Experimental Particle Physics
Experimental particle physics research involves exploring unknown questions about nature on the smallest scales. Our group works on the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. We study precision measurements of Standard Model processes and search for signatures of new physics, such as leptoquarks, dark matter candidates, and exotic production and decays of Higgs bosons. In parallel we have a broad involvement in the operation of the CMS detector and development of new detector systems for the High Luminosity LHC upgrade.
Members
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On the CMS experiment at the LHC collider at CERN, Professor Barberis is studying collisions of protons at the world’s highest center of mass energy (currently 13 TeV).
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The Bonilla Castro group targets the discovery of new particles and the development of novel detector technologies, while actively engaging with the internationally collaborative environment of modern experimental high energy physics.
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Part of the CMS Collaboration, Professor Orimoto is interested in using the Higgs boson particle as a probe for new beyond-the-Standard-Model physics, such as supersymmetry and extra dimensions.
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Professor Skinnari’s research utilizes top quarks and Higgs bosons – the heaviest known elementary particles – to probe fundamental questions about nature and our universe.
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Professor Wood studies high energy (13 TeV) collisions of protons with the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, specifically events which contain a Z boson and a large amount of missing transverse momentum.
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In the news
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News
Northeastern physicists honored with Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for unveiling secrets of the universe
Several Northeastern physics professor, PhD student, and researchers, where recognized in the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for their research into the fundamental nature of matter at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. -
Northeastern University physics faculty bring a major international conference to the Boston campus
On June 3-7 2024, the Physics department and the College of Science hosted the 2024 edition of the Large Hadron Collider Physics conference (LHCP) on our Boston campus. This is one of the major international conferences in particle physics at colliders (the Large Hadron Collider and beyond). This conference is held annually on alternating continents, […] -
The world’s most powerful particle accelerator is helping discover the universe’s deepest secrets
Located at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) near Geneva, Switzerland, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s most powerful particle accelerator and is used to study elementary particles and their interactions.