth effect and the real current distribution. From the Central State Examination Committee he obtained a law degree in 1980.
and explosions and with the influence of standards and regulations. He also did research on energy flux
es and on field calculations
in electrical machines
.
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...
and was President of Caritas Catholica
Caritas Catholica Belgica
Caritas Catholica Belgica is a Belgian confederation of Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in Flanders and Wallonia. The organization groups about 1,100 institutions active in healthcare in Belgium.-History:...
Flanders from 1996 until 2008, when he was succeeded by Guido Van Oevelen
Guido Van Oevelen
Guido Van Oevelen was appointed as President of Caritas Catholica Flanders on 24 January 2008, he succeeded Willy Geysen. Van Oevelen came to office on 8 May 2008 and will serve for a period of four years....
.
Education
He graduated as an industrial engineerEngineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
in electro-mechanics at the Hoger Rijksinstituut voor Technisch Onderwijs en Kernenergiebedrijven (E: Polytechnic College for Nuclear energy) in Mol
Mol
-Places:* City Municipality of Ljubljana, known after the acronym MOL in Slovene language * Märkisch-Oderland, a rural district of Brandenburg, Germany* Mol, Belgium, a municipality in Belgium* Mol, Serbia, a town in Serbia...
(Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
). In addition het obtained a certificate for technological teaching at the Technical Teaching College in Hasselt
Hasselt
Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg...
(Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
). In 1969 he graduated as a candidate fire-officer (Hasselt and Antwerp).
In 1970, he obtained a PhD in applied sciences at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven with a thesis on the Calculation of the magnetic field in a cross section and the induction in the air gap of an induction motor, taken into account the saturation, the teeth effect and the real current distribution. From the Central State Examination Committee he obtained a law degree in 1980.
Career
He was chairman of the Power Division at the Electrical Engineering Department (Engineering Faculty) of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven from 1975 until 1993. He acted as coordinator of the Postgraduate programme on Safety Engineering at the university from 1975 until 1990. His research at the university focuded on the causes of fireFire
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion are not included by this definition....
and explosions and with the influence of standards and regulations. He also did research on energy flux
Energy flux
Energy flux is the rate of transfer of energy through a surface. The quantity is defined in two different ways, depending on the context:# Rate of energy transfer per unit area...
es and on field calculations
Field (physics)
In physics, a field is a physical quantity associated with each point of spacetime. A field can be classified as a scalar field, a vector field, a spinor field, or a tensor field according to whether the value of the field at each point is a scalar, a vector, a spinor or, more generally, a tensor,...
in electrical machines
Machine
A machine manages power to accomplish a task, examples include, a mechanical system, a computing system, an electronic system, and a molecular machine. In common usage, the meaning is that of a device having parts that perform or assist in performing any type of work...
.