Research in High Energy Physics

Lead Research Organisation: Imperial College London
Department Name: Physics

Abstract

Investigation into the properties of elementary particles and the fundamental forces of nature. Precision tests of the Standard Model (SM); searches for new phenomena and extensions to the SM; studies of CP violation in the b-system; measurement of neutrino oscillation parameters; WIMP dark matter searches, preparations for future experiments, including super-LHC, feasibility studies for future neutrino factories, double-beta decay experiments, gravitational wave detectors and linear colliders.

Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
ST/N504336/1 30/09/2015 30/03/2021
1707993 Studentship ST/N504336/1 30/09/2015 31/03/2019 Sophie BAKER
 
Description LHCb 
Organisation European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Department Large Hadron Collider Beauty Experiment (LHCb)
Country Switzerland 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Work on physics analyses, as well as detector maintenance and upgrade work.
Collaborator Contribution Provision of resources and organisation of the wider LHCb collaboration.
Impact No concrete outputs or outcomes from my personal collaboration as of yet. Continued data and framework provision from LHCb for my PhD studies.
 
Description Ambassador visit 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact GB Ambassador Jane Owen was visiting CERN for the day in order to gain an understanding of the British involvement in CERN and the global links that this provides. After the official tour of CERN, I met with the visiting party for a round-table discussion to share the view of a British student based at CERN and what the links here mean to me.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description MPs visit to CERN 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact MPs from the UK, namely members of the Science and Technology Select Committee, visited CERN; I joined them for a round-table discussion at the end of their visit, in order to answer their questions and share the opinions of PhD students with them.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description School visit 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Multiple school visits to CERN, where I am currently based, from the UK. I met with these groups after they went on the 'official' CERN tour in order to give them a more presentation of my work and what working/studying at CERN for a particle physics PhD is like. Also had lunch/coffee break with them afterwards, in order to answer questions which they may not have felt comfortable asking during the presentation.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017