Understanding the First Billion Years

Understanding the First Billion Years
The first stars, black holes and galaxies are too faint to detect directly, but they transformed the early Universe by heating and ionizing their surroundings. This phase transition is key to understanding how the first structures formed but is not well-constrained. This project will develop theoretical models and statistical tools to analyze telescope observations to measure this transition and uncover the Universe's 'Cosmic Dawn'. The grant will fund one PhD student and two postdocs.