Dr. Valentina Protopopova-Kakar

Scientist
Dr. Valentina Protopopova-Kakar
Building A 70, Room 312 (Büro)
Telegrafenberg
14473 Potsdam

Function and Responsibilities:

Coordinator Measure 3.4 International Networking & Embedding NFDI4Earth Project:

  • Networking for the National Research Data Infrastructure NFDI4Earth
  • NFDI4Earth Newsletter creation and editing 
  • NFDI4Earh website maintenance
  • User Support Network agent
  • Member of the Living Handbook Editorial Board
  • Reporting

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Research Interests:

  • Active seismology, tectonics and geodynamics 
  • Cross-domain research
  • FAIR data and Open Science
  • Data Science

Career:

  • Jun 2022 - present: Scientists at the Helmholtz Center for Geoscience, Potsdam, Germany
  • Dec 2013 – May 2022: Seismologist at the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Jan 2016 - Feb 2020: Business Intelligence Consultant at the Team VISION Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria (part time)
  • May 2009 – Nov 2015: Physicists Electronics/Sale-trade Manager at the Rogel Ltd., Sofia, Bulgaria (part time)
  • Nov 2007- Apr 2009: Quality Control/Sales Support Administrator, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Oct 2005 – Oct 2007: Physicist at the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Sofia, Bulgaria (part time)

Education:

  • Aug 2010 – Nov 2015: PhD “Geodynamics of Bulgarian territory and adjacent lands by seismological data” - Seismology and inner Earth structure at the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  • Nov 2005 – Sep 2007: MSc. Quantum electronic and laser technique at the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
  • Oct 2001 – Oct 2005: BSc. Engineer physics at the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

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