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Searching for New Physics in the Lab and the Sky — NSF Award to Stanford University (CA, $70,650)

This award funds the research activities of Professor Ken Van Tilburg at New York University. The current set of physical laws --- as encapsulated within the Standard Models of Particle Physics and Cosmology --- provide an exquisitely accurate and precise description of all known phenomena in nature. However, several p

Award titleSearching for New Physics in the Lab and the Sky
Award ID2622106
AwardeeStanford University
CitySTANFORD
StateCA
Amount obligated$70,650
Principal investigatorKen Van Tilburg
ProgramElem. Particle Physics/Theory
Start date04/01/2026
AbstractThis award funds the research activities of Professor Ken Van Tilburg at New York University. The current set of physical laws --- as encapsulated within the Standard Models of Particle Physics and Cosmology --- provide an exquisitely accurate and precise description of all known phenomena in nature. However, several puzzles still remain. The most tangible shortcoming is that the microscopic nature of dark matter, a mostly inert component comprising most of the matter density of the Galaxy and t
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