Near-Field Cosmology & the Nature of Dark Matter

Monday, November 14, 2016 — 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST

Dr. James Bullock

Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy
University of California, Irvine

Dr. Bullock conducts cosmological research and directs the multicampus UC Southern California Center for Galaxy Evolution. The question driving his research is not a why but a what, as he attempts to define the characteristics of one of the most elusive and mysterious things in the universe.

His research interests include dark matter, galaxy formation, the Milky Way, Stellar Halos, and The ELVIS project.

>> learn more about Dr. Bullock's research

Abstract

The Local Group and the tiny galaxies that surround the Milky Way provide unique and detailed data sets for testing ideas in cosmology and galaxy formation. In this talk I will discuss how numerical simulations coupled with local "near-field" observations are informing our understanding of dark matter, the formation of the first galaxies, and the physical processes that act at the threshold of galaxy formation.

Light refreshments will be provided at 3:30pm in PHY 308.

Location

PHY - Physics

308
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
Canada

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