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Louis J. ClavelliProfessor Theoretical high-energy physics Dr. Clavelli's current research emphasis is on the phenomenology of supersymmetry. This is the theoretical hypothesis that every particle in the Lagrangian of the world has a partner particle that differs from it by one half-unit of angular momentum. The Lagrangian is invariant under a transformation (supersymmetry) that interchanges particles and partners. In the last few years, strong indications have been found that the nuclear and electroweak interactions are aspects of one unified force, although this unity becomes evident only at energies above 1016 GeV such as were common in the very early universe. Supersymmetry plays a crucial role in this unification. Dr. Clavelli and co-workers are exploring possible manifestations of this supersymmetry in the data emerging from current high energy experiments. Professor Clavelli received his doctoral degree from the University of Chicago in 1967. He joined the faculty of The University of Alabama in 1985. |