November 17, 2013
Risa Wechsler, Stanford, "Building the Cosmos: How Simulations Shed Light On the Dark Universe"
Lecture
3-4 pm, Ohio Union US Bank Conference Theatre; Reception: 4-5 pm, Ohio Staters Traditions Room
Recent advances in observations of the cosmos have allowed us to peer into the earliest moments of our Universe, and have dramatically changed our picture of its contents. Wechsler will walk you through how cutting-edge simulations allow us to be a fly on the wall during the formation of the cosmos, and shed light on the physical processes that created the Universe we see today.
Risa Wechsler is an associate professor in the Physics Department at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and a member of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology. She studies the evolution and contents of the Universe from its earliest moments to the present, and is playing a leading role in several initiatives to map out billions of galaxies and determine what they can teach us about the dark matter and dark energy that dominate our Universe.
