Buenos Aires, March 2008
Name: María Alejandra Aguirre
Birth Date and Place: July 27th , 1968. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Education
- M.Sc. in Physics: Faculty of Exact and Natural Science, University of Buenos Aires,
Argentina (August 1996).
- Ph.D in Physics: University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. “Stability and dynamics of
granular material: isolated and collective behavior of grains” (August 2001). Advisors: Dr.
A. Calvo (Laboratory of Porous Media, Faculty of Engineering, University of Buenos
Aires, Argentina) and Dr. I. Ippolito (Groupe Matière Condensée et Matériaux, Université
de Rennes 1, France).
POSITION
1) Full time position as professor and research at the Faculty of Engineering, University of
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
-Research: Since November 1993 in the Grupo de Medios Porosos (Laboratory of Porous
Media).
-Teaching: Teaching Assistant since January 1996 and Chief Teaching Assistant since
November 2003 at the Physic Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
2) Member (Research Assistant) of National Council of Scientific and Technological
Research (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas – CONICET,
Argentina). Acceptance December 2003, designation March 2004).
PUBLICATIONS (refereed): 11
1 -”Hydrodynamical dispersion in Taylor-Couette cells”, M. Piva, A. Calvo, A. Aguirre, G.
Callegari, S. Gabbanelli, M. Rosen, J. E. Wesfreid. J. Phys. III, 7, 895-908 (April 1997)
2 -"Effects of geometry on the characteristic of the motion of a particle rolling down a
rough surface", A. Aguirre, I. Ippolito, A. Calvo, C. Henrique, D. Bideau. Powder Tech,
92, 75-80 (October 1996).
3 -"Experimental acoustic technique in granular flows", C. Henrique, M. A. Aguirre, A.
Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau. Powder Tech. 94, 85-89 (May 1997).
4 -"Energy dissipation and trapping of particles moving on a rough surface", C.Henrique,
M. A. Aguirre, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito, S. Dippel, G. G. Batrouni, D.Bideau,. Phys. Rev. E,
57, 4, 4743-4750 (April 1998).
5 -"Surface fluctuations in a slowly driven granular system", N. Nerone, M. A. Aguirre, A.
Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau. Latin American Workshop on Non-Linear Phenomena
(LAWNP '99) y XII Meeting on Non-Equilibrium statistical Mechanics and Nonlinear
physics (MEDIFYNOL). Physica A, 283, 218-222 (2000).
6 -"Influence of the number of layers on the equilibrium of a granular packing", M. A.
Aguirre, N. Nerone, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau. Phys Rev E, 62, 738-743 (2000).
7 -“Granular packing: Influence of different parameters on its stability”, M. A. Aguirre, N.
Nerone, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau. Granular Matter 3, 1-2, 75-77 (2001).
8 -“Simulations in the Mathematical Modeling of the Spread of the Hantavirus”, M. A.
Aguirre, G. Abramson, V. M. Kenkre. Phys. Rev. E 66, 041908 (2002).
9 -“Instabilities in slowly driven granular packing”, N. Nerone, M.A. Aguirre, A. Calvo, D.
Bideau, I. Ippolito. Phys Rev E 67, 011302 (2003).
10. “Effect of spontaneous rearrangements in the disorder of packing of discs”, M. A.
Aguirre, A. Medus, M. Mancuso, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito. Physica A 371, 29–32 (2006).
11-“Rearrangements in a bidimensional packing of discs”, M. A. Aguirre, A. Calvo, I.
Ippolito, A. Medus, M. Mancuso. Phys Rev E 73, 041307 (2006).
PROCEEDINGS (refereed): 7
1-“Experimental statistical study of the motion of a particle on a rough surface”, I. Ippolito,
A. Aguirre, C. Henrique, A. Hansen, D. Bideau, X ASCE Engineering Mechanics Specialty
Conference, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA, mayo 1995.
2 -"Stopping distance: a way to understand energy dissipation in a granular flow
experimentally modeled", A. Aguirre, C. Henrique, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau.
