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Curriculum Vitae
Alexandra von Kameke
Alexandra von Kameke
Rúa do Vite de Abaixo 47
E‐15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Phone: +34 620 387541
Email: alexandra.vonkameke@usc.es
Date of Birth 14.07.1982
Place of birth
Citizenship
Country of residence
Hamburg
German
Spain
Education
Januar 2013
September 2011 –
January 2012
June 2010
Since February 2009
September 2002 –
October 2008
Completion of PhD
International Research Scholar, Northwestern University, Department of Applied Math,
Evanston/Chicago, USA
Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) (grade: excellent), Faculty of Physics, University of
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
PhD candidate in the Nonlinear Physics Group, thesis: About the Effect of Turbulent and
Superdiffusive Flows on Active Media, Faculty of Physics, University of Santiago de
Compostela, Spain
Diploma in Physics (grade: excellent)
Subsidiary subjects: Informatics, Medical physics, Psychology
Ruprecht‐Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany
2007 – 2008 Diploma thesis in Physics (grade: excellent)
Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Kirchhoff Institute for Physics, Ruprecht‐Karls
University, Heidelberg, Germany
2005 – 2006 Study abroad (ERASMUS) for two terms at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
July 2002
August 1998 – July 1999
Abitur (university qualifying diploma), Gymnasium Hochrad, Hamburg, Germany, grade:
good (2.0), bilingual (English)
High school year abroad in host‐family, Shreveport Louisiana, USA
Professional Experience
Since 2009
Research Assistant, Nonlinear Physics Group, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Scientific project management, Composition of grant proposals and scientific
publications
Numerical simulations of complex networks and transport of active media in fluid
flows
Data processing and analysis of numerical and experimental data
Integration of different programming language interfaces
Construction and design of a fluid dynamics experiment: Image processing, particle
image velocimetry, large‐scale pattern formation of Belousov‐Zhabotinsky reaction
Supervision of student research projects
Presentation of research results on international scientific conferences
2007‐2008 Student Research Assistant, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of
Heidelberg
Implementation of fluorescence microscope and experiments on neural
hippocampal tissue from mouse brain
Implementation of scientific cameras and appropriate software
2004‐2005 President of the Equal Opportunity Commission, (“Gleichstellungsbeauftragte”) of the
Alexandra von Kameke ■ Rúa do Vite de Abaixo 47 ■ E‐15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain ■ Phone: +34 620 387541 ■ Email: alexandra.vonkameke@usc.es

Faculty of Physics, University of Heidelberg
1999‐2002 Side jobs
Shop assistant, Supermarket Reformhaus Bleicher, Hamburg,
Temporary assistant, Patent attorney office Uexküll&Stolberg, Hamburg
Scholarships
Formación profesorado universitario (FPU), competitive scholarship from the Spanish government for PhDstudies,
granted for the period of 12/2010 ‐ 12/2014.
Estancias Breves , competitive scholarship from the Spanish state for research stays abroad, granted for the
period of 09/2011 ‐ 01/2012.
Language Skills
German
Spanish
English
Portuguese
Native language
Fluent
Fluent
Basics
Programming Languages and EDP
C++, Fortran, Matlab, Python, Neuron, Windows, Linux (Ubuntu), Open Office, Microsoft Office, Adobe, Spike, LaTeX
Publications in International Scientific Journals (peer ‐ reviewed)
F. Huhn, A. von Kameke, S. Allen‐Perkins, P. Montero, A. Venancio, and V. Pérez‐Muñuzuri: Horizontal Lagrangian
transport in a tidal‐driven estuary ‐ transport barriers attached to prominent coastal boundaries, Cont. Shelf Res. 39‐
40, 1‐13, 2012.
Huhn, F., A. von Kameke, V. Pérez Muñuzuri, M. J. Olascoaga, and F. J. Beron‐Vera: The impact of advective transport
by the South Indian Ocean Countercurrent on the Madagascar plankton bloom, Geophys. Res. Lett. 39, L06602, 2012.
A. von Kameke, F. Huhn and V. Pérez‐Muñuzuri: Asymptotic diffusion coefficients and anomalous diffusion in a
meandering jet‐flow under environmental fluctuations, Phys. Rev. E 85, 017201, 2012.
Susanne Reichinnek, Alexandra von Kameke, Anna M. Hagenston, Eckehard Freitag, Fabian C. Roth, Hilmar Bading,
Mazahir T. Hasan, Andreas Draguhn, Martin Both: Reliable optical detection of coherent neuronal activity in fast
oscillating networks in vitro, NeuroImage, Vol. 60, 1, 139–152, 2012.
A. von Kameke, F. Huhn, G. Fernández‐García, A. P. Muñuzuri, and V. Pérez‐Muñuzuri: Double Cascade Turbulence and
Richardson Dispersion in a Horizontal Fluid Flow Induced by Faraday Waves, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 074502, 2011.
A. von Kameke, F. Huhn, G. Fernández‐García, A. P. Muñuzuri, and V. Pérez‐Muñuzuri: Propagation of a chemical wave
front in a quasi‐two‐dimensional superdiffusive flow, Phys. Rev. E 81, 066211, 2010.
Relevant Experiences and Other Merits
Organizer of the “Heidelberger Symposium”, annual interdisciplinary congress (ca. 500 participants) to foster the
interaction of economy, politics and science (2004‐2009), URL: www.heidelberger‐symposium.de
Founder and Organizer of the 1. and 2. H‐BIT (Job fair for natural scientists) at the University of Heidelberg, URL:
http://archiv.hcwk.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=365&Itemid=174
Founder and Organizer of Postgraduate Talks about Physics (DOC‐MEET‐USC) at the University of Santiago de
Compostela, Spain
Founder and Organizer of the Nerd‐Nite Santiago (Popular science talks series, ca. 150‐200 participants per event),
URL: http://santiagodecompostela.nerdnite.com/
Prize for best poster presentation at the congress “Dynamics in Systems Biology”, Aberdeen, UK, 2009
Certificate: Management and handling of scientific laboratory animals (Versuchstierkundliche Grundlagen und
tierexperimentelle Methoden)
Alexandra von Kameke ■ Rúa do Vite de Abaixo 47 ■ E‐15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain ■ Phone: +34 620 387541 ■ Email: alexandra.vonkameke@usc.es