Ryan English, B.Sc.(Dalhousie), M.Math, Ph.D.(Waterloo)

Education

05/93-04/97	Ph.D. (Applied Math),	University of Waterloo
09/91-04/93	Master of Mathematics (Applied Math),	University of Waterloo
09/87-05/91	Bachelor of Science (Combined Honours with Distinction in Mathematics and Physics),	Dalhousie University
09/83-06/87	High School,	Pictou Academy

Scholarships and Awards

10/97-10/99	1851 Research Fellowship,	Imperial College
10/97-10/99	NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship,	Imperial College
10/97	Recipient of the Outstanding Acheivement in Graduate Studies for Mathematics,	University of Waterloo
09/96-12/96	UW Graduate Scholarship,	University of Waterloo
03/96	Alternate for Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Scholarship,	Ontario Council On Graduate Studies
01/96-04/96	UW Graduate Scholarship,	University of Waterloo
09/93-08/95	NSERC PGS-B,	University of Waterloo
09/92-08/93	NSERC PGS-A,	University of Waterloo
09/91-08/92	NSERC PGS-1,	University of Waterloo
09/90-05/91	Arts and Science Scholarship,	Dalhousie University
04/90-08/90	NSERC USRA,	Dalhousie University
09/89-05/90	Robert Bruce Scholarship,	Dalhousie University
05/89	A. S. MacKenzie Prize,	Dalhousie University
05/89	Burgess McKittrick Prize,	Dalhousie University
09/88-05/89	L. A. DeWolfe Memorial Scholarship,	Dalhousie University
09/88-05/89	Sir William Young Scholarship,	Dalhousie University
05/88	James G. MacGregor Memorial Prize,	Dalhousie University
09/87-05/88	Pictou Academy Scholarship,	Dalhousie University
09/87-05/88	J. Douglas Vair Scholarship,	Dalhousie University
06/87	Queen Elizabeth II Silver Medal,	Pictou Academy

Employment

Defence Scientist, Aerospace Radar and Navigation, Defence Research Establishment Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

04/00-- Radar data exploitation: development of algorithms for analysis of Synthetic Aperature Radar imagery.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Condensed Matter Theory Group, The Blackett Lab, Imperial College, London, UK

10/97--09/99 Investigating theoretical optical properties of dielectric materials.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

05/97--06/97 Investigated mathematical properties to quantum mechanically describe transmission effects in multi-channel polymer chains.

Research Assistant, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

09/95--04/97 Investigated mathematical properties to quantum mechanically describe electrified solids, as applicable to surface states and chemisorption theory.

Technical Consultant, Progress in Surface Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

09/94--04/95 Provided software support consulting for the Unix and Mac Operating Systems and TeX/LaTeX document preparation.

Lecturer, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario , Canada

Taught second year undergraduate course on Multi-variable Calculus to 64 students, involving three hours of lectures per week for 12 weeks, preparation of weekly assignments, preparation and evaluation of midterm and final exam. Material covered partial differentiation, multiple integration, and vector calculus, including divergence, Green's and Stokes' theorems.

09/95-12/95 Math 217: Calculus 3 for Chemical Engineers

Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Marked assignments, midterms and exams, tutored individuals and small groups for the following courses:

01/97-04/97	Math 118:	Calculus 2 for Civil Engineers
05/96-08/96	Math 218:	Differential Equations for Engineers
01/95-04/95	Math 211:	Advanced Calculus 1 for Electrical Engineers
09/94-12/94	Math 210:	Advanced Calculus for Chemical Engineers
05/94-08/94	Math 212:	Advanced Calculus 2 for Electrical Engineers
09/93-12/93	Math 127:	Calculus 1 for Honours Physics and Chemistry students
09/92-12/92	Math 115A:	Calculus for Physics and Chemistry students
01/92-04/92	Math 137B:	Calculus 1 for Honours Mathematics
09/91-12/92	Math 115A:	Calculus for Physics and Chemistry students

Undergraduate Summer Researcher (NSERC USRA), Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computing Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

05/90--08/90 Investigated representation-theoretic properties of finite groups

Publications

Published Papers

R.A. English and S.G. Davison, Phys. Rev. B, 49 (1994), 8718.
Z.L. Miskovic, S.G. Davison, F.O. Goodman and R.A. English, Phys. Rev. B, 50 (1994), 17 690.
R.A. English, Z.L. Miskovic, S.G. Davison and F.O. Goodman, Phys. Rev. B, 54 (1996), 10.
Z.L. Miskovic, R.A. English, S.G. Davison and F.O. Goodman, Phys. Rev. B, 54 (1996), 255.
Z.L. Miskovic, R.A. English, S.G. Davison and F.O. Goodman, Chem. Phys. Lett., 260 (1996), 647.
S.G. Davison, R.A. English, Z.L. Miskovic, F.O. Goodman, A.T. Amos and B.L. Burrows, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 9 (1997), 6371.
Z.L. Miskovic, R.A. English, S.G. Davison and F.O. Goodman, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 9 (1997), 10 749.
R.A. English and S.G. Davison, Surf. Sci, 397 (1998), 251.
R.A. English, Z.L. Miskovic, S.G. Davison and F.O. Goodman, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 10 (1998), 4423.
R.A. English, J.M. Pitarke and J.B. Pendry, Surf. Sci., 454--456 (2000), 1090.

Invited Papers

R.A. English, S.G. Davison, Z.L. Miskovic, F.O. Goodman, A.T. Amos and B.L. Burrows, Prog. Surf. Sci., 53 (1996), 323.
R.A. English, S.G. Davison, Z.L. Miskovic, F.O. Goodman, A.T. Amos and B.L. Burrows, Prog. Surf. Sci., 54 (1997), 241.
S.G. Davison, Z.L. Miskovic, F.O. Goodman and R.A. English, Prog. Surf. Sci., 59 (1998), 225.

Quantum Solid State Research Group

Waterloo

S.G. Davison
F.O. Goodman
W.-K. Liu
Z.L. Miskovic

England

A.T. Amos
B.L. Burrows

Condensed Matter Theory Group

Imperial College

J.B. Pendry

Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

J.M. Pitarke

Braeshore Enterprises

Ottawa

Ryan English

last updated Sat Oct 20 00:53 EDT 2001 by RAE