Professor Eram RizviProfessor in PhysicsEmail: e.rizvi@qmul.ac.ukTelephone: 020 7882 6548Room Number: G. O. Jones Building, Room 409TeachingResearchPublicationsSupervisionDisseminationTeachingTeaching My teaching covers a variety of courses and topics which I have given since 2004 including: Graduate Lectures in High Energy Physics Analysis Methods Graduate Lectures in Parton Density Functions Graduate Tutorials at the Rutherford High Energy Physics Summer School Undergraduate 2nd year Module in Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics Undergraduate 3rd year Tutorials in general physics Undergraduate 1st year Module in Experimental Techniques Analysis Methods in High Energy Physics This course aims to provide general background to experimental techniques often used in particle physics analyses. Detailed statistical techniques are not covered since there are many lectures covering these topics. Instead the lectures introduce the student to Monte Carlo simulations, what they are and their limitations. Event signatures are discussed as well as reweighting techniques and an introduction to acceptance corrections and bin purity. These lectures form part of the University of London Intercollegiate Lectures in Elementary Particle Physics. The lecture notes for this course are available here. Graduate Lectures in Parton Density Functions This was an invited lecture at a graduate school on the partond density functions of the proton as part of the Helmholtz Alliance graduate lecture series in Berlin 2008. The lecture notes for this lecture are available here. Rutherford Summer School in High Energy Physics The Rutherford Summer School on Experimental High Energy Physics runs in September each year for all 1st year graduate students and is a 2 week intensive residential school. I have participated in the school as a tutor in 2005-7. Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics The main part of my undergraduate teaching is a module on nuclear physics and astrophysics. This is a core 2nd year module and covers basic nuclear structure, decays, fusion, fisson, nucleosynthesis and cosmology. The module details are given here where a full set of lecture notes, and additional material is available. I have produced a series of podcasts and video for revision which is available for viewing and download. Undergraduate Tutorials in Synoptic Physics I have taken on tutorials for this compulsory final year module aimed at giving students an overview of the complete physics syllabus and how to apply physics principles in general situations. The module details are available online. Undergraduate Lectures in Experimental Technique I run the 1st year undergraduate lab course - Scientific Measurement. The module consists of 8-10 lectures on experimental technique followed by 2 lab sessions per week. The emphasis of the module was to foster good lab practice and the estimation of experimental uncertainties, statistical and systemtatic. The lecture notes are available here: Lecture 1 - Introduction Lecture 2 - Graph Plotting Lecture 3 - Errors and Uncertainties Lecture 4 - Error Propagation Lecture 5 - Probability Distributions I Lecture 6 - Probability Distributions II Lecture 7 - Fitting Data Lecture 8 - Examples Undergraduate Teaching DISCnet Centre for Doctoral Training: Director of Training, 2017− Six core modules at level 8, equivalent to 45 credits: 150 hours total, 25 PhD students Assessment: formative assessments in each session Director of Training and Skills for DISCnet CDT in Data Intensive Science - consortium of five universities. Designed training programme of six modules delivered as 3-day residential events. The modules are taught by 12 academics across the consortium. Excellent student feedback. SPA5250 Physics of Energy and the Environment: module organiser, 2017−20 SPA6300 Synoptic Physics: module organiser, 2015−18 Level 5 elective module, 15 credits: 3 lectures / week , 40 students Assessment: in-session assessments, coursework, final project essay Module lead responsible for design and delivery. Introduced a new policy and ethics element to the module receiving outstanding feedback. Level 6 core module: 1 tutorial/week (8 students/group), 120 students Assessment: oral summative assessments in each session Module lead managing 10 academics delivering weekly general physics problems. SPA6309 Radiation Detectors: module organiser