The aim of this workshop is to bring together the local community working on astroparticle physics, dark matter searches and phenomenology. Lectures will consists of three 1hr sessions (2hr exposition + 1hr discussion) and are directed to a specialized audience of professors, postdocs and graduate students. Lecturers will cover theoretical and experimental dark matter related topics. There will be no registration fee but we encourage participants to register.
INVITED SPEAKERS:
Priscilla Cushman (University of Minnesota) Direct Detection of WIMP Dark Matter
Alejandro Ibarra (Technical University of Munich) Indirect Dark Matter Searches
Pierre Sikivie (University of Florida) Axion Dark Matter
Xerxes Tata (University of Hawaii) Beyond the Standard Model
Jesús Zavala Franco (University of Iceland) Perspectives on the Astrophysics of Dark Matter
ORGANIZING COMMITEE:
Catalina Espinoza
Estela Garces
Myriam Mondragon
Eric Vazquez