Oleksandra Shumilova
Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin
Profile
I am a river scientist whose research encompasses multiple research directions related to dynamics, functioning and services of river systems:
(1) geomorphology, hydraulics and biodiversity of rivers and their floodplains;
(2) ecosystem ecology of intermittent rivers under climate change; and
(3) sustainability of water resources during and after armed conflicts.
Methodology of my current studies explores synergies between numerical and analytical modeling, field and laboratory experiments, statistical and theoretical analysis of data with the purpose to develop predictive models of natural processes and to implement them into practical biodiversity conservation programs.
January 2019 - present
Postdoc, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, IGB, Berlin, Germany
Project: "Hydrodynamics of fluvial wakes past large in-stream natural objects and their implications for riverbed morphology"
Project: "Confluence mixing: near-field hydrodynamic controls of the intermodal behavior and their
implications for fish ecology"
October 2014 – April 2018
PhD candidate, Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Programme – SMART (Science for Management of Rivers and their Tidal systems, http://riverscience.it/).
Thesis: "Neglected aspects in the alteration of river flow and riverine organic matter dynamics: a global perspective"
Primary Institution: Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Biology, Berlin, Germany
Secondary Insitution: Trento University, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, Trento, Italy
October 2012 – September 2013
Master of Research in Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation (EQF 7) with Distinction, Glyndwr University (United Kingdom)
September 2012 – October 2013
Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Protection with Distinction, Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding (Ukraine)
September 2008 – May 2012
Bachelor of Science in Ecology, Environmental Protection and Balanced Use of Natural Resources with Distinction, Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding (Ukraine)
