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\section{Personal Reflections}  \subsection{Issie Astley}  My role in the project was to research Hot and Cold DM. Not only did I have to learn the difference between hot and cold dark matter, I also used papers and experiments in order to follow how our understanding of the dark matter in the universe has changed and adapted as new ideas have been introduced to the community. I found that there is an abundance of information on hot and cold DM both in research papers and web pages, yet sifting through and condensing all the information was perhaps the biggest challenge, as many resources gave similar information.   \\  Throughout this week I feel that we have furthered our understanding beyond our current level of education and, though our knowledge of the topic has grown massively over the course of the week, I feel as though our report will be successful in educating others without leaving any overwhelmed as we have attempted to make our report as accessible as possible.   \\  As of completing this project I now feel as though I have learned a great deal about dark matter and its complications, not only through my own personal research but also in reading the rest of my group’s findings in the report.  \\  Before starting this project, I had not heard much about dark matter, but simply took for granted that people far more intelligent than me could understand and research the area. Were we to do the project again, I would perhaps have not only researched the facts of dark matter but many professional opinions surrounding candidate particles, hot/cold dark matter too by reading more papers on the topic. While I initially found the preliminary questions difficult, I now understand how integral they are to the progression of the field and I am glad that I now have more experience of the mathematics behind dark matter.   \subsection{Jessie Blackborough}  \subsection{Noah Phipps}  In the project, my section was working on galaxy rotation curves and dark matter halos. I have found this project to be extremely interesting, and am very glad that I had a chance to work on this specific one rather than any of the others. I have enjoyed writing about this area, as well as producing my part of the presentation.\\  I feel that this project has been an overall success. Initially, we had little to no background knowledge on cosmology, but we are now able to give a 15-minute presentation, as well as having written this report. We have completed this within the given time frame, and have made effective use of resources. \\ 

The project could have perhaps been improved if we had done more research to allow myself to understanding more complicated research papers, as this held me back slightly.  In the future, I would like to develop the project by doing more research. It could also be the basis of future work, and could even tie into the EPQ I am currently doing.  \subsection{Joshua \subsection{Issie Astley}  My role in the project was to research Hot and Cold DM. Not only did I have to learn the difference between hot and cold dark matter, I also used papers and experiments in order to follow how our understanding of the dark matter in the universe has changed and adapted as new ideas have been introduced to the community. I found that there is an abundance of information on hot and cold DM both in research papers and web pages, yet sifting through and condensing all the information was perhaps the biggest challenge, as many resources gave similar information.   \\  Throughout this week I feel that we have furthered our understanding beyond our current level of education and, though our knowledge of the topic has grown massively over the course of the week, I feel as though our report will be successful in educating others without leaving any overwhelmed as we have attempted to make our report as accessible as possible.   \\  As of completing this project I now feel as though I have learned a great deal about dark matter and its complications, not only through my own personal research but also in reading the rest of my group’s findings in the report.  \\  Before starting this project, I had not heard much about dark matter, but simply took for granted that people far more intelligent than me could understand and research the area. Were we to do the project again, I would perhaps have not only researched the facts of dark matter but many professional opinions surrounding candidate particles, hot/cold dark matter too by reading more papers on the topic. While I initially found the preliminary questions difficult, I now understand how integral they are to the progression of the field and I am glad that I now have more experience of the mathematics behind dark matter.  \subsection{Josh  Smith} \subsection{Jessie Blackborough}