About:
Scott Lucchini studies the evolution of gas around galaxies using computer simulations. By combining large-scale cosmological simulations with high-resolution isolated galaxy simulations, he explores the formation and survival of small-scale, multiphase structures in the circumgalactic medium. He is interested in determining the relative importance of galactic fountain gas recycling, gas accretion through cosmological filaments, and dwarf galaxy stripping in the generation of the multiphase CGM. Finally, he is studying the impact of this circumgalactic gas on the evolution of the galactic disk and how the cold, neutral material in the CGM affects star formation.
Education:
PhD in Physics, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2023
MSc in Theoretical Physics from University of Edinburgh, 2017
BS in Physics from University of Rochester, 2014
Hobbies/Interests:
In his spare time, Scott enjoys going on adventures with his wife and two daughters. He also loves swing dancing and tap dancing, and working on his 1995 Mazda Miata and taking it out to track days in the area.