Science Sundays: Unraveling the Mystery of Cosmic Acceleration

Name: Science Sundays: Unraveling the Mystery of Cosmic Acceleration
Start: 2025-02-02T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-02T17:00:00-05:00
Location: 1739 N High St, Columbus, OH 43210-1307, United States

Schedule

Sun Feb 02 2025 at 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1739 N High St, Columbus, OH 43210-1307, United States | Columbus, OH

The accelerating expansion of the universe cannot be explained by our present understanding of the physics of the universe. Large-scale spectroscopic surveys provide unique information to address this fundamental mystery, which is commonly ascribed to some unknown form of dark energy. Dr. Martini will describe recent and exciting results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) that are challenging some long-held ideas about the nature of dark energy.
This event is free and open to the public. RSVPs are requested, but not required to attend. Seating will be on a first come, first served basis.
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Paul Martini is a Professor of Astronomy and Physics and a member of the Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (CCAPP) at The Ohio State University. His research includes observational cosmology, instrumentation, supermassive black holes, and galaxy evolution. Some recent awards include a Fellowship from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies and election as a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
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Science Sundays is a free lecture series open to the public that provides a wide range of current and emerging topics and issues in science that touch our everyday lives. Speakers are experts in their fields from on campus and around the world with experience in making their topics interesting and accessible for audiences of all ages, with or without a science background.
Each lecture is followed by a free, informal reception from 4-5 p.m. at the Ohio Staters Traditions Room in the Ohio Union.
If you have questions about accessibility or wish to request an accommodation for a disability please contact John Beacom ([email protected]; 614-247-8102). With advance notice of two weeks, we can generally provide seamless access.