Friday, May 17, 2024, 4pm
Jiangwan C101
Astro Seminar: From Cosmic Surveys to Dark Matter & Black Holes
Prof. Ting Li (University of Toronto)
Abstract: In this talk, I will summarize astrophysical observations that can constrain the fundamental physics of dark matter in the era of modern cosmic surveys. I will highlight the progress that has been made so far with past and ongoing astronomical observations with modern surveys, and discuss how the next-generation cosmic survey programs will complement other experiments to strengthen our understanding of the fundamental characteristics of dark matter. I will finish my talk with a program that I am leading: the Southern Stellar Stream Spectroscopic Survey, or S5, and discuss how we study dark matter and black holes together with this program.
Bio: Ting Li is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Toronto. Born and raised in Shanghai, China, Li completed her undergraduate studies at Fudan University, graduating in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in physics and a minor in diplomacy, and then obtained her PhD in physics from Texas A&M University in USA. Subsequently, she was awarded the Leon Lederman Fellowship at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, followed by joint appointments as a NASA Hubble Fellowship Program Einstein Fellow and a Carnegie-Princeton Fellow at Carnegie Observatories and Princeton University before moving to Toronto.
