The Via Project: The Milky Way as a Dark Matter Laboratory
Risa Wechsler
The Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) pursues a critical test of cold dark matter theory by joining as an institutional member of the Via Project. Via will build twin spectographs for a 5 year survey of the Milky Way.
Field
Astrophysics
Funding Period
2024-2029
Program
Kavli Institute Innovation Award
Institution
Kavli Institute for Patricle Astrophysics and Cosmology (Stanford University)
Collaborators
Harvard University
Carnegie Observatories
Science and Technology at Astronomy’s Frontier: the MIT Kavli Institute and the U.S. Extremely Large Telescope Program
Rob Simcoe, Gabor Furesz
Conceptual development of an infrared spectrometer for use with the U.S. Extremely Large Telescope program
Field
Astrophysics
Funding Period
2023-2026
Program
Kavli Institute Innovation Award
Institution
Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Quantum Materials for Broad-Band Quantum Transduction (QM4QT)
Mazhar Ali
Exploration of multifaceted study of materials, including spin-magnetic Kagome materials and biological systems, toward demonstrating broadband quantum transduction
