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Dark matter in our universe | Glenn Starkman | TEDxCWRU

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Glenn Starkman is Professor of Physics and Astronomy as well as director of the Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Upon graduating from Stanford University with a PhD in Physics, Dr. Starkman went on to complete his postdoctoral research at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Princeton and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. Throughout his career, he has helped write computer code used at the Large Hadron Collider, worked with NASA to develop instruments that are able to map planets outside our solar system, and authored upwards of 150 journal articles and papers. In 2003, he was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship. Dr. Starkman will talk about dark matter -- what it is, why we need it, and how we might find big chunks of it flying around the universe.

www.tedxcwru.com Glenn Starkman is Professor of Physics and Astronomy as well as director of the Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Upon graduating from Stanford University with a PhD in Physics, Dr. Starkman went on to complete his postdoctoral research at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Princeton and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. Throughout his career, he has helped write computer code used at the Large Hadron Collider, worked with NASA to develop instruments that are able to map planets outside our solar system, and authored upwards of 150 journal articles and papers. In 2003, he was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship. Dr. Starkman will talk about dark matter -- what it is, why we need it, and how we might find big chunks of it flying around the universe. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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