The Origin of the First Galaxies and the Cosmic Phase Transition by Mapping the Universe in 3D

What happened during the first billion years of the Universe? While Big Bang cosmology provides the currently accepted theory, we still do not know how structures like the first galaxies, stars, and black holes emerged in the cosmos. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, this project aims to create a 3D map of the Universe to probe the origins of the first galaxies and how they transformed the environment of the early Universe. The grant will fund one postdoc and one PhD student.