This $200,000 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports research at the University of Chicago to enable the discovery of undiscovered particles at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) through novel search strategies and cutting-edge pixel detector development. Key activities include:
- Developing innovative trigger, reconstruction, and analysis techniques to search for long-lived particles in the ATLAS experiment's LHC run 3 dataset.
- Building and commissioning a new ATLAS pixel detector to fully explore the TeV scale at the upcoming High Luminosity LHC.
- Conducting physics and pixel detector studies for a future Muon Collider to lay the groundwork for energy breakthroughs at future colliders.
- Implementing a science communication component in the University of Chicago's undergraduate physics curriculum and expanding local community outreach efforts.
The award period is from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2030.
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