What the conference covers
The conference «¿Sopla el viento de materia oscura en el Pirineo Aragonés?» tackles one of contemporary physics’ biggest mysteries: dark matter, which makes up around 27 % of the universe but whose nature remains unknown. María Luisa Sarsa, Professor of Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics at the University of Zaragoza, will present the advances of the ANAIS experiment, conducted at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (Huesca). For over eight years, this project has sought to detect direct signals of dark matter, using sodium iodide detectors to capture possible interactions with hypothetical particles such as WIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles).
Who is giving the talk
The speaker is María Luisa Sarsa, spokesperson and principal investigator of the ANAIS experiment and a member of the Instituto de Física Corpuscular (IFIC), a joint centre of the Universitat de València and the CSIC. Her work focuses on the direct detection of dark matter, a field in which the Canfranc Underground Laboratory—located 800 metres underground in the Aragonese Pyrenees—provides ideal conditions to minimise cosmic interference. The talk will explore the technical and scientific challenges of this search, as well as the results obtained to date.
Timing and access
The conference will take place on 26 October 2026 at 19:00 in the Santiago Grisolía Auditorium at the Museu de les Ciències. Admission is free and no prior booking is required, though seating is limited. It is part of the international Dark Matter Day, promoted by particle physics laboratories worldwide to share advances in this field.
