Supersymmetry, Naturalness, and the LHC: Where Do We Stand? – Matthew Reece

Date: Tue. May 1st, 2012, 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Location: Rockefeller 221

The LHC has accumulated a large luminosity and has already begun ruling out a wide range of theoretical scenarios. I will discuss the theoretical implications of current LHC searches for supersymmetry and the first tentative Higgs measurements. In particular, I will assess the current status of SUSY naturalness, and explain some ways in which searches for the scalar top quark might help to further constrain the parameter space.