Spec-S5 Dark Matter Meeting 2025

Oct 27, 2025, 8:00 AM → Oct 29, 2025, 7:00 PM America/Chicago

401 (ERC)

We are pleased to advertise the first in a series of workshops focused on defining the dark matter science case for the next-generation massively multiplexed cosmology experiment, Spec-S5 (https://spec-s5.org/).  

This workshop will be held in-person at KICP/UChicago on Oct 27-29. Zoom access will be provided, though we strongly encourage in-person attendance since much of the workshop will be focused around small group discussions. The program is still under construction, but we expect a relatively brief introduction session followed by small group discussions focused on topics of shared interest. By the end of the meeting, we expect to have collectively assembled an outline for the Spec-S5 dark matter science program that can be fleshed out in future meetings in this series.

 

Note that registration is required for in-person participation. Payment of the registration fee must be handled separately using the appropriate link on the Indico side bar.

 

Organizing Committee:

Arjun Dey, Alex Drlica-Wagner, Daniel Gilman, Ting Li, Ethan Nadler, Connie Rockosi, Yuanyuan Zhang

 

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Funding support is provided by The Kavli Foundation and the Kavli Insitute for Cosmological Physics (KICP).

 

   

Mon, October 27

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Presentations

9:00 AM Introduction and Goals

Speakers: Arjun Dey, Connie Rockosi, Daniel Gilman, Ethan Nadler, Ting Li, Yuanyuan Zhang

9:30 AM Dark Matter Theory/Models

Speakers: Adrienne Erickcek, Nick Rodd

10:00 AM Dark Matter Simulations

Speakers: Annika Peter, Paul Torrey

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Presentations

11:00 AM Astrophysical Probes

Speakers: Alex Amon, Nora Shipp

11:30 AM Spec-S5: Overview and Opportunities

Speaker: Claire Poppett

12:00 PM New Ideas

Speaker: Keir Rogers

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM → 3:30 PM Discussion: Planning

2:00 PM Dark Matter: Observational Landscape

2:20 PM Dark Matter Science Case: Discussion & Planning

Speakers: Ethan Nadler, Ting Li

2:40 PM Dark Matter Science Case: Hack Organization

Speakers: Daniel Gilman, Yuanyuan Zhang

3:00 PM Dark Matter Science Case: Logistics

Speakers: Arjun Dey, Connie Rockosi

3:30 PM → 4:00 PM Coffee Break

4:00 PM → 5:30 PM Small Group Work

6:00 PM → 7:30 PM Reception

Tue, October 28

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Small Group Work

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Small Group Work

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM → 3:30 PM Small Group Work

3:30 PM → 4:00 PM Coffee Break

4:00 PM → 5:30 PM Discussion: Daily Tag Up

6:00 PM → 8:00 PM Dinner

Wed, October 29

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Small Group Work

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Discussion: Final Tag Up

11:00 AM Progress Presentations

12:00 PM What's Next?

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

3:30 PM → 5:00 PM Presentations: Colloquium: Ana Bonaca