This $345,849 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) grant program, supports collaborative research on the formation and evolution of disk galaxies over cosmic time. The principal investigators will use advanced computer simulations to study the physical processes that underlie the transition from early, non-disk-like galaxies to the disk-shaped galaxies prevalent in the modern universe, including the formation of thin and thick galactic disks. The research program will train PhD students and mentor diverse undergraduate STEM students, while also informing observational studies of galaxy formation and evolution. This award reflects NSF's mission to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in key areas of physics, astronomy, and astrophysics.
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