Talk on "What is the Dark Matter?" by Professor Stefano profumo at QASTM Group
Channel: Sayantan Choudhury
Date: 07/05/2020

Title: What is the Dark Matter?

Abstract:

Four fifths of the matter in the universe is made of something completely
different from the "ordinary matter" we know and love. I will explain why
this "dark matter" is an unavoidable ingredient to explain the universe as
we observe it, and I will describe what the fundamental, particle nature of
the dark matter could possibly be. I will then give an overview of
strategies to search for dark matter as a particle, describe a few examples
of possible hints of discovery, and outline ways forward in this exciting
hunt.

Speaker: Professor Stefano Profumo

Deputy Director for Theory at Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics and
Professor of Physics at the University of California,
Santa Cruz, California, USA

Time: 16:00 pm to 17:30 pm (zoom talk)
Date: 7 th April 2020.

Biodata of Profumo:

Stefano Profumo is a Professor of Physics and the Director of Physics
Graduate Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the
Deputy Director for Theory of the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle
Physics. Profumo earned his MS from Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa,
Italy, in 2001, and a PhD in Elementary Particles Theory from the
International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, Italy, in 2004. He
joined the faculty at the University of California in 2007 after two
postdoctoral positions, one at Florida State University (2004-5) and one at
the California Institute for Technology (2005-7).

Profumo’s research work spans particle physics theory, cosmology, and
high-energy astrophysics. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles,
most of which on the topic of particle dark matter; his research work has
been cited more than 15,000 times, according to Google Scholar. He is the
author of the textbook "An Introduction to Particle Dark Matter". Profumo
is also an avid runner, biker, and triathlete.

Speaker: Professor Stefano Profumo