Ben Reynwar

Contact: ben at reynwar dot net
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Freelance Developer in Tucson, AZ, USA

March 2012 to present
I'm doing a mix of web development and software-defined radio work.

Post-Doc in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

September 2011 to February 2012
Molecular dynamics simulations of small heat shock proteins.

Stay-at-home parent in Tucson, Arizona, USA

August 2008 to August 2011
While the children were sleeping I taught myself some web development, and got involved with the open source GNU Radio community.

• Gnuradio - A software-defined-radio toolkit using python-wrapped c++. (my repository)
• Wiktionary-Parser - A parser and autocorrecting package for wiktionary.
• Veifa - A web application for viewing and creating annotated texts (source code).
• Gyroid Verbs - An online irregular verb quizzer (english, french, and german).
• Gyroid Flashcards - An online flashcard site.

Post-Doc at Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany

September 2005 to May 2008
I worked on computational modelling of biological membranes to investigate mechanisms of membrane-mediated interactions between proteins.
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PhD in Chemical Engineering at University of California, Berkeley, USA

August 2000 to May 2005
Experimental measurement of the adsorption and desorption rates of diblock copolymers to polymer/polymer interfaces using secondary-ion mass spectrometry and the comparison of these measurements with theoretical predictions.
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B.E. in Chemical Engineering at University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Febuary 1997 to November 1999
Three years learning how to design chemical plants.