Amir Abdulgadir

Undergraduate · 2025 – 2026 · with Prof. Lina Necib (MIT), Zeineb Mezghanni (MIT)

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Our research

Amir weighs the dark matter of other galaxies with the stellar streams around them. Working from Euclid images, he finds galaxies with streams, subtracts the host galaxy's light to isolate each stream, and measures its path, width and brightness; together these constrain the host's total mass and shape, and taking away the stars leaves the dark matter.

Achievements

Mar 2026TalkConstraining Dark Matter in External Galaxies Using Stellar Streams, 2026 APS Global Physics Summit, March 14–20
Nov 2025Talk2025 NSBP-NSHP Joint Annual Conference, November 19–23
Jul 2025TalkLeadership Alliance National Symposium, July 23–25
Jun 2025ProgramLeadership Alliance SR-EIP and MIT Summer Research Program