Dr. Kastytis Zubovas

Dr. Kastytis Zubovas

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Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy (ITPA)

Theoretical astrophysics

Docent

Galaxy astrophysics Active galaxies Numerical modelling

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9656-6281

K. Zubovas & A. King (2012), Clearing Out a Galaxy, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 745, Issue 2, article id. L34, 5 pp. (2012)., 745, L34.

K. Zubovas & A. R. King (2014), Galaxy-wide outflows: cold gas and star formation at high speeds, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 439, Issue 1, p.400-406, 439, 400.

K. Zubovas, S. Nayakshin, A. King, & M. Wilkinson (2013), AGN outflows trigger starbursts in gas-rich galaxies, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 433, Issue 4, p.3079-3090, 433, 3079.

K. Zubovas & S. Nayakshin (2012), Fermi bubbles in the Milky Way: the closest AGN feedback laboratory courtesy of Sgr A*?, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 424, Issue 1, pp. 666-683., 424, 666.

K. Zubovas & M. A. Bourne (2017), Do AGN outflows quench or enhance star formation?, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 468, Issue 4, p.4956-4967, 468, 4956.

K. Zubovas (2018), Massive outflow properties suggest AGN fade slowly, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 473, Issue 3, p.3525-3535, 473, 3525.

K. Zubovas & A. King (2016), The small observed scale of AGN-driven outflows, and inside-out disc quenching, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 462, Issue 4, p.4055-4066, 462, 4055.

K. Zubovas (2018), AGN must be very efficient at powering outflows, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 479, Issue 3, p.3189-3196, 479, 3189.

K. Zubovas (2019), Tidal disruption events can power the observed AGN in dwarf galaxies, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 483, Issue 2, p.1957-1969, 483, 1957.

K. Zubovas & A. King (2019), Warm absorbers: supermassive black hole feeding and Compton-thick AGN, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 484, Issue 2, p.1829-1837, 484, 1829.

1. „Can AGN activity induce star formation in its host galaxy?“, 2012 – 2013, Breakthrough Ideas project, financed by Research Council Lithuania (50000 LTL)

2. „Formation of massive star clusters in the centres of galaxies“, 2013 – 2015, Researcher group project, financed by Research Council Lithuania (345000 LTL)

3. „The effect of active galactic nuclei on star formation in their host galaxies“, 2017 – 2019, Researcher group project, financed by Research Council Lithuania (100000 EUR)

4. „Long-term evolution of active galaxy outflows“, 2020 – 2022, Researcher group project, financed by Research Council Lithuania (150000 EUR)

1. “Sweeping galaxies clean”, February 2016, Sesto, Italy; invited talk “Shaping galaxies with AGN wind-driven outflows”.

2. European Week of Astronomy and Space Science, June 2017, Prague, Czechia; invited review talk “The physics of AGN-driven galactic outflows”

3. 34th IAP conference “Massive black holes in evolving galaxies: from quasars to quiescence”, June 2018, Paris, France; invited talk “The long-term variability of AGN and their feedback outflows”

4. 43rd Lithuanian national physics conference, October 2019, Kaunas, Lithuania; invited talk “Ilgalaikė aktyvių galaktikų tėkmių evoliucija” ("Long-term evolution of active galaxy outflows")

5. Invited remote seminars at the Athens astronomical observatory (Greece), Arcetri observatory (Florence, Italy), Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain), 2020-2022

1. Numerical modeling in astrophysics I, II.
2. Fundamentals of astronomy.
3. Modern problems in astrophysics.

Nine Bachelors theses, four Masters theses successfully defended under my supervision.

Participation in the national/international governing bodies, commissions, committees, boards etc.

International Physics Olympiad 2021, member of the problem-setting committee.

Member of the Physics faculty Countil (2021-2026).

Member of seven PhD student thesis defence committees.

Scientific consultant to the popular science journal "Illustrated Science" (since 2017).

Research Council Lithuania, Young researcher stipend, 2013

Popular science book „42 istorijos apie Visatą, žvaigždes, gyvybę ir dar šį tą“ ("42 stories about the Universe, stars, life and certain other things"), Alma Littera, 2020

Various public lectures on astronomy and space exploration, e.g. black holes, exoplanets, search for life, the history of the Universe, the Milky Way, Solar System research, etc. Typically 5-10 lectures per year.

Regular press commentaries on space research news, including on the most important discoveries in recent years, such as gravitational waves, black hole imaging, exceptional exoplanetary systems, new spacecraft and space research missions, etc. Typically one comment per month.

Regular posts on blog "Konstanta 42", including weekly overviews of space/astronomy news and monthly review articles. Typically 120-150 posts per year, since 2007.

Bi-weekly podcast "Visiškas kosmosas" ("Spaced out") on space/astronomy news, since 2019.

https://www.konstanta.lt