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KALMIJN, ADRIANUS

Senior Research Oceanographer

Emeritus RTAD

Degrees:

  • Diploma, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Ph.D., University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

Research Interests:

  • Physics approach to sensory biology
  • Electric and magnetic field detection
  • Hydrodynamic and acoustic field detection
  • Mathematical-physical principles of sensory systems
  • Behavioral, electrophysiological, and biophysical experiments
  • Animal-inspired detection systems for autonomous robotic devices

Honors and Awards:

  • Ph.D. Degree "Cum laude", University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1974
  • Doctoral Degree "Cum laude", University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1963

Mentoring:

  • Gonzalez, Fernando (Graduate; 2001-2008)


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Home Department:
CASPO

Mailing Address:
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla CA, 92093
Mail Code: 0220

Email: adjkalmijn@ucsd.edu


Scripps Scholars Profile: http://scrippsscholars.ucsd.edu/adjkalmijn

Publications:

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Kalmijn, A. J. Electric and near-field acoustic detection, a comparative study. Acta Physiol. Scand. Stockholm, 1997, 161, suppl. 638:25-38.

Kalmijn, Ad. J. Detection and biological significance of electric and magnetic fields in microorganisms and fish. In: Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on the Living Environment, edited by Rüdiger, M., Bernhardt, J. H., and Repacholi. M. H., Märkl-Druck, München, 2000, pp. 97-112.

Kalmijn, Ad. J. Detection and processing of electromagnetic and near-field acoustic signals in elasmobranch fishes. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B, 2000, 355: 1135-1141.

Kalmijn, Ad. J. Physical principles of electric, magnetic, and near-field acoustic orientation. In: Sensory Processing in Aquatic Environments, edited by Shaun P. Collin and N. Justin Marshall, Springer Verlag, New York 2003, pp 77-91.

Kalmijn Ad. J., Gonzalez, I. F., McClune, M. C. The physical nature of life. J. Physiol. Paris, 2003, pp. 355-362.

Kalmijn, Ad. J. Graded positive feedback in elasmobranch ampullae of Lorenzini. Unsolved Problems of Noise and Fluctuations. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2003, v. 665, pp. 133-141.

Kalmijn Ad. J. Positive feedback, electroreceptors, and brain cells. Biological Cybernetics, accepted, in revision.


Last Modified: Mar 17, 2009