Art of Science: Twisting Galaxies with Dark Matter and Dark Energy
@ Parlour & Ramp Gallery
2130 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, December 14th, from 7PM - 10PM
In this science outreach series, scientists present different scientific topics to the general public in a laid-back atmosphere in an art gallery.
The December 2023 event:
Twisting Galaxies with Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Presented by Dr. Lucas Secco
University of Chicago
(full abstract below)
PRESENTATION BEGINS AT 8 PM.
Exciting science, art and socializing.
Donation bar.
Vegan snacks.
Events are always free and open to all, so feel free to invite others.
Hope to see you there!
Parlour & Ramp Gallery is at 2130 W. 21st St.
Easily accessible by the pink line (Damen stop) and the Damen Ave. (#50) bus. Some street parking available.
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Twisting Galaxies with Dark Matter and Dark Energy
There is much we don’t know about the Universe. Two of the biggest puzzles are: What makes the Universe expand and What is the nature of Dark Matter? While many astronomical observations showed that almost 70% of the energy contained in the Universe makes it expand in an accelerated way and over 80% of the total matter contained in the Universe is invisible, there is much we can learn about both questions with modern telescopes!
In this talk, Dr. Secco will show that Dark Matter can have very interesting indirect effects on the shapes of galaxies by twisting, stretching and shearing them, and that these interesting new shapes in turn also allow us to probe the very nature of Dark Energy.
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Dr. Lucas Secco is a postdoctoral Fellow at the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago. He obtained a PhD in Physics & Astronomy from the University of Pennsylvania. He is originally from Brazil, where he obtained Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees.
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Image credit: Reidar Hahn, Fermilab
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