Rate My Professor Glenn Spiczak

Spiczak teaches a wide array of courses, including astronomy (on campus and online), astrophysics, algebra-based and calculus-based physics with labs (on campus and online), conceptual physics, capstone design, digital electronics, linear integrated circuits, engineering dynamics, nuclear and particle physics, thermodynamics, and sustainable energy (online). He has co-authored highly cited publications such as 'Neutrino emission from the direction of the blazar TXS 0506+056 prior to the IceCube-170922A alert' (Science, 2018), 'Multimessenger observations of a flaring blazar coincident with high-energy neutrino IceCube-170922A' (Science, 2018), 'Observation of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos in three years of IceCube data' (2014), and recent contributions like 'Observation of Seven Astrophysical Tau Neutrino Candidates with IceCube' (2024). Spiczak mentors UWRF high-power rocket teams competing in NASA's Collegiate Rocket Competitions, physics robotics teams, and serves as faculty advisor for the Society of Physics Students chapter, nominated for the 2023 American Institute of Physics Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award. Additional roles include Observatory Director, Institutional Representative for the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, STEM Fellow for active learning, Wisconsin Teaching Scholar, and operator of the Uniview Fulldome and OpenSpace planetarium.