Skip to content
Simons Foundation
Simons Foundation
Simons Foundation
Search
  • Bringing people and ideas together to fund, conduct, and share transformative science.

    In-House Research

    • Computational Astrophysics
    • Computational Biology
    • Computational Mathematics
    • Computational Neuroscience
    • Computational Quantum Physics
    • Computational Catalysis
    All Publications

    Research We Fund

    • Autism
    • Neuroscience
    • Mathematics & Physical Sciences
    • Ecology & Evolution
    • Plant Biology

    Public Engagement

    • Grantmaking
    • Media Initiatives
    • Public Events
    • Researcher Engagement
    • National Initiatives

    Resources

    • Computational Software
    • Computational Datasets
    • SFARI Base
    All Resources

    Simons Collaborations

    • Simons Collaboration on New Frontiers in Superconductivity
    • Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience
    • Simons Collaboration on Principles of Microbial Ecosystems
    All Collaborations
  • Our grants advance knowledge and strengthen connections between science and society.

    All Funding Opportunities

    Autism & Neuroscience

    • Fellows-to-Faculty
    • New Ideas
    • SFARI Conferences & Courses Awards
    • Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience

    Life Sciences

    • Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology & Evolution
    • Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology
    • Synthetic Plant Biology
    • Simons Collaborations in Ecology & Evolution

    Science, Society & Culture

    • Science in Culture
    • Science in Community
    • STEM Pathways

    Mathematics & Physical Sciences

    • Scientific Software Research Faculty Award
    • Simons Collaborations in MPS
    • Simons Dissertation Fellowship
    • Simons Fellows in Mathematics
    • Targeted Grants to Institutes
    • Targeted Grants in MPS
    • Travel Support for Mathematicians

    Shared Programs

    • Pivot Fellowship
    • Simons Society of Fellows

    Resources for Applying

    • Open Funding Opportunities
    • Policies & Procedures
    • SAM FAQ and Instructional Videos
    • Past Funded Work
  • Discover the latest news, research, and updates.

    All News

    The Latest

    • Research News
    • Funding Announcements
    • Newsletter Sign Up

    For the Media

    • Press Releases
    • Media Relations
  • We convene scientists, mathematicians, and thinkers to share ideas and explore new questions.

    All Events

    Public Events

    • Presidential Lectures
    • Presents
    Attend an Event

    Flatiron Events Our in-house research institute hosts events for scientists and researchers.

    See All

    Past Events Find videos, presentations, and resources from our past events.

    See All
  • Founded by Jim and Marilyn Simons, we’re a private philanthropy advancing mathematics and basic science.

    About Us

    About

    • Our History
    • Annual Reports
    • Brand Guidelines
    • Visitor Information
    • Media Relations
    • Contact
    About Us

    People

    • Leadership
    • Board of Trustees
    • Researchers
    All People

    Careers

    • Working Here
    • Internship Opportunities
    • Undergraduate Students
    • Graduate Students
    • Postdoctoral Opportunities
    • Research Scientists
    Open Jobs
  • Flatiron Institute
  • Careers
    Search all
  • Funding
    Search all
  • Explore opportunities for...
    • Undergraduate students
    • Graduate students
    • Postdoctoral researchers
    • Research scientists
Simons Foundation

Filters

Type

Section

Person

Show 97 more Show less
Simons Foundation
  • Find a Person

Bringing people and ideas together to fund, conduct, and share transformative science.

Our grants advance knowledge and strengthen connections between science and society.

Discover the latest news, research, and updates.

  • All News
  • Research News
  • Funding Announcements
  • Newsletter Sign Up
  • Press Releases
  • Media Relations

We convene scientists, mathematicians, and thinkers to share ideas and explore new questions.

  • Events Calendar
  • Public Events
  • Presidential Lectures
  • Presents
  • Flatiron Events
  • Past Events

Founded by Jim and Marilyn Simons, we’re a private philanthropy advancing mathematics and basic science.

Work with us on the frontier of basic science research.

