This $391,640 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, will support research conducted by the Regents of the University of California at Riverside (UC Riverside) to develop advanced galaxy prediction models for the faint and low surface brightness universe. The key focus areas include: Generating predictions for the number, stellar/luminosity function, sizes, and radial distribution of satellite galaxies...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $302,015 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds collaborative research titled "Collaborative Research: Magellanic Dwarfs as a Key Laboratory for Dwarf Galaxy Formation." The research aims to advance understanding of major problems in dwarf galaxy formation by utilizing...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences provides $269,690 to support research and education activities under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). A collaboration between the University of Nevada, University of California Los Angeles, and Arizona State University will develop advanced galaxy modeling tools and conduct cross-correlation analyses to maximize scientific return from upcoming telescopes studying the epoch of...
This $129,943 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences will support an eight-week Research Experience for Undergraduates site at the University of California, Riverside focused on educating a new generation of astronomers. Eight student interns will conduct observational, theoretical, computational, and data-driven research addressing fundamental questions in modern astronomy. Interns will receive instruction in Python programming, data...
The University of California, Davis was awarded a $385,257 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences. The grant falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise. The grant will fund the "NEW PROBES OF GALACTIC OUTFLOWS AT THE PEAK EPOCH OF STAR FORMATION" project. Over a three-year period from September 1, 2021 through...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $329,659 to the University of California, Irvine to conduct collaborative research on the formation of disk galaxies over cosmic time. The research aims to understand the physics behind the transition from early, non-disk galaxies to the disk-shaped galaxies we observe today, including the roles of galaxy potentials, interstellar medium evolution, and other...
The University of California, San Diego will receive $330,903 over three years from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences under a Project Grant award to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CDS & E: CONSTRAINING THE UNCERTAIN PHYSICS OF GALAXY FORMATION: COSMIC RAYS, BLACK HOLES, AND BEYOND." The award falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these scientific fields and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $420,240 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of California, Merced to support a collaborative research project investigating how star formation is suppressed (quenched) in galaxies residing in distant massive clusters. The project will apply new analysis techniques to images from the Gemini Observations of Galaxies in Rich Early Environments (GOGREEN) survey to determine the spatial...
The University of California, San Diego will receive $350,845 from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) from September 2021 through August 2024. The funding will support the "A Holistic View of Gas, Dust, and Metals in Galaxies" project. Through this award, UC San Diego researchers will investigate the relationship between gas, dust, and metals within galaxies to further understanding of major problems in astrophysics. The...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $367,885 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to conduct collaborative research on the physical properties of star-forming galaxies across cosmic time. The award, supported under NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), aims to establish a better understanding of how to translate the spectral emission lines of galaxies into their underlying physical...