Wednesday, 16th March at 3.00pm @ the JAC

ABSTRACT: Understanding the SED (spectral energy distribution) of galaxies is essential when interpreting sparse, broad-band data. In particular, it is a fundamental ingredient of all galaxy evolution models. In this talk, I'll discuss an ongoing project to more robustly model the 1-1000 micron SED of galaxies (i.e. dust emission). We use our new approach to further our understanding of the brightest ~10% of the Cosmic Infrared Background contributors. These galaxies now have extensive photometric follow-up (including with SCUBA on the JCMT) across the full IR range.