Caroline Scott
Postgraduate Student
c.scott09@ null imperial.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)20 7594 7907
Fax: +44 (0)20 759 47772
c.scott09@ null imperial.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)20 7594 7907
Fax: +44 (0)20 759 47772
Room 1109, Level 11
Blackett Lab
Blackett Lab
Mergers are fundamental to the standard hierarchical paradigm of galaxy formation. They produce intense star formation episodes, driving the build-up of stellar mass and black holes and alter the morphological mix of the universe. While they are routinely included in galaxy formation models, the evolution of star formation and AGN activity has not been fully explored from a purely observational perspective. I am presently using observational evidence (mainly from SDSS and GALEX) to test currently accepted models of galaxy evolution by analysing galaxy closepairs drawn from the SDSS. Supervisors: Sugata Kaviraj and Steve WarrenDegree: MA in Pure Maths (first class)