  • All Open Positions
  • Undergraduate Students
  • Graduate Students
  • Postdocs
  • Research Scientists

The Flatiron Institute is a research center that uses computational science to advance fields like physics, biology, and astronomy.

  • Explore Flatiron Institute
  • People
  • Careers
  • Publications
  • Software & Data
  • Computational Astrophysics
  • Computational Biology
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Computational Quantum Physics
  • Computational Catalysis
Flatiron Institute
  • Autism
  • Neuroscience
  • Mathematics
  • Ecology & Evolution
  • Plant Biology
  • Grantmaking
  • Media Initiatives
  • Public Events
  • Researcher Engagement
  • National Initiatives
  • Computational Software
  • Computational Datasets
  • SFARI Base
  • Publications
  • Simons Collaboration on New Frontiers in Superconductivity
  • Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience
  • Simons Collaboration on Principles of Microbial Ecosystems
All Collaborations
  • Policies & Procedures
  • Instructional Videos
  • Past Funded Work
  • Undergraduate Students
  • Graduate Students
  • Postdocs
  • Research Scientists
All Funding Opportunities
  • Fellows-to-Faculty
  • New Ideas
  • SFARI Conferences & Courses Awards
  • Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience
Autism & Neuroscience
  • Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology & Evolution
  • Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology
  • Synthetic Plant Biology
  • Simons Collaborations in Ecology & Evolution
Life Sciences
  • Science in Culture
  • Science in Community
  • STEM Pathways
Science, Society & Culture
  • Scientific Software Research Faculty Award
  • Simons Collaborations in MPS
  • Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics
  • Simons Fellows in Mathematics
  • Targeted Grants to Institutes
  • Targeted Grants in Mathematics & Physical Sciences
  • Travel Support for Mathematicians
Mathematics & Physical Sciences
  • Pivot Fellowship
  • Simons Society of Fellows
  • Our History
  • Annual Reports
  • Visitor Information
  • Media Relations
  • Contact Us
About Us
  • Leadership
  • Board of Trustees
  • Researchers
Search All People
  • Working Here
  • Internship Opportunities
  • Undergraduate Students
  • Graduate Students
  • Postdoctoral Students
  • Research Scientists
All Open Positions

Centers

  • Computational Astrophysics
  • Computational Biology
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Computational Quantum Physics
  • Scientific Computing Core
  • Initiative for Computational Catalysis

Collaborative Projects

  • Foundation Models of Science
  • Simons Observatory
Flatiron Institute

Search

What are you looking for?

Filter Results

Search

What are you looking for?

Results update as you type and when you change filters.

Skip to results

Filters

Type

Section

Person

Show 97 more Show less

Filters

Featured

Dissecting mechanisms of hyperarousal in autism and related disorders using the Simons Sleep Project

Funded Work

Gravity Follows Newton’s and Einstein’s Rules, Even at Cosmic Scales

April 15, 2026

Scientists Capture Superconductivity’s ‘Dancing Pairs’ for First Time, Filling Gap in Decades-Old Theory

April 15, 2026

How SURFiN Fellowships Jump-Started These 3 Neuroscience Students’ STEM Careers

March 18, 2026

Results

  1. Bursting Bubbles: Feedback from Clustered Supernovae and the Trade-off Between Turbulence and Outflows

    Publication
    We present an analytic model for clustered supernovae (SNe) feedback in galaxy disks, incorporating the dynamical evolution of superbubbles formed from spatially overlapping SNe remnants. We propose two …
  2. A Bayesian Population Model for the Observed Dust Attenuation in Galaxies

    Publication
    Dust plays a pivotal role in determining the observed spectral energy distribution (SED) of galaxies. Yet our understanding of dust attenuation is limited and our observations suffer from …
  3. Chaotic and Clumpy Galaxy Formation in an Extremely Massive Reionization-era Halo

    Publication
    The SPT0311-58 system at z=6.900 is an extremely massive structure within the reionization epoch, and offers a chance to understand the formation of galaxies in …
  4. Characterization of Two 2 mm detected Optically Obscured Dusty Star-forming Galaxies

