EXPLORE stands for "EXPeriential Learning Opportunity through Research and Exchange” (https://astro.uni-frankfurt.de/innovative-teaching/). It is the first German-Canadian undergraduate student research collaboration in theoretical astroparticle physics and brings together students from Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, and York University in Toronto, Canada. The EXPLORE project is mentored by five faculty supervisors from York University and Goethe University:
Nassim Bozorgnia (York University)
Saeed Rastgoo (York University)
Laura Sagunski (Goethe University)
Jürgen Schaffner-Bielich (Goethe University)
Sean Tulin (York University)
In EXPLORE, students from Goethe University and York University work together in diverse, international research teams to explore the most fascinating and yet unsolved mysteries of modern physics. This winter term, we have explored the yet unknown particle properties of dark matter with powerful astrophysical probes such as gravitational waves and tidal streams!
The EXPLORE students will present the outcome of their research at this workshop. We have also invited an external plenary speaker who is an expert on gravitational waves and neutron stars: Prof. Debarati Chatterjee (IUCAA, Pune, India & Chair LIGO-India EPO).
Everyone who is interested, no matter if student, postdoc or faculty, is invited to join the workshop!
The EXPLORE project is supported by the Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) at York University, Goethe University QSL (``Quality Assurance in Teaching'') funds, the DFG Collaborative Research Center CRC-TR 211 “Strong-interaction matter under extreme conditions” and the State of Hesse through the research cluster ELEMENTS.
