High Energy Physics Division
Theoretical High Energy Physics at Argonne
We work at the interface of theory and experiment — from high-precision Standard Model calculations and the structure of hadrons to the physics that may lie beyond, in colliders, in the dark sector, and in the early universe.
About the group
The Argonne theory group is part of the High Energy Physics Division at Argonne National Laboratory. Our research spans high-precision calculations of Standard Model processes, the interpretation of collider and astrophysical data, and model building beyond the Standard Model. Members of the group hold joint appointments at nearby universities and work closely with Argonne's experimental and computational programs.
Research directions
A few of the threads that run through the group's work.
Collider and Higgs physics
Precision phenomenology for the LHC and future colliders, effective field theory, and what the Higgs boson can tell us about physics beyond the Standard Model.
QCD and hadron structure
Perturbative QCD, factorization and resummation, parton distribution functions and generalized parton distributions, quarkonium production, and jet substructure.
Beyond the Standard Model
Supersymmetry and extended Higgs sectors, dark matter and dark sectors, baryogenesis and the matter–antimatter asymmetry, and neutrino physics.
Formal and computational methods
Scattering amplitudes, conformal field theory and the bootstrap, light-ray operators, and quantum simulation and machine learning applied to high energy physics.
- Collider phenomenology
- Higgs physics
- Perturbative QCD
- Parton distributions
- Quarkonia
- Effective field theory
- Dark matter
- Baryogenesis
- Neutrinos
- Scattering amplitudes
- Bootstrap methods
- Quantum simulation
- Machine learning for HEP
Where to find us
- Division
- High Energy Physics
- Building
- 362, Argonne National Laboratory
- Address
- 9700 S. Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439
- Seminars
- Tuesdays, 2:45 p.m. · Room E-188
Interested in joining? Postdoctoral and student opportunities in the High Energy Physics Division are advertised through Argonne's HEP Division and on the Argonne careers site. Feel free to contact any member of the group directly — contact details are on the People page.