Perth Public Lecture: Australia's Search for Dark Matter Using Quantum Tech

The National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip is a travelling science show, bringing all things quantum and dark matter to a town near you!  To coincide with National Science Week, a team of scientists and science communicators will travel around Australia, delivering engaging presentations, hands-on activities, pub quizzes and more!

National Quantum and Dark Matter Road Trip

Learn about quantum technologies and dark matter with Dr Jeremy Bourhill as part of the National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip.

Murdoch Lecture Theatre, The University of Western Australia

Join the National Quantum &amp; Dark Matter Road Trip in Perth to learn about quantum technologies and how and why we hunt for dark matter.Date: Thursday 17 August 2023Time: 6:00–7:30 pm AWST: public lecture and Q&amp;AVenue: Murdoch Lecture Theatre, The University of Western AustraliaThis is a FREE event.Speaker: Jeremy Bourhill

Title: Australia’s search for dark matter: using quantum technology to try and see the unseeableDark matter is the biggest missing puzzle piece in our understanding of the universe. Understanding it would help answer some of the biggest and scariest questions we like to ask such as “why does the universe even exist?”. The nature of dark matter is a mystery that has been bothering physicists since the 1950s, and tells us that there’s more going on in the universe than what meets the eye. From observing our universe through telescopes, scientists have been able to determine that the matter we can see only accounts for about 20% of all matter. But what is the other 80%? Well, we don’t really know. All we can say for certain is exactly what’s in the name: we can’t see it, so it’s dark, but it does have a gravitational pull therefore it&#x27;s matter! There are a handful of theoretical particles which might explain other outstanding mysteries in physics, which fit the description of dark matter, so they make a good place to start looking. In fact, Australian scientists are at the forefront of a global search; working off these predicted models to try and see a signal of dark matter here on earth. This obviously isn’t easy, or someone would have seen it by now. To attempt this, we need to invent more sensitive or entirely new ways of observing the world. In fact, we’re going to need to utilise technology born from the physics of the very very small: quantum mechanics!But why bother? Well, if we think about everything we’ve been able to accomplish so far using just the regular matter in the universe; we can’t even begin to imagine what we can achieve with the other 80% that&#x27;s out there!In this public lecture, Dr. Jeremy Bourhill will discuss the overwhelming evidence for the existence of dark matter, explain how Australian scientists are using some of the most advanced sensing technologies to detect it here on earth, and finally why it’s worth trying to detect in the first place! The lecture will be understandable by school aged children, will feature physical demonstrations and a 30 minute Q&amp;A session afterwards.Speaker: Dr Jeremy BourhillDr Jeremy Bourhill is a Research Fellow in the Quantum Technologies and Dark Matter Laboratory at the University of Western Australia. He received his doctorate in 2016 from UWA and has since worked as a research associate at UWA and IMT-Atlantique in France. His research focuses on electron spin ensembles in solids and novel microwave techniques to interact with them for the purposes of designing quantum protocols. In addition, Jeremy is interested in utilising unique 3D-printed microwave resonators for ultra-light dark matter searches, chiral sensing and filtering.The National Quantum &amp; Dark Matter Road Trip is bringing all things quantum and dark matter to communities around Australia as part of National Science Week. A team of scientists and science communicators will be visiting schools, libraries, pubs and other community hubs from 7 to 25 August 2023, aiming to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers and highlight the potential of quantum technologies and dark matter discovery for the future of our society.We are very grateful to The University of Western Australia for their support of this event.Visit <a href="https://www.qdmroadtrip.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">qdmroadtrip.or</a>g for more or follow @qdmroadtrip on <a href="https://twitter.com/qdmroadtrip" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitter </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/qdmroadtrip/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>.

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