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）被授予一项数学和物理科学，上升博士后研究奖学金（MPS-Ascend），以在波莫纳学院（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）的天文馆系列，以服务附近的颜色社区。Mercado将利用Firebox（一种新型的大批量宇宙学模拟来研究形态，结构，结构，结构，结构，结构和缩放）的模拟低水平的模拟传播仪（包括超大型车道）（包括Ultra-falfax）的关系。 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）帮助波莫纳学院的学生以一种以多种背景的方式消化的方式来呈现复杂的天文现象的经验，以及（2）通过使用天文学的奖励，以评估该领域的奖励，以提高公众的参与（特别是在周围地区的有色人种社区（特别是在周围地区）的参与。基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。