Casting a Wide Net for Dark Matter

Abstract:
I will discuss the need to extend the Standard Model of particle physics in order to describe the dark matter, a mysterious substance whose existence can be inferred from cosmological measurements, but whose fundamental nature remains unknown.  I’ll discuss how a broad strategy of searching for dark matter using techniques from particle physics and astronomy maximize our chances of successfully discovering its identity, and what this could mean for future research in particle physics.

Bio:

Tim M.P. Tait is a Chancellor's Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include theoretical investigations of physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics, particle physics phenomenology, high energy collider physics, and cosmology and involves both exploring new models and new phenomena, as well as theoretical interpretation of experimental results. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and recipient of the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Tait received a Ph.D. in physics from Michigan State University and did postdoctoral work at Argonne National Lab and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

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