Galaxy Evolution and Cosmology (GECO) is a research initiative focused on galaxy evolution and cosmology made possible by generous seed funding from the Provost and Dean’s office at UVa. The relevant themes include resolved stellar populations, near-field cosmology, the dark universe, and galaxy formation and evolution, from both theoretical and observational perspectives. UVA is a member of the LSST-Discovery alliance, SDSS, and has access to a range of telescope apertures and wavelengths (including LBT, MMT/Magellan). The UVA astronomy faculty have strong research ties to the scientific staff at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), which is located on the grounds of the University.
Galaxy Evolution and Cosmology Initiative (GECO)
- Observatories
- Extragalactic Studies at UVA
- Planetary Science
- Virginia Institute of Theoretical Astronomy
- X-ray Astronomy and Clusters of Galaxies Group
- Near-Field Cosmology
- Exploding Stars and Time Domain Astronomy
- Galaxy Evolution and Cosmology Initiative (GECO)
- Virginia Initiatives on Cosmic Origins
Galaxy Evolution and Cosmology Initiative (GECO)
GECO Faculty
Professor, Dean’s Research Fellow, GECO management committee
Near-field Cosmology, Resolved Stellar Populations, Local Group Dynamics
Assistant Professor, GECO Management Committee
Extragalactic Astrophysics; Computational Galaxy Formation
Hamilton Professor, GECO management committee
Hamilton Professor Extragalactic Astronomy, Starbursts and Active Galactic Nuclei
VITA, Associate Professor
Numerical simulations, star formation feedback, active galactic nuclei
Professor
Magellanic Clouds, Interstellar medium of nearby galaxies, Resolved star formation in nearby galaxies
Visiting Professor
Large-Scale Structure, cosmological simulations, evolution of galaxies
Professor
Galaxy evolution, stellar populations and companions, observational astronomy, instrumentation
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Professor
SNe and GRB host galaxy studies: metallicity, SFR, chemical evolution and SNe rates
VITA, Research Professor
Pop III Star Formation, Supermassive Black Hole Formation; Galactic Interstellar Media; Star Formation Laws