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Professor Ben Allanach

Career

  • 2014-date Principal Investigator on Cambridge STFC High Energy Physics theory consolidated grant
  • 2011-date Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge
  • 2022-2023 Scientific Associate, CERN (on sabbatical leave from Cambridge)
  • 2009-2010 Reader, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge
  • 2004-2008 Lecturer, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge
  • 2004-2009 PPARC Advanced Fellow, University of Cambridge
  • 2002-2004 Postdoctoral researcher, Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules Theorie
  • 2000-2002 Fellow, TH Division, CERN
  • 1998-2000 Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge
  • 1995-1998 Higher Scientific Officer, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Research

Ben is a member of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics High Energy Physics research group and The Cambridge Pheno Working Group based at the Cavendish Laboratory.

Ben is a particle phenomenologist and is primarily interested in interpreting data coming from the CERN experiments in terms of new particles and forces. 

Lecturing

Part III (Master's course), lecture notes and accompanying youtube lectures:

Symmetries,<br /><br /> Particles<br /><br /> and<br /><br /> Fields

Ph.D. Students

  • Eetu Loisa: 2021-
  • Hannah Banks: 2019-2023
  • Maeve Madigan: 2018-2021
  • Tom Cridge: 2014-2018
  • Sophie Renner: 2012-2016
  • Matt Dolan: 2007-2010
  • Jordan Skittrall: 2006-2009
  • Steve Kom: 2005-2008

Music: Professor Jammin

Selected External Activities

Publications

Theoretical developments beyond the standard model
BC Allanach
– HADRON COLLIDER PHYSICS 2005, PROCEEDINGS
(2006)
108,
137
(doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-32841-4_27)
Particle physics - Do the space-warp
B Allanach
– Nature Physics
(2005)
1,
15
(doi: 10.1038/nphys130)
Phenomenology of a fluxed MSSM
BC Allanach, A Brignole, LE Ibanez
– Journal of High Energy Physics
(2005)
2005,
892
(doi: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/05/030)
Requirements on collider data to match the precision of WMAP on supersymmetric dark matter
BC Allanach, G Belanger, F Boudjema, A Pukhov
– Journal of High Energy Physics
(2004)
2004,
421
(doi: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/12/020)
Uncertainties in the Prediction of the Relic Density of Supersymmetric Dark Matter
BC Allanach, G Bélanger, F Boudjema, A Pukhov
(2004)
(link to publication)
SUSY parameter analysis at TeV and Planck scales
BC Allanach, GA Blair, A Freitas, S Kraml, HU Martyn, G Polesello, W Porod, PM Zerwas
– Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings
(2004)
135,
107
(doi: 10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2004.09.052)
Precise determination of the neutral Higgs boson masses in the MSSM
BC Allanach, A Djouadi, JL Kneur, W Porod, P Slavich
– Journal of High Energy Physics
(2004)
2004,
044
(doi: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/09/044)
Genetic Algorithms and Experimental Discrimination of SUSY Models
BC Allanach, D Grellscheid, F Quevedo
– Journal of High Energy Physics
(2004)
8,
069
(doi: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/07/069)
SUSY Les Houches Accord: Interfacing SUSY Spectrum Calculators, Decay Packages, and Event Generators
P Skands, BC Allanach, H Baer, C Balazs, G Belanger, F Boudjema, A Djouadi, R Godbole, J Guasch, S Heinemeyer, W Kilian, JL Kneur, S Kraml, F Moortgat, S Moretti, M Muhlleitner, W Porod, A Pukhov, P Richardson, S Schumann et al.
– Journal of High Energy Physics
(2004)
2004,
851
(doi: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/07/036)
R-parity violating minimal supergravity model
BC Allanach, A Dedes, HK Dreiner
– Physical Review D
(2004)
69,
115002
(doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.69.115002)
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Research Group

High Energy Physics

Email

B.C.Allanach@damtp.cam.ac.uk

Room

B2.04

Telephone

01223 766889

Personal homepage

http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/bca20/index.html

Study at Cambridge

About the University

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