Carl Gwilliam

Professor Carl Gwilliam is a faculty member in the Department of Physics at the University of Liverpool's School of Physical Sciences. His research focuses on particle physics, particularly through experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (ATLAS, FASER) and the SHiP experiment at the SPS. He has made significant contributions to Higgs boson studies and searches for new physics beyond the Standard Model, including dark matter and long-lived particles (LLPs).

Education:

• Ph.D. in Experimental Particle Physics (H1 Experiment at DESY, 2006)

His research explores particle physics through collider experiments, detector development, and simulation. Recent work emphasizes Higgs boson properties, LLP detection, and jet reconstruction techniques. He integrates computational physics into undergraduate teaching and advocates for inclusive education as the Departmental Disability Coordinator.

Selected research outputs include:

• Higgs boson pair production analysis in bbττ decay channels
• LLP searches via dark photons and heavy neutral leptons
• Jet energy calibration and track reconstruction software for ATLAS
• Forward physics facility detector optimization studies

He has supervised numerous BSc, MPhys, and PhD students and coordinated international collaborations like ATLAS's Exotics Working Group and FASER's physics program.