The Future of Physics Beyond the Standard Model: Pre-Johns Hopkins Workshop / IOP Half-Day Meeting

Europe/London
Hicks Lecture Theatre E (University of Sheffield)

Hicks Lecture Theatre E

University of Sheffield

Daniel Tovey (University of Sheffield (GB)), David Kaplan (Johns Hopkins University), Martin Schmaltz
Description
This meeting will discuss future prospects for understanding and probing physics Beyond the Standard Model. Topics to be covered include:
  • Theoretical approaches to understanding the gauge hierarchy problem and naturalness in the Standard Model.
  • New theoretical ideas in light of the discovery of a SM higgs-like boson at the LHC, and null results of direct searches for BSM physics with the 7-8 TeV LHC dataset.
  • Prospects for experimental tests of BSM theories using LHC data from 2015 onwards, including the phase-2 LHC upgrades.
  • Alternative routes to probing BSM theories, including dark matter searches, CMB measurements, and future colliders.
The meeting will begin on Thursday 13th June with an IOP 'half-day' meeting suitable for a general particle physics audience.

On Friday morning, June 14th, there will be an informal meeting with a few talks on hot topics in theoretical particle physics. In the afternoon most participants will want to move over to the Sheffield DocFest film festival to attend the world premiere of 'Particle Fever' (see also here), David Kaplan's new documentary on particle physics in the time of the LHC. The movie is shown at 3.15pm in the Showroom Cinema. Tickets are required for this event - booking details can be found here.

Attendance (registration required) is open to all members of the Institute of Physics, or by invitation. 

6th June: *PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE*. New venue is Hicks Building Lecture Theatre E (see travel information).
 
Participants
  • Adam Christopherson
  • Alan Barr
  • Anastasios Avgoustidis
  • Anne Green
  • Anupam Mazumdar
  • Apostolos Pilaftsis
  • Bhupal Dev
  • Brais Lopez Paredes
  • Carsten van de Bruck
  • Christopher McCabe
  • Chuck Bennett
  • Claire Gwenlan
  • Clare Burrage
  • Dan Tovey
  • Daniel Burns
  • Daniele Teresi
  • David Kaplan
  • Davide Costanzo
  • Dimitri Skliros
  • Dimitris Kyriazopoulos
  • Edwin thomas
  • Elizabeth Winstanley
  • Ian Dawson
  • James Unwin
  • Josh McFayden
  • Kerim Suruliz
  • Kerry Ann Parker
  • Laura Paduraru
  • Malcolm Fairbairn
  • Manimala Mitra
  • Martin Schmaltz
  • Mat Robinson
  • Matthew Hewitt
  • Matti Kalliokoski
  • Peter Millington
  • Ryan McManus
  • Sam Dolan
  • Samuel Telfer
  • Supakchai Ponglertsakul
  • Susan Vu
  • Victor Ambrus
  • Wahiba Toubal
    • 12:30 18:15
      IOP Half-Day Meeting (Thursday) Hicks Lecture Theatre E

      Hicks Lecture Theatre E

      University of Sheffield

      Convener: David Kaplan (Johns Hopkins University)
      • 12:30
        Welcome 10m
        Speaker: Daniel Tovey (University of Sheffield (GB))
      • 12:40
        Introduction 10m
        Speaker: David Kaplan (Johns Hopkins University)
      • 12:50
        Beyond Quantum Field Theory 35m
        Speaker: Nima Arkani-Hamed (IAS)
      • 13:25
        LHC and Upgrades 35m
        Speaker: Albert De Roeck (CERN)
      • 14:00
        Discussion / break 30m
      • 14:30
        The CMB, CLASS and the future of polarisation measurements 35m
        Speaker: Chuck Bennett (Johns Hopkins)
      • 15:05
        Atom interferometry and tests of general relativity (title tbc) 35m
        Speaker: Jason Hogan (Stanford)
      • 15:40
        Coffee 30m
      • 16:10
        Axion detection with NMR 35m
        Speaker: Peter Graham (Stanford)
      • 16:45
        The future of data analysis 35m
        Speaker: Kyle Stuart Cranmer (New York University (US))
    • 09:30 12:30
      Informal BSM meeting (Friday) Hicks Lecture Theatre E

      Hicks Lecture Theatre E

      University of Sheffield

      Convener: Martin Schmaltz
      • 09:30
        Introduction 10m
        Speaker: David Kaplan (Johns Hopkins University)
      • 09:40
        Fundamental physics with optically levitated objects 35m
        Speaker: Asimina Arvanitaki (S)
      • 10:15
        Direct dark matter searches 35m
        Speaker: Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano (MIT)
      • 10:50
        Coffee 30m
      • 11:20
        First Evidence for High-Energy Extraterrestrial Neutrinos 35m
        Speaker: Claudio Kopper
      • 11:55
        To be determined 35m
        Speaker: Savas Dimopoulos