This talk will describe two projects that will soon revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is producing the most detailed map of the Universe ever in order to study its history and contents. The James Webb Space Telescope will provide detailed images of the sky using infrared light, revealing the very earliest galaxies and the birthplaces of stars. Astronomers at Pitt and around the world will use these new resources to make many new discoveries.
Jeff Newman, PhD, is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh, where he has worked since 2007. He has worked on the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument since the project began in 2012, and is a member of the teams undertaking two of the largest upcoming projects on the James Webb Space Telescope, CEERS and PRIMER.