Short CV

Education

  • MA Ancient, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Universiteit Utrecht. 2023-25
    • Title thesis: On Wealth Inequality and Wealth Predictors in Late Medieval England Using the 1381 Poll Tax.
  • MSc Physics & Astronomy, Universiteit van Amsterdam. 2021-24
    • Title thesis: On Numerical Simulations of Dark Matter Haloes Surrounding Adiabatically Grown Black Holes.
  • BSc Physics & Astronomy, Universiteit Utrecht. 2018-21
    • Title thesis: Testing Alternative Theories to General Relativity Through Lensed Gravitational Waves.

Relevant Work Experience

  • Contracted Author & Researcher 2025-2026
    • I am currently researching and writing a chapter in an unannounced popular-scientific historic book (stay tuned for more!)
  • Employee Public Guidance, Amerongen Castle. 2020-…
    • I am part-time employed as a guide in this magnificent seventeenth century castle, the only one that still has a fully original inventory. Home to the Lords of Amerongen, Barons of Reede, Earls of Athlone, and even the German Kaiser for 18 months.
  • Teaching Assistant, Universiteit Utrecht. 2019-21
    • Teaching assistant during the theoretical course “Quantum Nano Wereld”, and the lab courses “Golven en Optica” and “DATA”. I was responsible for grading exams and lab reports, instructing students during tutorials and labs, and designing exam questions.

Published Academic Work

  • J.L.P.D. Kamermans and A.R.A.C. Wierda. “Darkness visible: N-body simulations of dark matter spikes in Hernquist haloes”. In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 539.1 (Apr. 2025), pp. 135–144. ISSN: 0035-8711. DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staf517.

More extensive CV available upon request