Takeaways
Neutrinos are fundamental to understanding energy production in the universe and serve as a proxy for dark matter in detection experiments.
The density of dark matter around us is about five times greater than regular matter, yet it remains elusive. Huber and his team are looking for dark matter imprints in billion-year-old rocks.
Dark matter research has practical applications for nuclear energy and security and the philosophical implications for the age-old quest to know more about the universe.
About Huber
Huber is the William E. Hassinger, Jr. Senior Faculty Fellow in the College of Science, a professor of physics, and director of the Center for Neutrino Physics. His research focuses on neutrino physics and he has helped build an internationally recognized program that has implications for basic science and applications to global and national security.
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About the podcast
“Curious Conversations” is a series of free-flowing conversations with Virginia Tech researchers that take place at the intersection of world-class research and everyday life. Produced and hosted by Travis Williams, assistant director of marketing and communications for the Office of Research and Innovation, university researchers share their expertise and motivations as well as the practical applications of their work in a format that more closely resembles chats at a cookout than classroom lectures. New episodes are shared each Tuesday.