Postdoctoral Fellowship: MPS-Ascend: Probing small galactic scales in large volumes with the Rubin Observatory

博士后奖学金：MPS-Ascend：利用鲁宾天文台探测大量的小星系尺度

• 批准号: 2316748
• 负责人: Francisco Mercado
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Mercado, Francisco J
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Fellowship Award
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-01 至 2026-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2316748&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Postdoctoral; Fellowship; MPS; Ascend; Probing

Francisco Javier Mercado is awarded a Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (MPS-Ascend) to conduct a program of research and education at Pomona College. Francisco plans to utilize a state-of-the-art, galaxy formation simulation of a large portion of the Universe to develop a better understanding of the internal structure of low mass (faint) galaxies. His work will provide important predictions that can then be tested by observations of real galaxies with telescopes like the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Mercado will also work with faculty and students at Pomona College to establish a bilingual (English and Spanish) planetarium series in service of nearby communities of color.Mercado will utilize FIREbox, a novel large-volume cosmological simulation to investigate the morphologies, structure, and scaling relations of a statistically significant sample of simulated low-mass galaxies (including ultra-faint dwarf galaxies). The large and diverse sample of simulated galaxies in FIREbox will allow Mercado to make predictions for future observations as a function of galactic environment. Additionally, Francisco will work to establish a sustainable planetarium series in English and Spanish. The goal of this program is twofold: (1) to help Pomona College students gain experience in presenting complex astronomical phenomena in a way that is digestible for general audiences of diverse backgrounds and (2) to increase the participation of the general public (specifically communities of color in the surrounding areas) in conversations regarding current developments in the field of astronomy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

弗朗西斯科·哈维尔·梅尔卡多（Francisco Javier Mercado）被授予数学和物理科学，上升博士后研究奖学金（MPS-ASCEND），在波莫纳学院（Pomona College）进行研究和教育计划。弗朗西斯科计划利用对宇宙大部分地区的最先进的银河形成模拟，以更好地理解低质量（微弱）星系的内部结构。他的工作将提供重要的预测，然后可以通过对望远镜的真实星系进行观察，例如Vera C. Rubin天文台和James Webb太空望远镜（JWST）等望远镜进行测试。 Mercado还将与Pomona College的教师和学生合作，建立双语（英语和西班牙语）天文馆系列，以服务附近的有色人种社区。MercadoWill Firebox将使用Firebox，这是一种新颖的大批量宇宙学模拟，以调查形态，结构和结构和结构和结构和结构和结构和结构和模拟的低质量星系（包括超品种矮人星系）的统计学意义样本的缩放关系。 Firebox中的大而多样化的模拟星系样本将使Mercado能够预测未来的观察结果，这是银河环境的函数。此外，弗朗西斯科（Francisco）将努力建立英语和西班牙语的可持续天文馆系列。该计划的目标是双重的：（1）帮助Pomona College学生以一种可以消化的多种背景观众可以消化的方式来呈现复杂的天文现象的经验，并且（2）增加了公众的参与（特别是社区（特别是社区）关于天文学领域当前发展的对话，周围地区的颜色。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并且使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准，被认为值得通过评估来获得支持。