Galaxies evolve over time. Their properties change due to both internal and environmental processes, but observations often capture galaxies at a single snapshot in time, making it challenging to decipher the chronological order of events, and the relative relevance and nature of the processes that drive galaxy evolution.
To understand galaxy evolution we need a holistic approach that describes not only how the gas, stellar, and metal content evolve within the galaxies, but also how the dust reservoir, crucial in the process of star formation, is have been built up across time. To achieve this complex goal, the project focuses on four interconnected aspects to explain: 1) which are the physical conditions for star formation to occur, 2) how star formation has proceeded across time to build up the stellar population of galaxies, 3) how the metals and dust particles are distributed within galaxy disks, and 4) how they have evolved with time.
Such as ambitious goal requires a combination of approaches, including detailed simulations, high spatial resolution studies of key nearby galaxies, and multi-wavelength observations to trace the different components at play: the star formation, the stellar populations, and the metals and dust distribution and evolution.