Powder and Grain 97, Durham, North Carolina, USA, May 1997.
3 -"Dynamics of a ball rolling down a rough imclined surface", D. Bideau, C. Henrique I.
Ippolito, L. Samson, G. G. Batrouni, A. Aguirre, A. Calvo. Proceeding of the NATO
Advanced Study Institute on “Physics of Dry Granular Media”, Editors: H. J. Herrmann, J.
P. Havi y S. Luding. Kluger Acad. Publishers, Cargese, Francia, September 1997
4 -“Avalanche dynamics: influence of the granular packing size”, M. A. Aguirre, A. Calvo,
I. Ippolito. Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting Proceedings,(2000).
5 -“Mecanismos de estratificación en formaciones geológicas”, M. A. Aguirre, N. Nerone,
I. Ippolito, A. Calvo, D. Bideau. Proceedings del III Workshop Latinoamericano sobre
Aplicaciones de la Ciencia en la Ingeniería de Petróleo. Centro Latino Americano de Física
(CLAF 2000).
6 -“Some experiments on granular surface flow”, D. Bideau, I. Ippolito, M. A. Aguirre, A.
Calvo, N. Nerone. Powder and Grains (2001).
7-.“Reorganization of a packing of discs previous to the avalanche”, M.A Aguirre, A.
Medus, M. Mancuso, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito. Powder and Grain 2005, Vol. 2. 823-826. Taylor
& Francis Group, A. A. Balkema Publishers. Stuttgart, Alemania (2005). ISBN: 0 415 38349
8.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS (not refereed): 3
1-“Statistical analysis of the motion of one spherical particule on a rough surface”, D.
Bideau, F.X. Riguidel, A. Hansen, C. Henrique, I. Ippolito, A. Aguirre, Workshop on
Mechanics and Statistical Physics of Particule Materials, La Jolla, California, USA, junio
1994.
2 -"Gravity driven motion of a single sphere on a rough inclined surface", D. Bideau, I.
Ippolito, L. Samson, G. G. Batrouni, S. Dippel, A. Aguirre, A. Calvo, C. Henrique. "Traffic
and Granular Flow", ed. D.E. Wolf (Jülich) 1996.
3 -“Avalanche parameters: dependence on the size of the granular packing”. M A. Aguirre,
N. Nerone, A. Calvo, D. Bideau, I. Ippolito. Traffic and Granular Flow´99 (pg 489).
Editors: D. Helbing, H. J. Herrmann, M. Schreckenberg, and D. E. Wolf. Springer, Berlin,
2000.
SCIENTIFIC MEETING AND WORKSHOPS PRESENTATIONS
INTERNATIONAL: 34
1-“Mixing capacity of an axial flow in a cellular structure”, M. Piva, S. Gabbanelli, A.
Pérez, A. Aguirre, G. Callegari, J. Wesfreid, III Latin-American Workshop on Non-Linear
Phenomena. Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 1993.
2-“Dispersion capacity of propagating vortex”. S. Gabbanelli, M. Piva, A. Aguirre, G.
Callegari, A. Calvo, M. Rosen, J. E. Wesfreid. 5 th International Workshop on Instabilities
and Non-Equilibrium Structures. Santiago de Chile, Chile, December 1993.
3-“Statistical analysis of the motion of one spherical particule on a rough surface”, D.
Bideau, F. X. Riguidel, A. Hansen, C. Henrique, I. Ippolito, A. Aguirre, Workshop on
Mechanics and Statistical Physics of Particule Materials. La Jolla, California, USA, June
1994.
4-“Ecoulement de billes sur un plan incline rugueux”, A. Aguirre, C. Henrique, F. X.
Riguidel, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau, IV Journées de la Matière Condensée, Société Français de
Physique. Rennes, Francia, September 1994.
5-“Experimental statistical study of the motion of a particle on a rough surface”, I. Ippolito,
A. Aguirre, C. Henrique, A. Hansen, D. Bideau, X ASCE Engineering Mechanics Specialty
Conference. University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA, May 1995.
