The first dark matter experiment in Victoria has started taking data in an attempt to detect dark matter or narrow the search for the mysterious particle.
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The University of Melbourne Node Administrator
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Giovani is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Melbourne, where he works on theoretical and phenomenological aspects of the dark matter problem — spanning cosmology to collider signatures. During his PhD at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany), he investigated novel properties of inelastic dark matter models with an emphasis on parity-violating effects."
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Daniel Marcantonio is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Melbourne, working on the SABRE South experiment. The focus of his PhD was developing a search for dark matter at Belle, an electron-positron collider experiment.
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The National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip will arrive in Tasmania in 2026 to share the joy and excitement of science with students and communities.
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The purest sodium iodide crystals ever seen in Australia, and in any dark matter physics experiment currently underway anywhere in the world, will arrive in the Victorian town of Stawell in coming months.
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The National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip will arrive in Tasmania in 2026 to share the joy and excitement of science with students and communities.
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Did you know you can take a virtual tour of the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL)?
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A University of Melbourne researcher has placed the strongest constraints yet on certain rare decays of subatomic particles, narrowing the window for where new "hidden" particles could be lurking.
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New research on the direction of dark matter will help scientists build detectors that can distinguish between the mysterious particle they are searching for and background interference.
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The Centre is proud to celebrate a remarkable achievement by four Centre members - Director Elisabetta Barberio and CI Alan Duffy, have been elected Fellows of The Royal Society of Victoria (RSV), and CIs Nicole Bell and Celine Boehm have been named Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science.
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Dr Yajing Xing has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Melbourne on SABRE South. She currently works on Xenon NT in Nante, France.
Her primary area of specialisation is the innovative use of liquid xenon time projection chamber technology. This technology has significant applications in both medical imaging and direct dark matter research, making it a truly exciting field to be a part of.
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Theoretical physicist Ray Volkas realised early in his career that the mystery of dark matter was central to our understanding of the universe.
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Maaz is a PhD candidate in Theoretical Physics at the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on axion models and physics beyond the Standard Model, particularly questions related to the strong CP problem and flavour symmetries. Alongside his academic work, he is an active member of the university’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee.
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Val Estrella is a Masters student in theoretical physics at Adelaide University, working under the supervision of Professor Martin White.
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Physicists from the Dark Matter Centre travelled to Stawell on Easter Saturday to attend the Stawell Easter Extravaganza.
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Ethan's research focuses on enhancing cavity quality factors via superconducting surfaces — using commercial superconductive tapes and REBCO sputtered substrates to advance the sensitivity of axion dark matter haloscopes.
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In a career that has crossed multiple national and international borders, Giorgio Busoni has reaped the professional and personal benefits of his career in physics.
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Physicists Zuzana Slavkovska and Theresa Fruth lead a tour of the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL).
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