Thorsten Tepper Garcia

Thorsten Tepper Garcia is a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney's School of Physics, affiliated with the group led by ARC Laureate Fellow Prof. Joss Bland-Hawthorn. His work bridges theoretical astrophysics and interdisciplinary projects addressing modern slavery through supply chain analysis. He holds a PhD in Astrophysics from Georg-August Universität Göttingen and previously worked at Universität Potsdam's Extragalactic Astrophysics group.

• Education: B.Sc. Physics (UDLA, Mexico), M.Sc. Physics (Göttingen), Dr.rer.nat. Astrophysics (Göttingen)
• Affiliations: Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA), Centre for Integrated Sustainability Analysis (ISA)

His research focuses on Galactic Dynamics (e.g., bar formation, disk evolution), Gas Accretion (HI clouds, Magellanic Stream), and Modern Slavery Intersections with climate change. Recent projects include Galactic Seismology in the Gaia Era and Identifying Modern Slavery in Global Supply Chains.

Publications emphasize galactic structure, stellar kinematics, and simulations of gas interactions. His work appears in top journals like Astronomy & Astrophysics and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

• Grants: 2011 ARC grant on accretion/feedback in galaxies

Current advisees include Hillary Davis (stellar disk evolution) and Pavadol Yamsiri (turbulence-driven galaxy simulations). He collaborates internationally, including with Leiden Observatory and the GALAH survey team.