UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
Professor
member of graduate faculty
Start Year: 2001
Physics
Office: 119 Centennial Science Hall
Phone: 715-425-4630
Email: glenn.spiczak@uwrf.edu
Ph.D. Astrophysics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
M.A. Astronomy, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
B.S. Astrophysics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Dr. Spiczak was a research scientist at the Bartol Research Institute of the University of Delaware studying Cosmic Rays using SPASE (South Pole Air Shower Experiment) and AMANDA (Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array). This research explores the composition, origin and acceleration of cosmic rays via characteristics of the high energy particle debris raining down on Earth's surface after these spacefaring nuclei collide with Earth's atmosphere. This work continues at UWRF using the IceTop surface array of the IceCube cubic-kilometer scale neutrino telescope at the South Pole. He was a lead member of the task force for active learning classrooms on campus and mentors UWRF's high-powered rocket teams competing in NASA's regional & national Collegiate Rocket Competitions along with the Physics Dept. robotics teams.