since 2013−15 SPA5302 Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics: 2005-14 Level 6 core module, 15 credits: 3 lectures/week, 35 students Assessment: in-session assessments, coursework, 2½ exam Module lead. Core module for Particle Physics BSc/MSci programmes. Level 5 core module, 15 credits: 3 lectures/week, 120 students Assessment: in-session assessments, coursework, 2½ exam Module lead. Core module for all Physics BSc and MSci programmes. Early adopter of new pedagogies including flipped / blended learning. Awarded Innovative Teaching Prize 2012. SPA6913 / 6776 / 7016U / 7015U Undergraduate Projects: project supervisor since 2004 Level 6/7 core module, 15-45 credits, typically 3-6 students annually, weekly supervision Assessment: oral exam (30 minutes), final oral presentation and final written report In 2010 I innovated using external contacts to jointly supervise projects giving students access to expertise outside QMUL including KCL Department of War Studies, and the Royal United Services Institute – defence policy think-tank. ResearchResearch Interests:A complete CV is available here, and a current list of publications can be found here. Eram Rizvi is a member of the ATLAS Collaboration at the LHC, and is studying the process of quark & anti-quark annihilation and the subsequent decay to muon and anti-muon. This process is sensitive to the distribution of quarks and gluons inside the proton, and therefore tells us about the dynamics of QCD - one of the four fundamental forces of nature. At high energies, this process is one of the main decay mechanisms for some new particles like a heavy Z' boson, or so-called Kaluza-Klein excitations of particles moving in hidden extra-dimensions. Eram is also studying QCD in the Deep Inelastic Scattering of high energy electrons off the quark constituents of the proton at the H1 experiment in Hamburg, Germany. Precision measurements of the inclusive neutral and charged current cross sections provide complementary information about the quark and gluon content of the proton and his measurements allow stringent constraints to be placed on calculated processes at the LHC. These measurements are also sensitive to the Electroweak parts of the Standard Model and can be used to place limits on the quark radius. He is also part of a small collaboration of theoreticians and experimentalists interested in the area of quantum gravity which has yet to be experimentally observed. It is hoped that at the very highest energy LHC collisions quantum gravity effects may become visible and lead to the production of micro black holes and the discovery of hidden extra-dimensions. Together with collaborators Eram has produced a state-of-the-art calculation and simulation of these processes, published as the computer program BlackMax which will help LHC physicists search for these new phenomena.Examples of research funding:EPSRC CDT in Data Science and Engineering (£1.6m) Grant Reference: EP/V519935/1 Dates: 2020-10 to 2026-03 URL https://www.qmul.ac.uk/dce STFC Experimental Particlee Physics Consolidated Grant 2019 (£2.6m) Grant Reference: ST/S00095X/1 Dates: 2019-10 to 2022-09 URL: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/spa/pprc/ Publications2017 Measurement of the Drell-Yan triple-differential cross section in pp collisions at √s=8 TeVJHEP 1712 (2017) 059DOI: 10.1007/JHEP12(2017)059e-Print: arXiv:1710.051678 citations Search for the dimuon decay of the Higgs boson in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detectorPhys.Rev.Lett. 119 (2017) no.5, 051802DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.051802CERN-EP-2017-078e-Print: arXiv:1705.0458231 Citation Precision measurement and interpretation of inclusive W+ , W− and Z/γ∗ production cross sections with the ATLAS detectorEur.Phys.J. C77 (2017) no.6, 367(2017-06-02)DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4911-9CERN-EP-2016-272e-Print: arXiv:1612.0301666 Citation 2016 Measurement of total and differential W+W− production cross sections in proton-proton collisions at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector and limits on anomalous triple-gauge-boson couplingsJHEP 1609 (2016) 029(2016-09-06)DOI: 10.1007/JHEP09(2016)029CERN-PH-EP-2015-323e-Print: arXiv:1603.0170265 Citation Measurement of the double-differential high-mass Drell-Yan cross section in pp collisions at √s=8 TeV with the ATLAS detectorJHEP 