Abstract
The formation of galaxies is a core astrophysical problem that spans a wide range of physical and astrophysical processes. Due to the extremely large dynamic ranges, it is also a supercomputing challenge. I will briefly review the progress made in the past fifty years, explain the current situation, and emphasize the main challenges and rare equalized opportunities for students entering this golden age. I will, as an illustration of the opportunities, present a new physical process that is currently missing in galaxy formation simulations but has the potential to change the direction of the field of cosmological simulations.
Anyone interested is welcome to attend.