Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN)
Center leader:
Sune Toft
Period:
April 15, 2018 - April 14, 2028
Application round:
9th Round
Host institution(s)
University of Copenhagen and Technical University of Denmark
Grant:
117,5 M DKK
Link:
The cosmic dawn occurred when our infant Universe transitioned from a dark, opaque soup to a transparent Universe sprinkled with bright clusters of stars. The diverse DAWN team of scientists and engineers are exploring this critical transition that ended the Cosmic Dark Ages and revealed the first galaxies, stars and black holes.