Tomas Galvez

Scientists gather to explore cosmology and gravitational physics

By: Kitty Cheung, Staff Writer To explore the mysteries surrounding gravity and dark matter, SFU invited cosmologists, astrophysicists and expert theorists to Testing Gravity, a biannual conference aimed at investigating the laws of gravity. The conference was organized by SFU physics and cosmology professors, Dr. Levon Pogosian, Dr. Andrei Frolov, and PhD candidate Tomas Galvez. With its first edition taking place in 2015, this year’s conference was held from January 23–26 at SFU Harbour Centre in Vancouver, garnering participation from 120 students and scholars from 16 countries. “We wanted to encourage conversation between separate scientific communities working on topics related…

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