Did you know that giant galaxies we see today grew from tiny fluctuations imprinted in the very first instants in the life of our universe?

At Durham we’ve run millions of hours of high-power supercomputer simulations to show how galaxies have evolved according to the laws of physics.

Carlos has been recognised for this work by being awarded The Royal Society’s Rumford Medal for outstanding Physics research. He is one of the originators of 'cold dark matter' theory for the formation of structure in the universe. 

Much of this research has been led by Professor Carlos Frenk, founder and former director of our world-leading Institute for Computational Cosmology.

Carlos has been recognised for this work by being awarded The Royal Society’s Rumford Medal for outstanding Physics research.

He is one of the originators of 'cold dark matter' theory for the formation of structure in the universe. 

Working with scientists worldwide, he uses supercomputers to build model universes based on the known laws of physics.

The work of Carlos and colleagues has established Durham as a leading international centre for supercomputer simulations of galaxies and cosmic structure.

Accepting the honour he said it was “…recognition of the collective contribution made by my many PhD students, postdoctoral students and other colleagues with whom I have worked closely over the years”.