Members of the CYGNUS-Oz collaboration have received a funding injection of more than $90,000 that will enable the Australian team to play a pivotal role in the international quest to develop directional dark matter detectors.
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To celebrate International Women’s Day, Centre Director Elisabetta Barberio spoke to the Victorian Government’s Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions about her experience climbing the professional ladder in a male-dominated field, and how she has supported the female leaders of the future.
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About 60 undergraduate and graduate students attended the Canberra International Physics Summer School in January 2023.
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Listen to Nicole Bell talk about why she loves her work as the leader of the Dark Matter Centre’s Theory program, why women remain under-represented in physics and the value of pursuing fundamental science.
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Women are playing a significant role in the groundbreaking dark matter research happening at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics
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Congratulations Celine Boehm on winning the Australian Institute of Physics 2022 Women in Leadership Medal.
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University of Melbourne and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics Professor Nicole Bell has been appointed President of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP).
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The neutron is one of the particles that make up the atomic nucleus. A free neutron is unstable and decays into other fundamental particles like proton, electron, and anti-electron neutrino.
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Stawell Gold Mines Manager for Health, Safety, Environment and Community David Coe has been a part of the journey towards the construction of the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory since 2013.
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The Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL) project has been supported by many university, government and community partners.
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Centre members and international partners from across Australia and internationally attended the CDM’s first in-person Annual Workshop in Geelong in November.
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CYGNUS is a grouping of international researchers who have an interest in directional detection using gaseous Time Projection Chambers (TPCs).
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Centre Director Elisabetta Barberio will provide an update on the SABRE South experiment, which will be located in the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory.
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Centre researcher Ben McAllister, from The University of Western Australia and Swinburne University of Technology, has been awarded a Business Events Aspire Award.
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The ghostly substance of dark matter will be brought to light on Dark Matter Day this Halloween.
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On Dark Matter Day, it is a good opporunity to address the question: ‘Why does dark matter matter?’
Dr Ben McAllister addresses the question for ABC Religio and Ethics.
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A new paper by University of Melbourne researchers explores an important clue as to the nature and origin of dark matter.
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Embarking on a PhD or postdoctoral research can be an exciting, but daunting time.
Scientists from around the world got together recently to provide PhD students and postdoctoral researchers with advice they wish they’d had when beginning their careers.
CDM early career researcher Harish Potti took notes on the main takeaways from the event.
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SUPL Ltd has appointed Renata Polotnianka as Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL) Facility and Laboratory Manager.
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After visiting 25 schools, stopping off in 40 cities and towns and travelling 7,000km, the National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip finished in Perth on the weekend.
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