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Matt Owers is an Associate Professor in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at Macquarie University, affiliated with the Astrophysics and Space Technologies Research Centre. He holds a B.Sc. (Advanced Physics, Honors Class I) from the University of Wollongong (2003) and a Ph.D. from the University of New South Wales (2008). He previously held an ARC Future Fellowship (2015–2019) and a Super Science Fellowship at the Australian Astronomical Observatory (2011–2014), and was a postdoctoral researcher at Swinburne University of Technology (2008–2011).
He is the Course Director for the Physics and Astronomy and Astrophysics Majors and teaches and convenes advanced units including ASTR3110 'Data Science Techniques in Astrophysics', ASTR7913 'Contemporary Research Techniques in Astrophysics', and the Faculty Capstone unit FOSE3000 'Making Science Work for You and Society: Capstone'.
- Research Interests: Galaxy evolution, environmental effects on galaxies, galaxy kinematics, star formation, integral field spectroscopy, and large-scale structure.
- Major Surveys: Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA), SAMI Galaxy Survey, WAVES, Hector.
His recent publications (2023–2025) focus on galaxy kinematics, stellar populations, environmental effects, and instrumentation, particularly using data from the SAMI and Hector surveys. Themes include galaxy quenching, orbital structures, and diagnostic diagrams for classifying galaxy power sources.
Scientific and Teaching Awards:
- Faculty Excellence Award (Teaching), 2021
- Vice-Chancellor’s Educational Leader Award (Teaching), 2022
Research Supervision: Matt Owers has supervised four HDR students to completion (one PhD, three MRes) and currently supervises two PhD students. He is actively involved in research projects related to astronomical instrumentation and galaxy evolution, including MQRIS, MQAAAstro, Hector-1, and Huntsman Telescope initiatives.