1608 (2016) 009(2016-08-01)DOI: 10.1007/JHEP08(2016)009CERN-EP-2016-079e-Print: arXiv:1606.0173638 Citation Measurement of W± and Z-boson production cross sections in pp collisions at √s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detectorPhys.Lett. B759 (2016) 601-621(2016-08-10)DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2016.06.023CERN-EP-2016-069e-Print: arXiv:1603.0922288 Citation 2015 Combination of measurements of inclusive deep inelastic e±p scattering cross sections and QCD analysis of HERA dataEur.Phys.J. C75 (2015) no.12, 580(2015-12-08)DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-015-3710-4DESY-15-039e-Print: arXiv:1506.06042307 Citation Search for contact interactions and large extra dimensions in the dilepton channel using proton-proton collisions at √s=8 TeV with the ATLAS detectorEur.Phys.J. C74 (2014) no.12, 3134(2014-12-11)DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-014-3134-6CERN-PH-EP-2014-135e-Print: arXiv:1407.241059 Citation 2014 Search for high-mass dilepton resonances in pp collisions at √s=8 TeV with the ATLAS detectorPhys.Rev. D90 (2014) no.5, 052005(2014-09-19)DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.90.052005CERN-PH-EP-2014-053e-Print: arXiv:1405.4123376 Citation Measurement of the low-mass Drell-Yan differential cross section at √s = 7 TeV using the ATLAS detectorJHEP 1406 (2014) 112(2014)DOI: 10.1007/JHEP06(2014)112CERN-PH-EP-2014-020e-Print: arXiv:1404.1212 66 Citation Measurement of the Z/γ∗ boson transverse momentum distribution in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detectorJHEP 1409 (2014) 145(2014-09-24)DOI: 10.1007/JHEP09(2014)145CERN-PH-EP-2014-075e-Print: arXiv:1406.3660247 Citation 2013 Measurement of W+W− production in pp collisions at √s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector and limits on anomalous WWZ and WWγ couplingsPhys.Rev. D87 (2013) no.11, 112001Erratum: Phys.Rev. D88 (2013) no.7, 079906(2013-06-03)DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.88.079906, 10.1103/PhysRevD.87.112001CERN-PH-EP-2012-242e-Print: arXiv:1210.2979 190 Citation Measurement of angular correlations in Drell-Yan lepton pairs to probe Z/γ∗ boson transverse momentum at sqrt(s)=7 TeV with the ATLAS detectorPhys.Lett. B720 (2013) 32-51(2013-03-13)DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2013.01.054CERN-PH-EP-2012-325e-Print: arXiv:1211.6899 80 citation The Quark and Gluon Structure of the ProtonRept.Prog.Phys. 76 (2013) 046201DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/76/4/046201e-Print: arXiv:1208.1145 Citation 2012 Inclusive Deep Inelastic Scattering at High Q2 with Longitudinally Polarised Lepton Beams at HERAJHEP 1209 (2012) 061DOI: 10.1007/JHEP09(2012)061DESY-12-107e-Print: arXiv:1206.7007 98 Citation 2010 Combined Measurement and QCD Analysis of the Inclusive e±p Scattering Cross Sections at HERAJHEP 1001 (2010) 109DOI: 10.1007/JHEP01(2010)109DESY-09-158e-Print: arXiv:0911.0884925 Citation Jet Production in ep Collisions at High Q**2 and Determination of alpha(s)Eur.Phys.J. C65 (2010) 363-383DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-009-1208-7DESY-09-032, DESY09-032e-Print: arXiv:0904.387088 Citation 2009 Measurement of the Inclusive ep Scattering Cross Section at Low Q^2 and x at HERAEur.Phys.J. C63 (2009) 625-678DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-009-1128-6DESY-08-171, DESY08-171e-Print: arXiv:0904.0929 158 Citation 2008 BlackMax: A black-hole event generator with rotation, recoil, split branes, and brane tensionPhys.Rev. D77 (2008) 076007DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.076007e-Print: arXiv:0711.3012 165 Citation 2006 First measurement of charged current cross sections at HERA with longitudinally polarised positronsLett. B634 (2006) 173-179DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2006.01.054DESY-05-249e-Print: hep-ex/051206041 Citation 2003 A Determination of electroweak parameters at HERADOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2005.10.035DESY-05-093e-Print: hep-ex/050708051 Citation Search for new physics in e±qe±q contact interactions at HERAPhys.Lett. B568 (2003) 35-47DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2003.06.034DESY-03-052e-Print: hep-ex/030501553 Citation Measurement and QCD analysis of neutral and charged current cross-sections at HERAPhys.J. C30 (2003) 