Robert Kowalewski

Robert Kowalewski is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Victoria, specializing in experimental particle physics. His research focuses on weak interactions, CP violation, and searches for new physics phenomena using the Belle-II detector at KEK (Japan) and the ATLAS detector at CERN. He leads studies on semileptonic B meson decays, dark matter searches, and trigger development for high-energy physics experiments. Kowalewski holds a BSc from the University of Rochester and a PhD from Cornell University.

Education:

• BSc in Physics, University of Rochester
• PhD in Physics, Cornell University

Research Interests:

• Experimental particle physics with Belle-II and ATLAS
• Quark flavor physics and CP violation
• Electroweak physics and Higgs boson studies
• Dark matter detection via missing transverse energy signatures
• Machine learning applications in high-energy physics

Advising & Collaborations:

• Current advisees: Charlie Chen (ATLAS), Evan Carlson (ATLAS), Michael Gennari (nuclear theory), Sahar Gholipourverki (Belle II)
• Former students/postdocs include Danika MacDonell (now at MIT), James Pearce (data scientist at Amazon), and Ryan Taylor (UVic IT professional)
• Collaborations: Belle II, ATLAS, BABAR experiments

Labs/Teams: Active member of the UVic High Energy Physics group, contributing to Belle II's B meson studies and ATLAS's trigger software development.