Jan Rychtar, Ph.D.
Professor
Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave, room 4159a
Education
- Ph.D. University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Mathematics
- M.Sc. Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Mathematics
- B.Sc. Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Mathematics
Research Interests
- Mathematical biology
- Modeling
- Game theory
Select Publications
- Broom, M. & Rychtář, J. (2013). Game-Theoretical Models in Biology, CRC Press.
- S. Sun, M. Johanis, J. Rychtář. Costly signalling theory and dishonest signalling, Theoretical Ecology DOI: 10.1007/s12080-019-0429-0
- M. Broom, K. Pattni, J. Rychtář. Generalized Social Dilemmas: The Evolution of Cooperation in Populations with Variable Group Size, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
- C. Hadjichrysanthou, M. Broom, J. Rychtář. Models of kleptoparasitism on networks: the effect of population structure on food stealing behaviour, Journal of Mathematical Biology, 76, 1465-1488, DOI 10.1007/s00285-017-1177-7
- S. Sun, M. Leshowitz, J. Rychtář. The signalling game between plants and pollinators, Scientific Reports, (2018) 8:6686, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-24779-0
- M. Broom, M. Johanis, J. Rychtář. The effect of fight cost structure on fighting behaviour involving simultaneous decisions and variable investment levels. Journal of Mathematical Biology (2018) 76:457-482, DOI 10.1007/s00285-017-1149-y
Affiliations
- 2020 - Present - Associate Professor, VCU
- 2019 - 2020 - Assistant Professor, VCU
- 2014 - 2019 - Professor, UNC Greensboro
- 2010 - 2014 - Associate Professor, UNC Greensboro
- 2012-2013 - Interim Director, Office of Undergraduate Research, UNC Greensboro
- 2004-2010 - Assistant Professor, UNC Greensboro
Awards
- 2015 UNCG Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
- 2014 Department of Mathematics and Statistics Award for Distinguished Service
- 2012-2013 UNCG Junior Research Excellence Award.
- 2007-2008 UNCG College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Excellence Award.