6-“Quelques caractéristiques du mouvement d’une bille sur un plan rugueux incliné”, D.
Bideau, A. Calvo, C. Henrique, A. Aguirre, I. Ippolito, Congrès SFP (Société Française de
Physique). Marsella, Francia, September 1995.
7-“Energy dissipation in a granular flow experimentally modelized”, C. Henrique, A.
Aguirre, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau. IX Meeting on Non-Equilibrium statistical
Mechanics and Nonlinear physics (MEDYFINOL). Bariloche, Argentina, September 1995.
8-“Dynamics of granular flow on the decelerated regime”, C. Henrique, A. Aguirre, A.
Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau. 6th International Workshop on Instabilities and NonEquilibrium Structures. Valparaíso, Chile, December 1995.
9- “Singular results of the motion of a ball in a rough plane”, C. Henrique, I. Ippolito, L.
Samson, M.A. Aguirre, A. Calvo, G.G. Batrouni, D.Bideau. The second French-Israeli
Symposium on Complex Fluids, Saint Malo, Francia, October 1996.
10-"Stopping distance: a way to understand energy dissipation in a granular flow
experimentally modeled", M.A. Aguirre, C. Henrique, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau.
Powder and Grain 97. Durham, North Carolina, USA, May 1997.
11-"Collective motion of particles on a rough inclined surface", M. A. Aguirre, N. Nerone,
A. Calvo, D, Bideau, I. Ippolito. Flow, Friction and Fracture. Beirut, Libano, July 1998.
12-"Dependance of the equilibrium angles of a granular medium on its thickness", D.
Bideau, M. A. Aguirre, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito, N. Nerone. 17th General Conference of the
Condensed Matter Division of the European Physical Society (CMD’ 17) y a 6emes
Journees de la Matiere Condensee de la societe Francaise de Physique (JMC6). Grenoble,
France, August 25-28, 1998.
13-"Influencia del número de capas en la estabilidad de un sistema granular", M. A.
Aguirre, N. Nerone, A. Calvo, D, Bideau, I. Ippolito. VI Jornada de Jovenes Investigadores
Grupo Montevideo. Santa Fe, Argentina, September1998.
14-"Stability of a granular system: effects of geometry", M. A. Aguirre, N. Nerone, A.
Calvo, D. Bideau, I. Ippolito. 4 th Liquid Matter Conference. Granada, Spain, July 3-7, 1999
15-"Estabilidad de Empaquetamientos Granulares: Avalanchas", M. A. Aguirre, N.
Nerone, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau. VII Jornada de Jóvenes Investigadores “Ciencias
para la Paz” Curitiba, Brasil. September 9-11, 1999.
16-"Avalanches parameters: dependence on the size of the granular packing", M. A.
Aguirre, N. Nerone, A. Calvo, D. Bideau, I. Ippolito. International Workshop "Traffic and
Granular Flow `99". Stuttgart, Germany, September 27-29, 1999.
17-"Surface fluctuations in a slowly driven granular system", N. Nerone, M. A. Aguirre, A.
Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau. Latin American Workshop on Non-Linear Phenomena
(LAWNP '99) y XII Meeting on Non-Equilibrium statistical Mechanics and Nonlinear
physics (MEDIFYNOL). Córdoba, Argentina, October 12-16, 1999
18-"Granular packing: Influence of different parameters on its stability", M. A. Aguirre, N.
Nerone, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau. Workshop of the Consortium of the Americas on
Interdisciplinary Science on Sparsely Connected Systems: Porous and Granular Materials.
San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. March 13-16, 2000.
19-"Surface fluctuations and the inertia effect in sandpile", N. Nerone, A. Aguirre, S.
Gabbanelli, I. Ippolito, A. Calvo. Workshop of the Consortium of the Americas on
Interdisciplinary Science on Sparsely Connected Systems: Porous and Granular Materials.
San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. March 13-16, 2000.
