Description
String Theory has been proven to be an important guide in constructing (semi-)realistc
supersymmetric models of particle physics. While most recognise the results from Heterotic
String theories, strongly coupled and non-perturbative (more general) formulations, such as
F and M theories, have recently provided an exciting new branch of String Phenomenology.
In this communication we will review how and why Supersymmetry arises in String/M theory,
providing an introduction to some terminology and concepts for non-string phenomenologists.
Afterwards, we will show how M Theory compactified on G2 manifolds provide all the
ingredients for model building and a yet-much-unexplored territory. In doing so we will
present the so-called G2-MSSM, an SU(5) class of models with the MSSM spectrum, before
presenting the most recent developments on SO(10) SUSY GUTs arising from M Theory on
G2 manifolds.
