Name: Collider Physics 2009: Joint Argonne & IIT Theory Institute
Start: 2009-05-18T01:30:00-05:00
End: 2009-05-22T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Argonne and IIT

Collider Physics 2009: Joint Argonne & IIT Theory Institute

from Monday, 18 May 2009 (01:30) to Friday, 22 May 2009 (18:00)

Monday, 18 May 2009
09:00 Welcome - Harry Weerts (Argonne National Laboratory)
Welcome
- Harry Weerts (Argonne National Laboratory)
09:00 - 09:15
09:15 Higgs Boson Searches at the Tevatron - Matthew Herndon (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Higgs Boson Searches at the Tevatron
- Matthew Herndon (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
09:15 - 09:45
10:00 Global Search for New Physics in 2.0 fb^-1 of p-pbar Collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV - Steve Mrenna (Fermilab)
Global Search for New Physics in 2.0 fb^-1 of p-pbar Collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV
- Steve Mrenna (Fermilab)
10:00 - 10:30
11:15 Merging NLO Calculations with Parton Showers - Christian Bauer (LBL)
Merging NLO Calculations with Parton Showers
- Christian Bauer (LBL)
11:15 - 11:45
13:30 Gaps Between Jets at the LHC - Simone Marzani (University of Manchester)
Gaps Between Jets at the LHC
- Simone Marzani (University of Manchester)
13:30 - 14:00
14:15 Z' Bosons On and Off the Resonance Peak - Seth Quackenbush (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Z' Bosons On and Off the Resonance Peak
- Seth Quackenbush (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
14:15 - 14:45
15:30 Family Non-Universal U(1)' Gauge Symmetries and b to s Transitions - Tao Liu (University of Chicago)
Family Non-Universal U(1)' Gauge Symmetries and b to s Transitions
- Tao Liu (University of Chicago)
15:30 - 16:00
16:15 Phenomenology of Scalar Sequestering - Tuhin Roy (University of Oregon)
Phenomenology of Scalar Sequestering
- Tuhin Roy (University of Oregon)
16:15 - 16:45
17:00 MSSM Higgs Searches at the Tevatron - Patrick Draper (University of Chicago)
MSSM Higgs Searches at the Tevatron
- Patrick Draper (University of Chicago)
17:00 - 17:20
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
09:15 The WIMP Forest - Chris Jackson (Argonne National Laboratory)
The WIMP Forest
- Chris Jackson (Argonne National Laboratory)
09:15 - 09:45
10:00 Gauge Mediation Signatures without SUSY - Jay Hubisz (Syracuse University)
Gauge Mediation Signatures without SUSY
- Jay Hubisz (Syracuse University)
10:00 - 10:30
11:15 Mass and Spin Measurements in Events with Missing Energy - Zhenyu Han (UC - Davis)
Mass and Spin Measurements in Events with Missing Energy
- Zhenyu Han (UC - Davis)
11:15 - 11:45
13:30 SUSY without Prejudice at the LHC - Jamie Gainer (SLAC/Stanford University)
SUSY without Prejudice at the LHC
- Jamie Gainer (SLAC/Stanford University)
13:30 - 14:00
14:15 The Inert Higgs Doublet Model: Dark Matter Implication and Collider Phenomenology - Shufang Su (University of Arizona)
The Inert Higgs Doublet Model: Dark Matter Implication and Collider Phenomenology
- Shufang Su (University of Arizona)
14:15 - 14:45
15:30 A Heavy Higgs and a Light Sneutrino NLSP in the MSSM with Enhanced SU(2) D-terms - Anibal Medina (UC - Davis)
A Heavy Higgs and a Light Sneutrino NLSP in the MSSM with Enhanced SU(2) D-terms
- Anibal Medina (UC - Davis)
15:30 - 16:00
16:15 Leptonic Higgs Portal to the Dark Side - Hock Seng Goh (UC - Berkeley)
Leptonic Higgs Portal to the Dark Side
- Hock Seng Goh (UC - Berkeley)
16:15 - 16:45
17:00 Manifestations of Top Compositeness - Roberto Vega Morales (Northwestern University)
Manifestations of Top Compositeness
- Roberto Vega Morales (Northwestern University)
17:00 - 17:20
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
09:00 Jets at the LHC: Looking Forward and Backward - Steve Ellis (University of Washington)
Jets at the LHC: Looking Forward and Backward
- Steve Ellis (University of Washington)
09:00 - 09:30
09:45 Testing Our Expectations with the First ATLAS Data - Tom LeCompte (Argonne National Laboratory)
Testing Our Expectations with the First ATLAS Data
- Tom LeCompte (Argonne National Laboratory)
09:45 - 10:15
11:00 Discovery Physics with the First LHC Data - Tim Tait (Argonne National Laboratory - Northwestern University)