20-"Avalanche dynamic: Influence of the granular packing dimensions", M. A. Aguirre, N.
Nerone, I. Ippolito, A. Calvo, D. Bideau. Symposium BB: The Granular State Materials
Research Society Spring Meeting. San Francisco, USA. April 24-28, 2000
21-"Surface fluctuations in a slowly driven granular system", N. Nerone, M. A. Aguirre, I.
Ippolito, A. Calvo, D. Bideau. Symposium BB: The Granular State Materials Research
Society Spring Meeting. San Francisco. USA. April 24-28, 2000.
22-"Some experiments on granular surface flows”, D. Bideau, I. Ippolito, M. A. Aguirre,
A. Calvo, N. Nerone. Powder and Grains. Japan, May 2001.
23-"Neutral angle of a granular packing", M. A. Aguirre, N. Nerone, D. Bideau, A. Calvo, I.
Ippolito. VII International Seminar on Recent Advances in Fluid Mechanics, Physics of
Fluids and Associated Complex Systems. Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 17-19, 2001.
24-"Stochastic simulation of the spread of Hantavirus in mice population”, M. A. Aguirre,
G. Abramson, V. M. Kenkre, XIII Meeting on Non-Equilibrium statistical Mechanics and
Nonlinear physics (MEDYFINOL). Colonia, Uruguay, December 2002
25- “Avalanche onset on a 2D granular packing: preliminary results”, M. A. Aguirre, A.
Medus, M. Mancuso, I. Ippolito, A. Calvo, Flow Regimes, Transitions & Segregation in
Granular & Particle Laden Flow. Organized by the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical
Sciences en association with the Newton Institute Program named Granular and ParticleLaden Flow. Cambridge, England. September 22-26, 2003.
26.- “Rearrangements in a 2D granular packing”, A. Medus A., M. Mancusso, M. A.
Aguirre, I. Ippolito, A. Calvo. VIII Reunión sobre Recientes Avances en Física de Fluidos y
sus Aplicaciones, Tandil, Argentina, November 12-14, 2003
27.- “Some features of granular rearrangements in a packing of discs”, Mancuso M., Medus
A., Aguirre M. A, Ippolito I., Calvo A. CIMAT Southern Workshop on Granular Materials,
Pucon, Chile, December 10-13, 2003.
28 - “Stochastic algorithms for the simulation of Hantavirus spread in mice populations”, M.
A. Aguirre. Science Day. Organized by Consortium of the Americas for Interdisciplinary
Science, Albuquerque, New Mexico, EEUU, February 19th, 2004.
29 - “Rearrangements and avalanches in a granular system”, M. A. Aguirre, A. Calvo, I.
Ippolito, D. Bideau, C. Henrique, N. Nerone. Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes
(PASI) on Modern Challenges in Statistical Mechanics II (extension PASI meeting held at
Bariloche in June 2002). Sevilleta, New Mexico, EEUU, March 13-20, 2004.
30- “Evolution of the structure of a bidimensional packing before the avalanche onset”, M.A
Aguirre, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito. XIV Meeting on Non-Equilibrium statistical Mechanics and
Nonlinear physics (MEDYFINOL). La Serena, Chile, December 2004.
31- “Reorganization of a packing of discs previous to the avalanche”, M.A Aguirre, A.
Medus, M. Mancuso, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito,. Powder and Grain 2005. Stuttgart, Germany,
July 2005.
32- “Influence of order and disorder in the stability of 2D granular packing”, A. Medus, M.
Mancuso, M. F. Trunkhardt, M. A. Aguirre, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito. IX Latin American
Workshop on Nonlinear Phenomena. S.C. de Bariloche, Argentina, October 2005.
33- “Reorganizations occurring while tilting two dimensional granular packings:
experiments and numerical model”, M. A. Aguirre, A. Calvo, Southern Workshop on
Granular Materials, Viña del Mar, Chile, septiembre 13-16, 2006.
