The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $450,358 Project Grant to Rutgers, The State University, located in New Brunswick, NJ, under the agency's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The funding supports a 3-year investigation into how interacting dark matter may affect galaxy formation and evolution. The research team will use high-resolution galaxy simulations to compare the observable characteristics of galaxies in a cold dark matter paradigm versus one with self-interacting dark matter. This work aims to provide substantial insights into the nature of dark matter, which makes up over 80% of the matter in the universe but whose properties remain largely unknown. The project also includes a mentorship program to support and engage first-year college students, many from underrepresented groups, as they transition to undergraduate studies in STEM fields.
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