| Speaker: | Roderik Overzier (UT Austin) |
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| Title: | Real Galaxies & Virtual Universes |
| Date (JST): | Wed, Jun 27, 2012, 14:00 - 15:00 |
| Place: | Seminar Room B |
| Abstract: |
I will present an overview of two exciting, ongoing projects: (1) The GALEX-SDSS Key Project on Lyman Break Galaxy Analogs exploits the most extreme UV-selected galaxies in the nearby universe to address unanswered questions related to the very early universe. Here, I will focus on the connection between starbursts, SN-driven outflows, and re-ionization. (2) The Millennium Run Observatory (MRObs) Project aims to narrow the gap between pure cosmological simulations and pure observational cosmology. A virtual observatory, coupled to the successful Millennium Run dark matter and galaxy simulations, now allows us to generate highly realistic multi-wavelength data as seen by the observer. I will describe the unique MRObs framework and illustrate the potential for studying the large-scale structure and galaxies through time. |
