Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
University of British Columbia
6224 Agricultural Road
Vancouver, BC   V6T 1Z1
Canada

Telephone: 604-822-2095
Facsimile: 604-822-5324
E-mail: petryk@physics.ubc.ca

Website: http://laplace.physics.ubc.ca/People/petryk/welcome.html

Education

1999--present
Ph.D. in Physics
University of British Columbia
Thesis in progress: Black Hole Formation and Accretion in Electromagnetically Interacting Systems
Advisor: Prof. M. W. Choptuik

1997--1999
M.Sc. in Physics
University of British Columbia
Thesis: Conditional Probabilities in the Quantum Cosmology of Ponzano-Regge Theory
Advisor: Prof. K. Schleich

1996--1997
Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics
University of Cambridge

1991--1996
B.Sc. in Physics
University of Manitoba

Academic Awards, Fellowships and Honors

1. University of British Columbia Graduate Fellowship---R. Howard Webster Foundation Fellowship (2002--present).

2. University of British Columbia Graduate Fellowship (2001--2002).

3. American Physical Society Northwest Section Meeting Award for Best Talk by Graduate Student in Relativity and Astrophysics (2001).

4. American Physical Society Northwest Section Meeting Travel Award (2001).

5. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Scholarship---Postgraduate Scholarship (1999--2001).

6. University of British Columbia Faculty of Science Grant Supplement Award (1999--2001).

7. American Physical Society Northwest Section Meeting Travel Award (2000).

8. University of British Columbia Graduate Fellowship (1998--2000).

9. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Scholarship---Canada Scholarship (1991--1994).

10. Canadian Association of Physicists Prize Examination Award (1991--1992).

11. University of Manitoba Entrance Scholarship (1991--1992).

12. Ed Schreyer Memorial Award (1991--1992).

Refereed Publications

1. M. W. Choptuik, L. Lehner, I. Olabarrieta, R. Petryk, F. Pretorius and H. Villegas, Towards the final fate of an unstable black string, Phys. Rev. D 68, 044001 (2003).

2. R. Petryk and K. Schleich, Conditional probabilities in Ponzano-Regge minisuperspace, Phys. Rev. D 67, 024019 (2003).

3. G. Kunstatter, R. Petryk and S. Shelemy, Hamiltonian thermodynamics of black holes in generic 2-D dilaton gravity, Phys. Rev. D bf 57, 3537 (1998).

In Preparation

R. Petryk and M. W. Choptuik, Critical collapse of massive electromagnetically coupled scalar fields.

Conference and Other Presentations

1. R. Petryk (speaker) and M. W. Choptuik Critical Collapse of the Massive Electromagnetically Coupled Complex Scalar Field, Black Holes IV (2003).

2. R. Petryk (speaker) and M. W. Choptuik, Critical Collapse of Electromagnetically Coupled Complex Scalar Fields, American Physical Society April Meeting (2003).

3. R. Petryk (speaker) and M. W. Choptuik, Electromagnetically Coupled Complex Scalar Fields on a Schwarzschild Background, American Physical Society Northwest Section Meeting (2002).

R. Petryk (speaker) and M. W. Choptuik, Dynamics of Massive Electromagnetically Coupled Complex Scalar Fields on a Schwarzschild Spacetime Background, American Physical Society Northwest Section Meeting (2001).

5. R. Petryk (speaker) and K. Schleich, Conditional Probabilities in the Quantum Cosmology of Ponzano-Regge Theory, American Physical Society Northwest Section Meeting (2000).

6. R. Petryk (speaker), various internal presentations, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia (1998--present).

Professional, Teaching and Committee Experience

1. Research Assistant---University of British Columbia, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy (1997--present).

2. Elected Graduate Student Representative to the Faculty---University of British Columbia, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy (1998--2001).

3. Teaching Assistant---University of British Columbia, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy (1997--2001).

4. Summer Student Research Assistant---University of Winnipeg, Dept. of Physics (1995, 1996).

5. Elected Departmental Council Member---University of Manitoba, Dept. of of Physics (1994--1996).

6. Tutor---University of Manitoba, Dept. of Physics (1992--1996).

7. Summer Student Research Assistant---University of Manitoba, Dept. of Physics (1993, 1994).

Memberships and Affiliations

American Physical Society

Canadian Association of Physicists

References

Prof. Matthew W. Choptuik
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
University of British Columbia
6224 Agricultural Road
Vancouver, BC   V6T 1Z1
Canada

Telephone: 604-822-2412
Facsimile: 604-822-5324
E-mail: matt@physics.ubc.ca

Prof. Kristin Schleich
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
University of British Columbia
6224 Agricultural Road
Vancouver, BC   V6T 1Z1
Canada

Telephone: 604-822-6286
Facsimile: 604-822-5324
E-mail: schleich@noether.physics.ubc.ca

Prof. Luis Lehner
Louisiana State University
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
202 Nicholson Hall
Tower Drive
Baton Rouge, LA   70803-4001
USA