(Credit: https://webb.nasa.gov)
JWST cycle 1 program 2123, "A Pathfinder for JWST Spectroscopy: Deep High Spectral Resolution Maps of Galaxies over 1<z<6" will obtain the deepest spectra of nascent galaxies with the NIRSpec spectrograph. We will obtain spectral maps of galaxies using a new technique. The program is explained in this talk by current graduate student Alex de la Vega using figures made by Alex and postdoc Charlotte Welker with much input from the group. And here is a good introductory video on the topic.
Susan Kassin and the newly re-branded "Slice and Dice" research group are looking for graduate students to work on this program. Kassin is an AURA Associate Astronomer with tenure and a research scientist at JHU. Students will be involved in choosing the science (kinematics, outflows, metallicities, star-formation histories) which can cover observations and simulations. We also have opportunities for outreach and undergraduate mentoring. 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 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 a line and we can talk. Also please feel free to reach out to any of the group members current and former.
Thanks for your interest!
Below is a figure made by Charlotte, which Alex walks through in his talk. It shows a Hubble image an example galaxy from our program and it's possible kinematic maps (top row), possibly outflow maps (middle row), and possible science "pictures" that can be gleaned from the maps.