    Publication
    The 2mm Mapping Obscuration to Reionization with ALMA (MORA) Survey was designed to detect high redshift (z≳4), massive, dusty star-forming galaxies (DSFGs). Here we present two …
  5. Bursting Bubbles: Clustered Supernova Feedback in Local and High-redshift Galaxies

    Publication
    We compare an analytic model for the evolution of supernova-driven superbubbles with observations of local and high-redshift galaxies, and the properties of intact HI shells in …
  6. Characterizing mass, momentum, energy, and metal outflow rates of multiphase galactic winds in the FIRE-2 cosmological simulations

    Publication
    We characterize mass, momentum, energy and metal outflow rates of multi-phase galactic winds in a suite of FIRE-2 cosmological "zoom-in" simulations from the Feedback in …
  7. Megaparsec-scale structure around the protocluster core SPT2349–56 at z = 4.3

    Publication
    We present an extensive ALMA spectroscopic follow-up programme of the z=4.3 structure SPT2349−56, one of the most actively star-forming proto-cluster cores known …
  8. A Simple Non-equilibrium Feedback Model for Galaxy-Scale Star Formation: Delayed Feedback and SFR Scatter

    Publication
    We explore a class of simple non-equilibrium star formation models within the framework of a feedback-regulated model of the ISM, applicable to kiloparsec-scale resolved star …
  9. A massive core for a cluster of galaxies at a redshift of 4.3

    Publication
    Massive galaxy clusters are now found as early as 3 billion years after the Big Bang, containing stars that formed at even earlier epochs. The high-redshift progenitors …
  10. Submillimeter flux as a probe of molecular ISM mass in high-z galaxies

    Publication
    Recent long wavelength observations on the thermal dust continuum suggest that the Rayleigh-Jeans (RJ) tail can be used as a time-efficient quantitative probe of the dust …
  11. Simulating galaxies in the reionization era with FIRE-2: morphologies and sizes

    Publication
    We study the morphologies and sizes of galaxies at z ≥ 5 using high-resolution cosmological zoom-in simulations from the Feedback In Realistic Environments project. The galaxies show …
  12. Observational constraints on the physical nature of submillimetre source multiplicity: chance projections are common

    Publication
    Interferometric observations have demonstrated that a significant fraction of single-dish submillimetre (submm) sources are blends of multiple submm galaxies (SMGs), but the nature of this multiplicity, i …
  13. Panchromatic SED modelling of spatially-resolved galaxies

    Publication
    We test the efficacy of the energy-balance spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting code MAGPHYS for recovering the spatially-resolved properties of a simulated isolated disc galaxy, for …
  14. No Assembly Required: Mergers are Mostly Irrelevant for the Growth of Low-mass Dwarf Galaxies

    Publication
    We investigate the merger histories of isolated dwarf galaxies based on a suite of 15 high-resolution cosmological zoom-in simulations, all with masses of …
  15. The AGN Luminosity Fraction in Merging Galaxies

    Publication
    Galaxy mergers are key events in galaxy evolution, often causing massive starbursts and fueling active galactic nuclei (AGN). In these highly dynamic systems, it is not yet known …
  16. The origin of the diverse morphologies and kinematics of Milky Way-mass galaxies in the FIRE-2 simulations

    Publication
    We use hydrodynamic cosmological zoom-in simulations from the FIRE project to explore the morphologies and kinematics of fifteen Milky Way (MW)-mass galaxies. Our sample ranges from …
  17. Galaxy growth in a massive halo in the first billion years of cosmic history

    Publication
    According to the current understanding of cosmic structure formation, the precursors of the most massive structures in the Universe began to form shortly after the Big Bang, in …
  18. Discrete Effects in Stellar Feedback: Individual Supernovae, Hypernovae, and IMF Sampling in Dwarf Galaxies

    Publication
    Using high-resolution simulations from the FIRE-2 (Feedback In Realistic Environments) project, we study the effects of discreteness in stellar feedback processes on the evolution of galaxies …
  19. Stellar feedback strongly alters the amplification and morphology of galactic magnetic fields

