Benjamin Delory
Assistant Professor at Utrecht University
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Top SchoolBenjamin Delory is an Assistant Professor and plant ecologist with a PhD in Agricultural Sciences and eight years of research experience exploring functional and chemical plant ecology, plant–soil interactions, biodiversity, and global change. He has led research groups as a Principal Investigator and held postdoctoral and fellowship positions across European institutions, currently based at Utrecht University. His work blends root phenotyping, nutrient enrichment experiments, and analytical techniques like GC‑MS with multivariate statistics to link belowground traits to ecosystem responses. Trained as a bioengineer with top honors, he combines molecular and field approaches and practical skills—from GC‑MS to beekeeping—that help translate lab findings into real-world ecological insights. Known for interdisciplinary collaboration, he bridges fundamental ecology and applied environmental challenges, focusing on how biodiversity mediates ecosystem responses to global change.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) at BioWinBeekeeping certificate (recognized by the ministry of the Walloon Region, Belgium), Beekeeping certificate (recognized by the ministry of the Walloon Region, Belgium) at Compagnons de Saint AmbroiseMaster in Bioengineering: Agricultural Sciences (Plant protection and biotechnologies), Great distinction, Master in Bioengineering: Agricultural Sciences (Plant protection and biotechnologies), Great distinction at University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
French, english (ielts: 7.5/9), German
Github Skills (2)
r-package8
raw-data2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
archidart/archidart
Nov 2017 - Jun 2019
source code of the r package
Contributions:2 releases, 45 commits, 51 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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BenjaminDelory/BenjaminDelory.github.io
Jan 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:114 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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