Special Seminar - Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (University of New Hampshire) - Illuminating Dark Matter With Cosmic Probes

December 9, 2022

12:30PM - 1:30PM

1080 Physics Research Building

Add to Calendar 2022-12-09 12:30:00 2022-12-09 13:30:00 Special Seminar - Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (University of New Hampshire) - Illuminating Dark Matter With Cosmic Probes Illuminating Dark Matter With Cosmic Probes Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein University of New Hampshire Location: 1080 Physics Research Building, Smith Seminar Room Faculty Host: Annika Peter Abstract: Dark matter is an outstanding cosmological problem that challenges us to rethink what we know about fundamental particle physics, as well as what it means to look at our universe. In this talk, I will discuss this fascinating problem and describe work my research group is doing to tackle it. I will specifically focus on our work which shows that when studying axion-like dark matter, the strength and sign of the self-interaction can make a phenomenological difference. I will also describe work showing that new mathematical tools are important for accurately capturing axion Bose-Einstein condensation behavior. I will also discuss how we are using NICER neutron stars as asymmetric dark matter probes. Bio: Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is an assistant professor of physics and core faculty in women’s and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire. She holds a bachelors in physics and astronomy from Harvard, a masters in astronomy from UC Santa Cruz, and a PhD in physics from University of Waterloo for work conducted at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. She held fellowships at NASA and MIT and was a research associate with the late Ann Nelson at University of Washington before joining UNH. She is the author of an award-winning book for general audiences, The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred, and in 2021 she was honored with the APS Edward A. Bouchet Award for her contributions to particle cosmology and advocacy for underrepresented groups in physics and astronomy. In addition to her research in physics, she is an active researcher in the field of Black feminist science, technology, and society studies. Author of The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred http://physics.unh.edu | http://www.cprescodweinstein.com The colloquium can also be seen on Zoom: https://osu.zoom.us/j/91292283159?pwd=Ryt1TUV2Z0NiZUIwWklRTE92WjZ1dz09 1080 Physics Research Building OSU ASC Drupal 8 ascwebservices@osu.edu America/New_York public

2022-12-09 12:30:00 2022-12-09 13:30:00 Special Seminar - Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (University of New Hampshire) - Illuminating Dark Matter With Cosmic Probes Illuminating Dark Matter With Cosmic Probes Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein University of New Hampshire Location: 1080 Physics Research Building, Smith Seminar Room Faculty Host: Annika Peter Abstract: Dark matter is an outstanding cosmological problem that challenges us to rethink what we know about fundamental particle physics, as well as what it means to look at our universe. In this talk, I will discuss this fascinating problem and describe work my research group is doing to tackle it. I will specifically focus on our work which shows that when studying axion-like dark matter, the strength and sign of the self-interaction can make a phenomenological difference. I will also describe work showing that new mathematical tools are important for accurately capturing axion Bose-Einstein condensation behavior. I will also discuss how we are using NICER neutron stars as asymmetric dark matter probes.   Bio:   Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is an assistant professor of physics and core faculty in women’s and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire. She holds a bachelors in physics and astronomy from Harvard, a masters in astronomy from UC Santa Cruz, and a PhD in physics from University of Waterloo for work conducted at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. She held fellowships at NASA and MIT and was a research associate with the late Ann Nelson at University of Washington before joining UNH. She is the author of an award-winning book for general audiences, The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred, and in 2021 she was honored with the APS Edward A. Bouchet Award for her contributions to particle cosmology and advocacy for underrepresented groups in physics and astronomy. In addition to her research in physics, she is an active researcher in the field of Black feminist science, technology, and society studies. Author of The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred http://physics.unh.edu | http://www.cprescodweinstein.com The colloquium can also be seen on Zoom:  https://osu.zoom.us/j/91292283159?pwd=Ryt1TUV2Z0NiZUIwWklRTE92WjZ1dz09 1080 Physics Research Building America/New_York public

Illuminating Dark Matter With Cosmic Probes

Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
University of New Hampshire

Location: 1080 Physics Research Building, Smith Seminar Room

Faculty Host: Annika Peter

Abstract: Dark matter is an outstanding cosmological problem that challenges us to rethink what we know about fundamental particle physics, as well as what it means to look at our universe. In this talk, I will discuss this fascinating problem and describe work my research group is doing to tackle it. I will specifically focus on our work which shows that when studying axion-like dark matter, the strength and sign of the self-interaction can make a phenomenological difference. I will also describe work showing that new mathematical tools are important for accurately capturing axion Bose-Einstein condensation behavior. I will also discuss how we are using NICER neutron stars as asymmetric dark matter probes.

Bio: Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is an assistant professor of physics and core faculty in women’s and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire. She holds a bachelors in physics and astronomy from Harvard, a masters in astronomy from UC Santa Cruz, and a PhD in physics from University of Waterloo for work conducted at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. She held fellowships at NASA and MIT and was a research associate with the late Ann Nelson at University of Washington before joining UNH. She is the author of an award-winning book for general audiences, The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred, and in 2021 she was honored with the APS Edward A. Bouchet Award for her contributions to particle cosmology and advocacy for underrepresented groups in physics and astronomy. In addition to her research in physics, she is an active researcher in the field of Black feminist science, technology, and society studies.

Author of The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

http://physics.unh.edu | http://www.cprescodweinstein.com

The colloquium can also be seen on Zoom: https://osu.zoom.us/j/91292283159?pwd=Ryt1TUV2Z0NiZUIwWklRTE92WjZ1dz09