1-32DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s2003-01257-6DESY-03-038e-Print: hep-ex/030400359 Citation 2000 Search for compositeness, leptoquarks and large extra dimensions in eq contact interactions at HERADOI: 10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00332-4 DESY-00-027e-Print: hep-ex/000300281 Citation Measurement of Neutral and Charged Current Cross Sections in e-p Collisions at High Q2Eur. Phys. J. C19 (2001) p269-288, H1 CollaborationDOI: 10.1007/s100520100607e-Print: hep-ex/0012052 xF3ɣZ in Charged Lepton ScatteringEur. Phys. J. Direct C3, N2 (2001) p1-8, E. Rizvi and T. Sloan DOI: 10.1007/s1010501c00N2e-Print: hep-ex/0101007 Measurement and QCD Analysis of Jet Cross Sections in Deep-Inelastic e+p collisionsEur. Phys. J. C19 (2001) p289-311, H1 CollaborationDOI: 10.1007/s100520100621e-Print: hep-ex/0010054 Measurement of Neutral and Charged Current Cross Sections in e+p Collisions at Large Q2Eur. Phys. J. C13, (2000) p609-639, H1 CollaborationDOI: 10.1007/s100520000316e-Print: hep-ex/9908059 High Q2 Deep Inelastic Scattering at HERAJ. Phys. G 25, (1999) p1387-1409, A. M. Cooper-Sarkar et alDOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/25/7/316e-Print: hep-ph/9902277 Bose-Einstein Correlations in Deep Inelastic ep Scattering at HERAZ. Phys. C75, (1997) p437-451, H1 CollaborationDOI: 10.1007/s002880050486e-Print: hep-ex/9705001 A Study of the Fragmentation of Quarks in ep Collisions at HERANucl. Phys. B445, (1995) p3-24, H1 CollaborationDOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(95)91599-He-Print: hep-ex/9505003 Full Publications can be found here [PDF]. All Publications SupervisionThis is not an exhaustive list and I would be happy to discuss other project possibilities. Project Title High Precision Electroweak Tests Of The Standard Model Search for Higgs Boson Decays to muons Measurement of low mass dimuon pairs Search for micro black hole production at the LHC Search for Z' resonances. Measurement of the Drell-Yan cross section DisseminationTalks and Seminars This is a selected list of talks, lectures and presentations I have given with slides available in PDF format. Electroweak Precision Measurements - CERN Theory Seminar, Geneva, 2017 High Mass Drell-Yan Production and the Photon PDF - QCD at the LHC Conference, Zurich, 2016 The Next 20 Years of the LHC - Public Lecture, QMUL, London, 2016 Proton Structure - HeraPdf2.0 - HepMad 2015, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 2015 Large Hadron Electron Collider Proposal - PPAP Meeting, Rutherford Lab, 2014 Quantum Gravity Signatures at the LHC [PDF 11,169KB] - Asymptotic Safety Workshop, Sussex, 2014 Quarkonium Production [PDF 15,592KB] - QCD at the LHC Conference, Hamburg, 2013 Micro Black Holes at the LHC - Classical to Quantum Gravity Winter School, Brighton, 2013 Higgs Production at the LHC - [video] - QM Student Seminar, London, 2012 Proton Structure - International Workshop on Neutrino Interactions, Rio De Janeiro, 2012 Precision DIS Measurements - LHC EW Working Group, CERN, 2012 High Q2 DIS Structure Functions at HERA - PDF4LHC Workshop, Durham, 2012 Search for Contact Interactions at HERA - International Conference on High Energy Physics, Melbourne, 2012 A Short Course in Particle Physics - Royal Institution, London, 2012 Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture 3 Lecture 4 Lecture 5 Lecture 6 Precision QCD and Electroweak Fits - International Europhysics Conference on HEP, Grenoble, 2011 Precision QCD at HERA - PDFs For LHC Workshop - DESY, Hamburg, 2011 A Short Course in Particle Physics - Royal Institution, London, 2011 Structure Functions and PDFs - Photon 2011 Conference - Spa, Belgium, 2011 TeV Scale Gravity - University of Qatar, 2011 Micro Black Hole Phenomenology - NeXT Consortium, Rutherford Lab, 2011 Student Societies Particle Physics Talk - Exeter, 2010 Micro Black Holes & Extra Dimensions at the LHC - Birmingham, 2010 LHC Teachers Event - QMUL, London 2010 EPS Conference 2009 - Krakow, 2009 DIS Workshop 2008 - UCL, London 2008 ESD Student Response Systems - QMUL, London, 2008 [video available here] Graduate School on Parton Density Functions - Berlin 2008 HERA Celebration - Rutherford Lab, 2008 Particle Physics Schools Talk - London 2007-2010 PsiStar - Hera To LHC - QMUL, London 2007 WIN Workshop - Kolkatta, 2007 Lake Louise Winter School - Canada, 2004 Experimental Methods in Particle Physics - UCL, London, 2004-2012