Wednesdays 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm in STB 118
The aim of this series is to hear about the innovative and exciting research that is taking place within our college, thus both faculty and students are encouraged to give a colloquium presentation. Talks should be either 40 - 50 minutes in length for a single presenter colloquium or 20 - 25 minutes in length for a joint colloquium event. If you would like to sign-up to give a CNHS Colloquium Talk, please fill out the following form: Talk Proposal.
For any questions, contact the organizers Heather Kaluna and Efren Ruiz.
Date: 30 April 2025
Speaker: Dr. Nicole Drakos, UHH Physics and Astronomy Department
Title: A Web of Dark Matter.
Abstract: What is the universe made of? Surprisingly, everything we can see—stars, planets, gas, and dust—accounts for less than 15% of the matter. About 85% is something we can’t see at all: dark matter. We know it’s there because of its gravitational pull, but we still don’t know what it is. One of the best ways to study dark matter is by looking at how it shapes the cosmic web—the vast network of galaxies and dark matter that fills the universe. In this talk, I’ll explore how clues from computer simulations of cosmic structure formation can help constrain dark matter models.