Big question in...Dark Matter: A Snowmass Early Career In-Reach Colloquium

This talk has been presented as part of the Snowmass Early Career In-Reach Colloquium on Big Questions In Dark Matter as the experimental part of a two-part contribution, where the first part was given by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (University of New Hampshire). The link to the event is: https://indico.fnal.gov/event/45733/. The youtube video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcYqE2aSgCc. Abstract: One overarching objective of science is to further our understanding of the universe and its composition. The nature of dark matter (DM), corresponding to 85% of the matter currently present in the universe is still unknown. The presence and distribution of DM is detected through its gravitational interactions by observatories and experiments, while the interactions of DM with ordinary matter particles can be observed indirectly and directly in astrophysics experiments. These interactions also allow for DM to be produced in collisions of ordinary matter and observed in experiments at colliders and at particle accelerators, which provide complementary information about dark matter - ordinary matter interactions. In this talk, we will give two complementary perspectives of how we can shed light on the dark matter problem, connected to the ongoing work within the Snowmass process.This talk has been presented as part of the Snowmass Early Career In-Reach Colloquium on Big Questions In Dark Matter as the experimental part of a two-part contribution, where the first part was given by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (University of New Hampshire)