The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) received a $419,979 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The funding supports a collaborative research project to develop a comprehensive model that predicts the population of dwarf galaxies surrounding the Milky Way. This model will be used to yield constraints on dark matter properties and early universe dynamics by comparing the predictions to observational data from dwarf galaxies. The key product of this 3-year project is an efficient and accurate model for the Milky Way's dwarf galaxy population under various cosmological scenarios. The research will also provide training for early career researchers and support undergraduate students from underrepresented groups in physics.
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