Unravelling Dark Matter

The nature of dark matter continues to be a mystery. However, recent experiments and observations are putting a new light on the spectra of theoretical possibilities. We are drawn to critically assess our present knowledge on the astrophysical side of the paradigm, to revise current theories of particle dark matter, and to look out for new observational windows. This workshop shall bring together leading theoretical particle and astro- physicists whose work is relevant in the direct and indirect detection of dark matter. What do we really know about dark matter on local, galactic, and cosmological scales and how confident are we in quantifying the uncertainties on this knowledge? What is new on the anomaly-driven observational forefront and how well can indirect astrophysical probes inform us about the particle nature of the dark matter sector? Finally, how well does the dark matter framework reconcile with the overall cosmological picture that observations present to us?

Participants:

Niayesh Afshordi, Perimeter Institute
Haipeng An, Perimeter Institute
Brian Batell, University of Chicago
Latham Boyle, Perimeter Institute
Cliff Burgess, Perimeter Institute, McMaster University
Bei Cai, Queen's University
James Cline, McGill University
Juan Collar, University of Chicago, Kavli Institute 
Ross Diener Perimeter Institute
Adrienne Erickcek, CITA, Perimeter Institute
Douglas Finkbeiner, Harvard University
Patrick Fox, Fermilab
Michael Hudson, University of Waterloo
Matthew Johnson, Perimeter Institute
Michael Kuhlen, University of California, Berkeley
Guilhem Lavaux, Perimeter Institute
Luis Lehner, Perimeter Institute
Robert Mann, Perimeter Institute, University of Waterloo
Reina Maruyama, University of Wisconsin Madison
David McKeen, University of Victoria
Daniel McKinsey, Yale University
John Moffat, Perimeter Institute
David Morrissey, TRIUMF
Leonidas Moustakas, JPL, Caltech
Guillaume Plante, Columbia University
Yosdanis Vazquez Ponce, Perimeter Institute
Maxim Pospelov, Perimeter Institute, University of Victoria
Josef Pradler, Perimeter Institute
Steven Schramm, University of Toronto
Philip Schuster, Perimeter Institute
Yanwen Shang, Perimeter Institute
Jennifer Siegal-Gaskins, Ohio State University
Kris Sigurdson, University of British Columbia
Tracy Slatyer, Institute for Advanced Study
Carlos Tamarit, Perimeter Institute
James Taylor, University of Waterloo
Daniel Terno, Perimeter Institute
Natalia Toro, Perimeter Institute
Michael Trott, Perimeter Institute
Mark Vogelsberger, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Andrew Wayne, University of Guelph
Neal Weiner, New York University  
Lawrence Widrow, Queen's University
Itay Yavin, New York University, Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics
Jesus Zavala, University of Waterloo

Organizer:

Jesus Zavala, University of Waterloo