Vicent J. Martínez talks on dark matter and energy, between fantasy and reality at the Societat Coral el Micalet
Vicent J. Martínez, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Universitat de València, gave on Wednesday 27th November a lecture entitled Matèria i energia fosques. Entre la fantasia i la realitat (Dark Matter and Energy. Between fantasy and reality). The session began at 7:15 p.m. at the headquarters of the entity (Carrer Guillem de Castro, 73) and will be moderated by Emili Mira.
27 de november de 2019
The conference was part of the activities of the Novembre Cultural, organised by El Micalet, which this year pays tribute to the musician Salvador Giner, on the anniversary of his death.
Vicent J. Martínez (València, 1962) wrote his doctoral thesis ‘La textura de l’Univers’ (The Texture of the Universe) at the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (Nordita) in Copenhagen, and has published many scientific works of excellence. As director of the Astronomic Observatory of the Universitat de València (OAUV), for 11 years, he achieved great development in research and dissemination activities. He was awarded the European Prize for the Dissemination of General Scientific Study 2005 for the work 'Mariners que solquen el cel' (Sailors sailing the skies).
His research activity is mainly devoted to galaxies, the large-scale structure of the universe and cosmology. His work in the field of dissemination includes the organisation and delivery of university courses and international congresses dedicated to the training of disseminators, in addition, he participated in the creation of the Chair for Scientific Dissemination. As director of the OAUV, he guided the centre's informative work in open days, visits to schools through the Aula del Cielo (from which around 3,000 students per year have benefited), cycles of conferences or special sessions for observing astronomical events. He was also responsible for the creation of the Museum Collection of ancient astronomical instruments of the OAUV, recognised by the Generalitat Valenciana.