Charlie Conroy, PhD
Harvard University
Biography:
I am a Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University and a senior member of the Institute for Theory and Computation (ITC) at the Center for Astrophysics (CfA). In 2013 I was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship and a Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering and in 2017 I was awarded the Helen B. Warner Prize from the AAS. My research group studies a broad range of topics in the fields of dark matter, galaxy formation, stellar evolution, and stellar populations using both observational and theoretical tools.
Abstract:
The universe is filled with a mysterious, invisible substance known as dark matter. It permeates space, shaping the size and evolution of the cosmos and governing the motions of stars and galaxies. Dark matter is five times more abundant than ordinary matter—yet we have no idea what it is. In this short talk I will describe a new project aimed at revealing the nature of dark matter via observations of millions of stars across the Milky Way.
I am a Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University and a senior member of the Institute for Theory and Computation (ITC) at the Center for Astrophysics (CfA). In 2013 I was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship and a Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering and in 2017 I was awarded the Helen B. Warner Prize from the AAS. My research group studies a broad range of topics in the fields of dark matter, galaxy formation, stellar evolution, and stellar populations using both observational and theoretical tools.
Abstract:
The universe is filled with a mysterious, invisible substance known as dark matter. It permeates space, shaping the size and evolution of the cosmos and governing the motions of stars and galaxies. Dark matter is five times more abundant than ordinary matter—yet we have no idea what it is. In this short talk I will describe a new project aimed at revealing the nature of dark matter via observations of millions of stars across the Milky Way.
