Rutgers University Astrophysics Seminar

Resolved stars serve as versatile, plentiful tracers of the baryonic content of galaxies. By exploiting the precise, high-dimensional information provided by multi-band imaging of stars, we may place quantitative constraints on fundamental questions of galaxy formation and evolution. I will describe how we can harness novel approaches together with precision ground- and space-based imaging of carefully chosen samples to address outstanding questions of galaxy evolution over a range of spatial and temporal scales. Meanwhile, I will describe next steps and current limitations, and how they can be overcome by the next generation of state-of-the-art facilities.