
Associate Professor Glenn Kacprzak
- School of Science
- Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- AR307 Hawthorn campus
- ORCID profile
Biography
Dr Glenn Kacprzak is an Associate Professor at Swinburne’s Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing. His research is focused on understanding the formation and evolution of galaxies by studying the connection between extended halo gas and the host galaxy.
A/Prof. Kacprzak conducts this research using the bright light from distant background quasars (QSOs). QSOs, acting as a flashlight, shine through these halos where the gas interacts with the light and produces absorption features. Virtually all types of galaxies are observed to prominently absorb the Mg II 2796, 2803 doublet.
Through this research, A/Prof. Kacprzak is contributing to broader understandings of areas such as halo kinematics, dynamics, chemical content, ionization conditions and cosmic evolution back to half the current age of the universe and out to projected galactocentric radii of several 100 kpc. Using high resolution imaging of these galaxies, a direct comparison between the gas properties as measured from quasar spectra and the galaxy luminous properties is possible, providing deeper insight into the role of gas in galaxy evolution.
Glenn's Homepage: http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~gkacprzak/
Research interests
Galaxy Formation
PhD candidate and honours supervision
Higher degrees by research
Accredited to supervise Masters & Doctoral students as Principal Supervisor.
Fields of Research
- Cosmology And Extragalactic Astronomy - 510103
Teaching areas
Black Holes and Galaxy Structure;Galaxy Formation
Awards
- 2020, Swinburne, Vice-Chancellor’s Leadership Excellence Award, Swinburne University of Technology
- 2016, Swinburne, Vice-Chancellor's Research Award, Swinburne University of Technology
- 2014, National, ARC Future Fellowship, Swinburne University of Technology
- 2011, National, ARC Super Science Fellowship, Swinburne University of Technology
Publications
Also published as: Kacprzak, Glenn; Kacprzak, G.; Kacprzak, G. G.; Kacprzak, Glenn G.
This publication listing is provided by Swinburne Research Bank. If you are the owner of this profile, you can update your publications using our online form.
Recent research grants awarded
- 2017: ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions *; ARC Centre of Excellence Scheme
- 2017: The physics of gas flows around galaxies at cosmic noon *; ARC Discovery Projects Scheme
- 2014: Simulating galaxy ecosystems *; ARC Future Fellowships
- 2012: Mapping cool gas in and around star-forming cluster galaxies at z=1.62 *; ANSTO Access to Major Research Facilities Program
- 2010: Comparing the kinematics of galaxy disks and their extended halos *; ANSTO Access to Major Research Facilities Program
- 2010: Comparing the Kinematics of Galaxy Disks and their Extended Halos *; ANSTO Access to Major Research Facilities Program
* Chief Investigator
Recent media
There are no media items to display