34-“ Influence of packing fraction in reorganizations occurring while tilting two dimensional
granular packings: experiments and numerical model”, M. A. Aguirre, A. Calvo,
InternationalConference “Statics and dynamics of granular media and colloidal
suspensions”, Napoles, Italia, julio 4-6, 2007
LOCAL (Annual Meeting of the Physic Association of Argentina): 16
1-“Dispersión másica en una inestabilidad de Taylor-Couette con flujo axial”, M. Piva, M.
A. Aguirre, G. Callegari, A. Pérez, S. Gabbanelli, J. E. Wesfreid. 78a Reunión de la
Asociación Física Argentina. Rosario, Santa Fé, octubre 1993.
2-“Flujo de partículas sobre un plano inclinado rugoso”, A. Aguirre, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito, D.
Bideau. 79a Reunión de la Asociación Física Argentina. V. Giardino, Córdoba, octubre
1994.
3-“Algunas características del movimiento de una esfera sobre un plano rugoso inclinado”,
A. Aguirre, C. Henrique, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau. 80a Reunión Nacional de Física.
Bariloche, Argentina, septiembre 1995.
4-"Movimiento de una partícula sobre una superficie inclinada rugosa", M. A. Aguirre, C.
Henrique, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau. 81a Reunión Nacional de Física. Tandil,
Argentina, September 1996.
5-"Frecuencia de colisiones de una partícula sobre una superficie inclinada rugosa", M.
Eguía, M. A. Aguirre, A. Calvo. 82a Reunión Nacional de Física. San Luis, Argentina,
September 1997.
6-"Estabilidad de un sistema granular sobre una superficie inclinada rugosa", M. A.
Aguirre, N. Nerone, A. Calvo. 83a Reunión Nacional de Física. La Plata. Buenos Aires,
Argentina, September 1998.
7-"Desencadenamiento de Avalanchas en Empaquetamientos Granulares", M. A. Aguirre,
N. Nerone, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau. 84a Reunión Nacional de Física. Tucumán,
Argentina, September 1999.
8-"Fluctuaciones Superficiales en Medios Granulares Metaestables", N. Nerone, M. A.
Aguirre, A. Calvo, I. Ippolito, D. Bideau. 84a Reunión Nacional de Física. Tucumán,
Argentina, September 1999.
9- “Determinación del ángulo neutro en un empaquetamiento granular”, M. A. Aguirre, N.
Nerone, D. Bideau, I. Ippolito, A. Calvo. 85a Reunión Nacional de Física. Buenos Aires,
Argentina, September 2000.
10- “Experimentos en un apilamiento granular y simulaciones numéricas con un autómata
celular”, N. Nerone, S. Gabbanelli, M. A. Aguirre, I. Ippolito, A. Calvo. 85a Reunión
Nacional de Física. Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 2000.
11- “Simulación estocástica de la simulación de Hantavirus”, M.A. Aguirre, G. Abramson,
V. M. Kenkre. 87a Reunión Nacional de Física. Huerta Grande, Córdoba, Argentina,
September 2002.
12- “Pérdida de estabilidad en empaquetamientos bidimensionales de discos”, M. A.
Aguirre, I. Ippolito, M. Mancuso, A. Medus, A. Calvo. 88a Reunión Nacional de Física.
Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina, September 2003.
13- “Reacomodamientos en un empaquetamiento bidimensional de discos: caracterización
del campo de velocidades”, M. A. Aguirre, I. Ippolito, A. Calvo. 89a Reunión Nacional de
Física. Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 2004.
14- “Avalanchas en empaquetamientos bidimensionales ordenados y desordenados”, M. F.
Trunkhardt, A. Medus, M. Mancuso, A. Calvo, M. A. Aguirre, 90a Reunión Nacional de
Física. La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 2005.
15- “Análisis numérico de los movimientos internos en empaquetamientos bidimensionales
de discos que se inclinan lentamente”, M. A. Aguirre, A. Calvo, 91a Reunión Nacional de
Física. Merlo, San Luis, Argentina, septiembre 2006.
