CV

Basics

Name Peter Hayman
Label Physicist
Email peter@haymanphysics.com
Phone +64 022 509 4357
Url haymanphysics.com
Summary I am a theoretical physicist with diverse research interests, a passion for sailing, and an ever-present drive to improve.

Work

  • 2021 -
    Research Fellow
    The University of Auckland
    Research focusing on the reheating phase of the early universe, numerically solving the Einstein-Klein-Gordon equation in that region with some focus on the pseudo-solitonic 'oscillons' that often appear in such models. I also teach an introductory general relativity course (for which I have written a new set of lecture notes), and supervise undergraduate and master's projects.

Volunteer

  • 2025 -

    Auckland, NZ

    Peer Reviewer
    The International Journal of Modern Physics A
    I have served as a peer reviewer for this journal.
  • 2022 -

    Auckland, NZ

    Volunteer
    Classic Yacht Charitable Trust
    I help maintain and keep sailing the classic yachts owned by the trust, in particular Waitangi and Ethel.
  • 2020 - 2020

    Hamilton ON

    Mentor
    Graduate-Undergraduate Mentor Program, McMaster University
    I served as a resource for upper-year undergraduate students considering a career in academica.
  • 2015 - 2020

    Hamilton ON

    Volunteer
    Sidewalk Astronomy, McMaster University
    I assisted with providing live views of astronomical objects to the public on a weekly basis (weather permitting).
  • 2015 - 2020

    Hamilton ON

    Planetarium Presenter
    William J. McCallion Planetarium, McMaster University
    I prepared and presented planetarium shows for public and private audiences. Feedback rating averaged 4.34/5.

Education

  • 2016 - 2020

    Hamilton ON

    PhD
    McMaster University
    Physics
    • Thesis: Point-Particle Effective Field Theories and the Helium Ion. (Supervisor: Dr. Cliff Burgess).
  • 2014 - 2016

    Hamilton ON

    MSc
    McMaster University
    Physics
    • Thesis: Rocking the Inflationary Boat: Looking at the sensitivity to initial conditions of solutions to novel inflationary scenarios. (Supervisor: Dr. Cliff Burgess).
  • 2009 - 2014

    Ottawa ON

    BSc
    Carleton University
    Theoretical Physics
    • Minors in Mathematics and Computer Science
    • Thesis: An investigation of the possible effect of black hole axionic hair on the polarization of electromagnetic waves. (Supervisor: Dr. Bruce Campbell)

Awards

Skills

Physics
General Relativity
Effective Field Theory
Quantum Mechanics
Programming
LaTeX
C++
Python
Boundary Conditions
Mathematics
Boundary Conditions
Linear Algebra
Differential Geometry
Special Functions

Languages

English
Native