| GALEX - The Galaxy Evolution Explorer is a Space Ultraviolet Small Explorer mission that will map the global history and probe the causes of star formation over the redshift range 0 < z < 2, 80% of the life of the Universe, the period over which galaxies have evolved dramatically, and the time that most stars, elements, and galaxy disks had their origins. The mission is scheduled for launch in Fall 2001, and has a nominal mission life of 28 months. GALEX objectives include two imaging surveys in Far and Near UV bands: the All-sky Imaging Survey (AIS) of UV galaxy morphology, SFR & extinction, and the Deep Imaging Survey (DIS) to provide photometric redshifts, extinction and SFR for the faintest and most distant galaxies. In addition, GALEX will address three overlapping Spectroscopic Surveys: the Wide-field Spectoscopic Survey (WSS) of the rarest and most luminous star-forming galaxies; the Medium Deep Survey of star forming galaxies of intermediate SFR and redshift, and the Deep Spectoscopic Survey to find galaxies with the lowest SFR and highest z. There are definite opportunities for graduate research immediately on this project. For more information visit the GALEX Home Page Graduate students interested in a research assistantship involving these projects should contact Professor Chris Martin at cmartin@srl.caltech.edu |
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