IDEA-2025 Science Slam winner: Sruthi Ravikularaman!

Congratulations to the new CRC associate and DARK100 postdoc Sruthiranjani Ravikularaman! 

Sruthi won the Science Slam  at IDEA.2025 — the first Entrepreneurship Day hosted by the Worldfactory Start-up Center (WSC) of Ruhr University Bochum!.
In her winning talk Afraid of the dark? she brilliantly explained the concept of dark matter using the analogy of ghosts. She also discussed the unique dark matter detection experiment of the Dark100 project with PANOSETI telescopes.

The judges praised her ability to address complex challenges in her field with a blend of humor and insight, making her presentation both informative and entertaining.

This award gives Sruthi the unique opportunity to attend the Falling Walls Summit in November in Berlin:

Read more about the IDEA.2025 event here