This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $343,572 supports the completion and early analysis of the Hawaii-Two-0 (H20) Survey through September 2025. Funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), the award enables an ultra-deep, multi-wavelength galaxy survey across two 10-square degree regions. The H20 Survey will image an unprecedented 500,000 high-redshift Lyman break galaxies, 12,000 quiescent systems, and 50-100 proto-clusters between redshifts 3-7 using eight photometric bands from 0.36 to 4.5 microns. Follow-up spectroscopy with Keck Observatory will measure redshifts, calibrate photometric redshifts, and obtain spectral diagnostics. As the prime awardee, the University of Hawaii at Manoa will leverage the H20 data and innovative analysis techniques to better understand early galaxy formation and the epoch of reionization. Insights on galaxy and cluster evolution, rare objects responsible for reionization, and calibration of future surveys like Euclid are expected outcomes of this NSF-funded research.
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