Galaxy Evolution in the Age of MSE

MSE extends the types of revolutionary extragalactic surveys that have been conducted at z = 0 to the peak of cosmic star formation at z~2. At low redshift, MSE will probe a representative volume of the local Universe to enable a diverse array of science topics from dwarf galaxies, to galaxy interactions in the low stellar mass regime, the environmental impact on galaxy evolution, and the extension of large-scale structure analyses to low mass groups. At high redshift, MSE will provide a high-completeness, magnitude limited sample of galaxy redshifts spanning the epoch of peak cosmic star-formation (1.5< z < 3.0). MSE will cover the diverse range of environments probed by surveys such as SDSS and GAMA (groups, pairs, mergers, filaments, voids), but at an epoch when the Universe was under half its current age. In this talk, I will highlight the transformative impact that MSE will have on our understanding of how galaxies evolve over 12 billion years of cosmic time.