Division J Galaxies and Cosmology

Description

Division J focuses on the physics of the Universe and galaxies beyond our Milky Way using theory, simulations, and panchromatic observations. Div J connects across many of the other Divisions and has strong overlap with Div B, Div D, Div G and Div H.

The main themes of Division J include:

  1. Physics and content of the Universe
    The early Universe, cosmological models;
    Baryonic and non-baryonic matter, dark matter and dark energy, origin of gravitational waves
  2. Evolution of structures
    Cosmic backgrounds (CMB, and all backgrounds from radio to gamma-rays);
    Populations of galaxies, galaxy clusters and groups, intergalactic medium, cosmic web
  3. Formation and evolution of galaxies
    Reionization, first objects;
    AGN, starbursts, massive galaxies;
    History of star formation;
    Physics of galaxies at all redshifts, role of the environment.
  4. Spatially resolved galaxies
    Star formation in galaxies, stellar populations;
    Circumgalactic medium; galactic sub-structure
  5. Science and Data Analysis Methods for extra-galactic and cosmological surveys
    Large-scale visualization of galaxies/simulations;
    Data mining, deep and machine learning algorithms


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Division Members

  • Total number of active members: 3988
  • Number of junior members: 391

Participating Commissions

Inter-Division G-H-J Commission Stellar Clusters
Inter-Division D-G-H-J Commission Galaxy Spectral Energy Distributions
Inter-Division B-H-J Commission Intergalactic Medium
Commission J3 Galaxies at the Epoch of Reionisation
Cross-Division D-J Commission Supermassive Black Holes, Feedback and Galaxy Evolution


Kim-Vy Tran

University of New South Wales
School of Physics
Sydney 2052
New South Wales (NSW)
Australia

Personal website: https://www.kimvytran.org

NCA adherence: Australia

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

Cristina Carmen Popescu

University of Central Lancashire
Jeremiah Horrocks Institute
PR1 2HE
Preston
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 1772893551
Organization website: http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk

NCA adherence: United Kingdom

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

Lucia Marchetti

University of Cape Town
Department of Astronomy
Private Bag X3
Rondebosch
7701 Cape Town, RSA
South Africa

Phone: +27 0713905116
Organization website: http://www.ast.uct.ac.za/ast/staff/lucia-marchetti

NCA adherence: South Africa

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

Denis Burgarella

Aix-Marseille University
Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille
Technopole de Chateau-Gombert
38, rue Joliot-Curie
13388 Marseille Cedex 13
France

Phone: +33 4 91 05 69 71
Personal website: https://people.lam.fr/burgarella.denis/
Organization website: http://www.lam.fr/

NCA adherence: France

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

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