This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $169,884 to the University of Virginia to conduct collaborative research on discriminating between galactic feedback models using next-generation observations. The project will incorporate an existing stellar feedback model (SMUGGLE) into the AREPO cosmological simulation code to self-consistently produce thousands of simulated galaxies that can be compared with observations. This will help improve understanding of how stellar feedback influences galaxy growth and evolution over cosmological timescales. The project will also establish a field trip program for middle school students in underserved Florida school districts to visit the local Santa Fe Planetarium, with impact assessed by the University of Florida Center for Precollegiate Education and Teaching. The award period runs from October 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024.
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