SUSY School

SUSY School
Name	SUSY School
Established	1998
Type	Summer school and research program
City	Geneva
Country	Switzerland
Campus	CERN vicinity

SUSY School SUSY School is an annual intensive program focused on supersymmetry and related topics in high-energy physics, bringing together students, postdocs, and senior researchers for coursework, seminars, and collaborative research. It serves as a nexus connecting experimental collaborations, theoretical groups, and international laboratories, attracting participants associated with major institutions and landmark experiments across particle physics.

Overview

SUSY School convenes researchers from institutions including CERN, Fermilab, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, DESY, KEK, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Physics, Institut de Physique Théorique (IPhT), Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, IPMU, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, Princeton University, Stanford University, MIT, Caltech, University of Tokyo, ETH Zurich, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, San Diego, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of Toronto, McGill University, University of British Columbia, University of Amsterdam, University of Groningen, Uppsala University, Lund University, Stockholm University, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay, CEA Saclay, CNRS, INFN, University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore, Sapienza University of Rome, University of Padua, University of Bologna, University of Milan, University of Naples Federico II, Ecole Polytechnique, École Normale Supérieure, Université Paris-Saclay, University of Edinburgh, King's College London, Imperial College London, Queen Mary University of London, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Nanjing University, Seoul National University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, National University of Singapore, Monash University, Australian National University, University of Auckland, University of Cape Town, University of São Paulo, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Física Corpuscular, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Humboldt University of Berlin, Technical University of Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, RWTH Aachen University, University of Hamburg, DESY Zeuthen, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Institute for High Energy Physics (Protvino), Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, TRIUMF.

History and founding

SUSY School was conceived in the late 1990s by senior theorists and experimentalists affiliated with CERN, DESY, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Fermilab, Max Planck Institute for Physics, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Harvard University, Princeton University, Institute for Advanced Study, IPMU and KEK to address pedagogy in beyond the Standard Model physics. Early organizers and supporters included scholars connected to Niels Bohr Institute, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, École Normale Supérieure, Sapienza University of Rome, INFN, CEA Saclay, CNRS, University of Padua, Scuola Normale Superiore, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Indian Institute of Science, Peking University, Tsinghua University, TRIUMF, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University and University of Chicago. The school evolved alongside major experimental milestones such as the LEP program, the commissioning of the Large Hadron Collider, the ATLAS experiment, the CMS experiment, the Tevatron, and the growth of neutrino oscillation research with experiments like Super-Kamiokande, SNO, and Daya Bay.

Curriculum and pedagogy

The curriculum emphasizes supersymmetric model building, phenomenology, and collider searches, integrating topics drawn from work by authors and institutions associated with Wess–Zumino model, MSSM, NMSSM, and developments from Seiberg–Witten theory, AdS/CFT correspondence, and string theory groups at Princeton University, Harvard University, Caltech, Stanford University, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, IPMU, Institute for Advanced Study, Max Planck Institute for Physics, École Polytechnique and École Normale Supérieure. Pedagogical methods include lectures, problem sessions, hands-on analyses using frameworks adopted by ATLAS experiment, CMS experiment, LHCb experiment, ALICE experiment, and software tools originating from collaborations at CERN, DESY, Fermilab, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, KEK, TRIUMF, Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Courses often reference techniques developed at University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Imperial College London, University of Edinburgh, University of Manchester, Humboldt University of Berlin, Technical University of Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, RWTH Aachen University, University of Hamburg, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, DESY Zeuthen, Institute of High Energy Physics (Beijing), Peking University and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.

Notable faculty and alumni

Faculty and lecturers have included researchers tied to Institute for Advanced Study, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Max Planck Institute for Physics, CERN, Harvard University, Princeton University, Stanford University, Caltech, MIT, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, École Normale Supérieure, École Polytechnique, IPMU, KEK, DESY, Fermilab, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, INFN, CNRS, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Indian Institute of Science, Peking University, Tsinghua University, University of Tokyo, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, University of Amsterdam, University of Groningen, Uppsala University, Lund University, Stockholm University, University of Zurich, ETH Zurich, University of Geneva, University of Milan, Sapienza University of Rome, Scuola Normale Superiore and University of Padua. Alumni have gone on to positions at CERN, Fermilab, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, DESY, KEK, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Princeton University, Stanford University, Caltech, MIT, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Max Planck Institute for Physics, INFN, CNRS, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Peking University, Tsinghua University, TRIUMF, University of Toronto, McGill University, University of British Columbia and Johns Hopkins University.

Research and collaborations

Research themes span collider phenomenology, dark matter searches, precision calculations, and formal developments in supersymmetry, with collaborations linking groups at CERN, ATLAS experiment, CMS experiment, LHCb experiment, ALICE experiment, Fermilab, DUNE, Hyper-Kamiokande, Super-Kamiokande, SNO, NOvA, T2K, IceCube, Pierre Auger Observatory, Planck (ESA mission), WMAP, LIGO, Virgo, KAGRA, DES, LSST, Euclid (spacecraft), SKA, J-PARC, KEK, TRIUMF, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Physics, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, IPMU, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University, Harvard University, Stanford University and Caltech. Joint projects often result in preprints circulated via the communities associated with arXiv and collaborations with experimental consortia such as ATLAS experiment, CMS experiment, LHCb experiment, ALICE experiment, DUNE, Hyper-Kamiokande.

Conferences, workshops, and outreach

The program organizes thematic workshops and satellite conferences tied to major meetings such as the International Conference on High Energy Physics, Rencontres de Moriond, Les Rencontres de Physique de la Vallée d'Aoste, EPS Conference on High Energy Physics, ICHEP, Neutrino Conference, SUSY conference, Strings Conference, Moriond, Lepton Photon Symposium, European Physical Society sessions, and regional schools at CERN, DESY, KEK, Fermilab, Brookhaven National Laboratory, TRIUMF, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Institut de Physique Théorique (IPhT), IPMU, Max Planck Institute for Physics, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University, Harvard University, Stanford University, Caltech, MIT and University of Cambridge. Outreach activities connect with public institutions like Science Museum, London, Exploratorium, Palais de la Découverte, Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, American Museum of Natural History, The Franklin Institute, Perimeter Institute Public Lectures, Tedx-style events and university festival programs.

Impact and legacy

SUSY School has influenced pedagogy in particle physics, contributing to workforce development for experiments and theory groups at CERN, Fermilab, DESY, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, KEK, TRIUMF, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Institute for Advanced Study, Max Planck Institute for Physics, Harvard University, Princeton University, Stanford University, Caltech, MIT, University of Cambridge and University of Oxford. Its alumni network informs collaborations across projects like ATLAS experiment, CMS experiment, DUNE, Hyper-Kamiokande, IceCube, LIGO, LSST, SKA and theoretical initiatives at IPMU, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Institute for Advanced Study, Max Planck Institute for Physics, École Normale Supérieure and École Polytechnique.

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