Discovery Physics with the First LHC Data
- Tim Tait (Argonne National Laboratory - Northwestern University)
11:00 - 11:30
11:45 Searches with the First ATLAS Data - Bruce Mellado (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Searches with the First ATLAS Data
- Bruce Mellado (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
11:45 - 12:15
14:00 Generalized Unitarity and BlackHat - Carola Berger (MIT)
Generalized Unitarity and BlackHat
- Carola Berger (MIT)
14:00 - 15:00
15:45 Recent Progress on QCD and Electroweak Corrections to Higgs Production - Frank Petriello (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Recent Progress on QCD and Electroweak Corrections to Higgs Production
- Frank Petriello (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
15:45 - 16:15
16:30 Leptophilic Higgs Signatures at the LHC - Brooks Thomas (University of Arizona)
Leptophilic Higgs Signatures at the LHC
- Brooks Thomas (University of Arizona)
16:30 - 17:00
Thursday, 21 May 2009
09:00 Welcome - Russell Betts (IIT)
Welcome
- Russell Betts (IIT)
09:00 - 09:15
09:15 Does Our Tevatron Experience Transfer to the LHC? - Zack Sullivan (IIT)
Does Our Tevatron Experience Transfer to the LHC?
- Zack Sullivan (IIT)
09:15 - 09:45
10:00 Latest CT09 Parton Distribution Functions with Inclusion of Tevatron Run-2 Jet and W Asymmetry Data - Pavel Nadolsky (Southern Methodist University)
Latest CT09 Parton Distribution Functions with Inclusion of Tevatron Run-2 Jet and W Asymmetry Data
- Pavel Nadolsky (Southern Methodist University)
10:00 - 10:30
11:15 Alternative Subtraction Scheme Using Nagy-Soper Dipoles - Tania Robens (RWTH Aachen)
Alternative Subtraction Scheme Using Nagy-Soper Dipoles
- Tania Robens (RWTH Aachen)
11:15 - 11:45
13:30 Higgs Signatures of Electroweak Baryogenesis - Arjun Menon (University of Michigan)
Higgs Signatures of Electroweak Baryogenesis
- Arjun Menon (University of Michigan)
13:30 - 14:00
14:15 The Phenomenology of the U(1) Phantom Sector of the Standard Model - Terrence Figy (Durham University)
The Phenomenology of the U(1) Phantom Sector of the Standard Model
- Terrence Figy (Durham University)
14:15 - 14:45
15:30 Long-lived NLSPs at the LHC - Sudhir Gupta (Iowa State University)
Long-lived NLSPs at the LHC
- Sudhir Gupta (Iowa State University)
15:30 - 16:00
16:15 Higgs ID at the LHC - Gabe Shaughnessy (Argonne National Laboratory - Northwestern University)
Higgs ID at the LHC
- Gabe Shaughnessy (Argonne National Laboratory - Northwestern University)
16:15 - 16:45
Friday, 22 May 2009
09:15 Probing B/L Violation in Extended Scalar Models at the LHC - Kai Wang (IPMU, University of Tokyo)
Probing B/L Violation in Extended Scalar Models at the LHC
- Kai Wang (IPMU, University of Tokyo)
09:15 - 09:45
10:00 Supersymmetric Electroweak Symmetry Breaking - Eduardo Ponton (Columbia University)
Supersymmetric Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
- Eduardo Ponton (Columbia University)
10:00 - 10:30
11:15 The Planck Scale from Top Condensation - Yang Bai (Fermilab)
The Planck Scale from Top Condensation
- Yang Bai (Fermilab)
11:15 - 11:45
13:30 Non-minimal UED: Implications for Dark Matter and Collider Searches - Thomas Flacke (University of Michigan)
Non-minimal UED: Implications for Dark Matter and Collider Searches
- Thomas Flacke (University of Michigan)
13:30 - 14:00
14:15 Implications of Dark Matter by Astrophysical Observations - Yu Gao (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Implications of Dark Matter by Astrophysical Observations
- Yu Gao (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
14:15 - 14:35
14:45 Measuring Spin Using Quantum Interference of Helicity States - Vikram Rentala (UC - Berkeley)
Measuring Spin Using Quantum Interference of Helicity States
- Vikram Rentala (UC - Berkeley)
14:45 - 15:05
15:45 Spontaneous R-Parity Violation in Supersymmetry - Sogee Spinner (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Spontaneous R-Parity Violation in Supersymmetry
- Sogee Spinner (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
15:45 - 16:15
16:30 Split-UED - Jing Shu (IPMU, University of Tokyo)
Split-UED
- Jing Shu (IPMU, University of Tokyo)
16:30 - 17:00