    Publication
    Using high-resolution magnetohydrodynamic simulations of idealized, non-cosmological galaxies, we investigate how cooling, star formation, and stellar feedback affect galactic magnetic fields. We find that the amplification …
  20. An ALMA survey of submillimetre galaxies in the COSMOS field: Physical properties derived from energy balance spectral energy distribution modelling

    Publication
    We determine the physical properties of a sample of SMGs in the COSMOS field that were pre-selected at the observed wavelength of λobs=1.1 mm, and …
  21. Stacked star formation rate profiles of bursty galaxies exhibit 'coherent' star formation

    Publication
    In a recent work based on 3200 stacked Hα maps of galaxies at z∼1, Nelson et al.~find evidence for `coherent star formation': the stacked SFR profiles …
  22. SIDM on FIRE: Hydrodynamical Self-Interacting Dark Matter simulations of low-mass dwarf galaxies

    Publication
    We compare a suite of four simulated dwarf galaxies formed in 1010M⊙ haloes of collisionless Cold Dark Matter (CDM) with galaxies simulated in the same haloes with an …
  23. An ALMA survey of submillimeter galaxies in the COSMOS field: Multiwavelength counterparts and redshift distribution

    Publication
    We carried out targeted ALMA observations of 129 fields in the COSMOS region at 1.25 mm, detecting 152 galaxies at S/N≥5 with an average continuum …
  24. How To Model Supernovae in Simulations of Star and Galaxy Formation

    Publication
    We study the implementation of mechanical feedback from supernovae (SNe) and stellar mass loss in galaxy simulations, within the Feedback In Realistic Environments (FIRE) project. We present the …
  25. A complete distribution of redshifts for sub-millimetre galaxies in the SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey UDS field

    Publication
    Sub-milllimetre galaxies (SMGs) are some of the most luminous star-forming galaxies in the Universe, however their properties remain hard to determine due to the difficulty of …
  26. A complete distribution of redshifts for sub-millimetre galaxies in the SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey UDS field

    Publication
    Sub-milllimetre galaxies (SMGs) are some of the most luminous star-forming galaxies in the Universe, however their properties remain hard to determine due to the difficulty of …
  27. A controlled study of cold dust content in galaxies from z=0-2

    Publication
    At z=1−3, the formation of new stars is dominated by dusty galaxies whose far-IR emission indicates they contain colder dust than local galaxies of a …
  28. Simulating galaxies in the reionization era with FIRE-2: galaxy scaling relations, stellar mass functions, and luminosity functions

    Publication
    We present a suite of cosmological zoom-in simulations at z>5 from the Feedback In Realistic Environments project, spanning a halo mass range M_halo~10^8 …
  29. Feedback first: the surprisingly weak effects of magnetic fields, viscosity, conduction and metal diffusion on sub-L* galaxy formation

    Publication
    Using high-resolution simulations with explicit treatment of stellar feedback physics based on the FIRE (Feedback In Realistic Environments) project, we study how galaxy formation and the interstellar …
  30. An ALMA survey of submillimetre galaxies in the COSMOS field: The extent of the radio-emitting region revealed by 3 GHz imaging with the Very Large Array

    Publication
    We determine the radio size distribution of a large sample of 152 SMGs in COSMOS that were detected with ALMA at 1.3 mm. For this purpose, we …
  31. An ALMA survey of submillimetre galaxies in the COSMOS field: The extent of the radio-emitting region revealed by 3 GHz imaging with the Very Large Array

    Publication
    We determine the radio size distribution of a large sample of 152 SMGs in COSMOS that were detected with ALMA at 1.3 mm. For this purpose, we …
  32. Is a top-heavy initial mass function needed to reproduce the submillimeter galaxy number counts?

