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There are myriad possible science projects, and all will be the first of their kind since we've never had data like thisthese!  Students will be briefly introduced to each topic before they decide on a given project to ensure a good match.  Here are a few possible projects; there are many more.  (1) From theory, we expect that galaxies have chaotic and complex dynamics early-on.  It is unclear whether these early systems are even virialized, or perhaps can even be called galaxies.  Our data will allow us to measurer the first time  how the dynamics of galaxies evolve from the early Universe to today.  (2) Significant and ubiquitous outflows in galaxies are needed to reionize the Universe according to our current theoretical understanding.  Our extremely deep spectra will measure any violent outflows that are expected in the early Universe.  This is crucial for determining how the Universe was reionized, not to mention how galaxies formed.  (3)  For the first time we will accurately measure the rates at which galaxies form stars over a significant range in cosmic history.  We will do this with key emission lines that only JWST can observe.  Finally, it's worth mentioning that a particular strength of our research group is that we all study the same galaxies from a different perspective, and then combine these perspectives to  form a more complete picture.

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Finally, those of us in "Slice and Dice" are passionate about diversity efforts, and hope that our group is a welcoming and safe space for new ideas and scientific and technical development.  We also have opportunities for outreach and undergraduate and high school student mentoring.  

We are currently in the process of updating our website, but an older list of members can be found here.  

If you are interested, please drop Susan and Cami a line and we can talk (kassin@stsci.edu, pacifici@stsci.edu).  Also please feel free to reach out to any of the group members current and former.

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