http://ias.newmexicoconsortium.org The IAS Astrophysics and Cosmology Center (ACCent) functions as a general umbrella for more targeted programs in observational and theoretical astrophysics and cosmology. ACCent brings together researchers in New Mexico institutions to work on common-ground projects. The broad aim of ACCent is to enhance cooperation and collaboration across a diverse set of observational and theoretical activities, helping to promote strategic connections with the national and international community in the associated research areas. The first year's theme of ACCent activities was Uniting the Visible and Invisible Universe in recognition of the central importance of the twin puzzles of dark matter and dark energy, as emphasized in various national reports. daily 1 2008-08-24T13:04:13Z http://ias.newmexicoconsortium.org/news2/synthesis-imaging-school-2008 Interferometry is the technique of using the pattern of interference created by the superposition of two or more waves to diagnose the properties of the aforementioned waves. The instrument used to interfere the waves together is called an interferometer. Interferometry is an important investigative technique in the fields of astronomy, fiber optics, engineering metrology, optical metrology, oceanography, seismology, quantum mechanics and plasma physics. This workshop on interferometry techniques was held in June 2008 on the campus of New Mexico Tech (NMT). No publisher manager astrophysics and cosmology 2008-10-28T18:06:01Z News Item http://ias.newmexicoconsortium.org/news2/2nd-international-workshop-on-the-interconnection Recent advances in observational astronomy have brought a new focus on the connections between fundamental particles and the early universe and its subsequent evolution. During very early times, the universe was devoid of any structures and contained only fundamental particles. In the process of expansion, the universe cooled down, dark matter was created and eventually the galaxies were born. Today, approximately fourteen billion years later, the universe is made of about 73% dark energy and 23% dark matter. The rest is ordinary matter that has composed us. Since the beginning of the universe was dominated by the fundamental particles, the quest to understand the universe has involved both particle physicists and cosmologists. The forthcoming ground- and space-based experiments (such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), PLANCK, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope [GLAST], and many dark matter direct and indirect detection experiments) motivate this series of workshops on particle physics and cosmology. In this workshop, we discussed the various issues related to the exploration of the connections between these two areas. No publisher manager astrophysics and cosmology 2008-10-22T20:37:59Z News Item http://ias.newmexicoconsortium.org/news2/accent-santa-fe-cosmology-summer-workshop This three week long workshop covered topics related to current and expected observational advances, including the cosmic microwave background, large-scale structure galaxies and clusters, and dark matter and dark energy theory. No publisher manager astrophysics and cosmology 2008-10-28T18:08:38Z News Item http://ias.newmexicoconsortium.org/news2/accent-cosmic-web-workshop This workshop was held in Socorro in May, 2008. This meeting focused on galaxy formation in the context of large-scale distribution of matter in the Universe, the main topics being: galaxy formation and evolution, neutral hydrogen and reheating, the dynamics of large-scale structure, and large cosmological simulations. No publisher manager astrophysics and cosmology 2008-10-28T20:01:42Z News Item http://ias.newmexicoconsortium.org/news2/collaboration-initiation-between-nmsu-and-lanlfor Helio- and asteroseismology are becoming extremely productive research fields in astronomy due to the increase in quality of stellar oscillation data over the past decade, which will only get better over the next few years with several major missions scheduled. Dr. Jason Jackiewicz at NMSU and Dr. Joyce Guzik at LANL share a common expertise in stellar seismology and intend to establish a long-lasting collaboration between these two New Mexico Institutions with support from the IAS. As a result of this quickly growing field of astronomy there is significant research and education funding opportunities available from major sources like NASA and the NSF. Dr. Guzik and Dr. Jackiewicz will work together over the next year to identify and pursue the most promising funding options to get this collaboration off the ground and to establish a self-sufficient research program in this area. No publisher manager astrophysics and cosmology 2009-03-11T18:02:39Z News Item