    Publication
    Matching the number counts and redshift distribution of submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) without invoking modifications to the initial mass function (IMF) has proved challenging for semi-analytic models (SAMs …
  33. The IRX–β Relation: Insights from Simulations

    Publication
    We study the relationship between the UV continuum slope and infrared excess (IRX≡LIR/LFUV) predicted by performing dust radiative transfer on a suite of hydrodynamical simulations of …
  34. (Star)bursts of FIRE: observational signatures of bursty star formation in galaxies

    Publication
    Galaxy formation models are now able to reproduce observed relations such as the relation between galaxies’ star formation rates (SFRs) and stellar masses (M*) and the stellar-mass …
  35. Formation of Globular Cluster Candidates in Merging Proto-galaxies at High Redshift: A View from the FIRE Cosmological Simulations

    Publication
    Using a state-of-the-art cosmological simulation of merging proto-galaxies at high redshift from the FIRE project, with explicit treatments of star formation and stellar feedback …
  36. Simulating the dust content of galaxies: successes and failures

    Publication
    We present full-volume cosmological simulations, using the moving-mesh code AREPO to study the coevolution of dust and galaxies. We extend the dust model in AREPO to …
  37. FIRE-2 Simulations: Physics versus Numerics in Galaxy Formation

    Publication
    The Feedback In Realistic Environments (FIRE) project explores the role of feedback in cosmological simulations of galaxy formation. Previous FIRE simulations used an identical source code (FIRE-1 …
  38. ALMA Resolves the Nuclear Disks of Arp 220

    Publication
    We present 90 mas (37 pc) resolution ALMA imaging of Arp 220 in the CO (1-0) line and continuum at \(lambda =2.6,mathrm{mm}\). The internal …
  39. What FIREs Up Star Formation: the Emergence of the Kennicutt-Schmidt Law from Feedback

    Publication
    We present an analysis of the global and spatially-resolved Kennicutt-Schmidt star formation relation in the FIRE (Feedback In Realistic Environments) suite of cosmological simulations, including halos …
  40. VLA and ALMA Imaging of Intense, Galaxy-Wide Star Formation in z ~ 2 Galaxies

    Publication
    We present sime0farcs4 resolution extinction-independent distributions of star formation and dust in 11 star-forming galaxies (SFGs) at z = 1.3–3.0. These galaxies are selected …
  41. A deep ALMA image of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field

    Publication
    We present the results of the first, deep Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) imaging covering the full ≃4.5 arcmin2 of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) imaged …
  42. Rotation curve fitting and its fatal attraction to cores in realistically simulated galaxy observations

    Publication
    We study the role of systematic effects in observational studies of the cusp-core problem under the minimum disc approximation using a suite of high-resolution (25-pc …
  43. Investigating overdensities around z>6 galaxies through ALMA observations of [CII]

    Publication
    We present a search for companion [CII] emitters to known luminous sources at 6< z
  44. How stellar feedback simultaneously regulates star formation and drives outflows

    Publication
    We present an analytic model for how momentum deposition from stellar feedback simultaneously regulates star formation and drives outflows in a turbulent interstellar medium (ISM). Because the ISM …
  45. The Role of Star-Formation and AGN in Dust Heating of z=0.3-2.8 Galaxies - II. Informing IR AGN fraction estimates through simulations

    Publication
    A key question in extragalactic studies is the determination of the relative roles of stars and AGN in powering dusty galaxies at z∼1-3 where the bulk …

About

  • About Us
  • History
  • Annual Reports
  • People
  • Visitor Information
  • Careers

Funding

  • Funding Opportunities
  • Funded Work
  • Simons Award Manager
  • Simons Foundation International
  • Policies & Procedures

Program Areas

  • Life Sciences
  • Autism & Neuroscience
  • Mathematics & Physical Sciences
  • Science, Society & Culture

Connect

  • Newsletters
  • Events
  • Contact us
  • Media Relations
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
Simons Foundation
Bluesky Facebook Instagram YouTube X RSS Feed

Advancing Research in Basic 
Science and Mathematics

Customize your preferences

Your preferences have been saved.

Confirm your subscription by clicking the link in the email we sent.