The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $249,874 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to California State University, Stanislaus (CSU Stanislaus) to conduct research on searching for an extended Higgs sector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The project aims to search for additional Higgs bosons that could help explain phenomena not accounted for by the Standard Model of particle physics, such as dark matter and the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe. The research involves developing selection criteria, estimating backgrounds, and applying machine learning techniques to analyze data from the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. The project will be carried out primarily by undergraduate students in collaboration with the ATLAS collaboration, and will also include efforts to develop educational resources and outreach materials for the public. The award period is from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026.
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