Collaborative Research: Understanding dusty galaxies: as observed, as simulated, and as drivers of galaxy evolution

这个合作计划的目标是利用红外发光星系的光谱能量分布（SED）和形态来研究星系的形成和演化。 SED将允许推断星系中的物理条件，例如活动星系核在加热尘埃中的作用。 连同观测到的形态，该计划将确定星星形成的模式，以及它是否主要通过星系合并或通过星系间介质到星系的连续气体吸积发生。更广泛的影响，工作包括本科生的培训，公开发布的SED库，和公开发布的星系演化建模代码。

The goal of this collaborative program is to use the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) and morphologies of infrared luminous galaxies to study galaxy formation and evolution. The SED will allow inference of the physical conditions in a galaxy such as the role of an active galactic nucleus in heating the dust. Together with the observed morphology, the program will determine the mode of star formation, and whether it occurs primarily through galaxy mergers or by continuous gas accretion onto the galaxy from the intergalactic medium.Broader impacts of the work include training of undergraduate students, a publicly released SED library, and a publicly released galaxy evolution modeling code.