University of Melbourne and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics Professor Nicole Bell has been appointed President of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP).
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The neutron is one of the particles that make up the atomic nucleus. A free neutron is unstable and decays into other fundamental particles like proton, electron, and anti-electron neutrino.
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Stawell Gold Mines Manager for Health, Safety, Environment and Community David Coe has been a part of the journey towards the construction of the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory since 2013.
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The Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL) project has been supported by many university, government and community partners.
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Centre members and international partners from across Australia and internationally attended the CDM’s first in-person Annual Workshop in Geelong in November.
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Centre Director Elisabetta Barberio will provide an update on the SABRE South experiment, which will be located in the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory.
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Centre researcher Ben McAllister, from The University of Western Australia and Swinburne University of Technology, has been awarded a Business Events Aspire Award.
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On Dark Matter Day, it is a good opporunity to address the question: ‘Why does dark matter matter?’
Dr Ben McAllister addresses the question for ABC Religio and Ethics.
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A new paper by University of Melbourne researchers explores an important clue as to the nature and origin of dark matter.
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Embarking on a PhD or postdoctoral research can be an exciting, but daunting time.
Scientists from around the world got together recently to provide PhD students and postdoctoral researchers with advice they wish they’d had when beginning their careers.
CDM early career researcher Harish Potti took notes on the main takeaways from the event.
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SUPL Ltd has appointed Renata Polotnianka as Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL) Facility and Laboratory Manager.
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After visiting 25 schools, stopping off in 40 cities and towns and travelling 7,000km, the National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip finished in Perth on the weekend.
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Located one kilometre underground in the Stawell Gold Mine, the first dark matter laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere is preparing to join the global quest to understand the nature of dark matter and unlock the secrets of our universe.
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The National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip has set off on its journey to visit 40 cities and towns across Australia over the next 19 days.
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Less than one week until the National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip starts - so excited!
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Scientists will travel 7,000 kilometres over 19 days and visit 40 cities and towns across Australia on the National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip.
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The ORGAN Experiment—Australia’s first major contribution to dark matter detection—is now fully online and searching for dark matter, bringing us a step closer to solving one of the biggest mysteries of the Universe.
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Centre members William Melbourne, Zuzana Slavkovska and Ferdos Dastgiri travelled to the INFN node at LNGS (Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso) to collaborate with the Dark Matter Centre’s partners, Ambra Mariani, Chiara Vignoli and Giuseppe DiCarlo between April 19 and May 5.
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The Centre was lucky enough to have the opportunity to host the Veritasium team at its University of Melbourne laboratory, Swinburne University of Technology Wantirna Campus and the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory.
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New ATLAS Early Career Scientist Board member , Harish Potti, talks about the board and how he aims to contribute.
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