16- “Erosión y sedimentación en un canal vegetado: simulación numérica ”, J. Grande, M.
Martino, M. Piva, M. A. Aguirre, 92a Reunión Nacional de Física. Salta, Argentina,
septiembre 2007
STAYS
1) Stay at Groupe Matière Condensée et Matériaux, Université de Rennes 1, Francia.
Advisor: Dr. I. Ippolito.
Date: Since January 20,1997 until April 20, 1997
2) Stay at Groupe Matière Condensée et Matériaux, Université de Rennes 1, Francia.
Advisor: Dr. I. Ippolito.
Date: September 13 - 20, 1999.
3) Stay (Postdoc) at the Center for Advanced Studies and Department of Physics and
Astronomy, University of New Mexico (New Mexico, USA). Invited by the Consortium of
the Americas on Interdisciplinary Science (CAIS).
Advisors: Dr. V. M. Kenkre (CAIS) and (Dr. Guillermo Abramson (Centro Atómico
Bariloche y CONICET).
Date: January 20th until July 27th, 2002.
4) Stay (Postdoc) at the Center for Advanced Studies and Department of Physics and
Astronomy, University of New Mexico (New Mexico, USA). Invited by the Consortium of
the Americas on Interdisciplinary Science (CAIS).
Advisor: Dr. V. M. Kenkre
Date: November 2nd, 2003 until March 30th, 2004.
5) Stay at Grupo de Física Estadística, Centro Atómico Bariloche, Rio Negro,
Argentina, colaboration with Dr. Guillermo Abramson (PICTR Nº 2002-00087, ANCyT:
“Eco-epidemiología matemática: Aplicaciones a la propagación del Dengue y el
Hantavirus”).
Date: January 30th – February 23rd, 2006.
6) Stay at Laboratoire de Physique de la Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (France).
Colaboration with Dr. Jean-Christophe Geminard, International Cooperation Grant
CONICET-CNRS 2007-2008.
Date: July 7th-Ausgust 7th, 2008.
LECTURES AT INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS
1-“Influencia del número de capas en la estabilidad de un sistema granular”, VI Jornada de
Jovenes Investigadores Grupo Montevideo, Santa Fe, Argentina, September 1998.
Presentation: 20 minutes.
2-“Avalanche dynamic: Influence of the granular packing dimensions”, Symposium BB: The
Granular State Materials Research Society Spring Meeting. San Francisco, Estados Unidos.
April 24-28, 2000. Presentation: 15 minutes.
3- “Avalanche onset on a 2D granular packing: preliminary results”, Flow Regimes,
Transitions & Segregation in Granular & Particle Laden Flow. Organized by the Isaac
Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences en association with the Newton Institute
Program named Granular and Particle-Laden Flow. Cambridge, England. September 22-26,
2003. Presentation: 30 minutes.
4 - “Rearrangements and avalanches in a granular system”, M. A. Aguirre, A. Calvo, I.
Ippolito, D. Bideau, C. Henrique, N. Nerone. Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes
(PASI) on Modern Challenges in Statistical Mechanics II (extention PASI meeting held at
Bariloche in June 2002). Sevilleta, New Mexico, EEUU, March 13-20, 2004. Presentation:
30 minutes.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
1) Member of the Physic Association of Argentina since 1993.
2) Member of the organizing committee of the 85th Annual Meeting of the Physic
Association of Argentina held in Buenos Aires, Argentina (September 18-22, 2000).
3) Referee of the Physical Review E, Physica A y edición especial de Journal of Statistical
Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (JSTAT).
4) Selected article: "Simulations in the mathematical modeling of the spread of the
Hantavirus", published in Physical Review E 66, 041908 (2002), was selected for the Virtual
Journal of Biological Physics Research (November 1, 2002). The Virtual Journal is an edited
compilation of links to articles from participating publishers, covering a focused area of
frontier research.
5) Languages: fluency in Spanish (mother tongue) and English. Elementary knowledge of
French.