Suyog Shrestha is an assistant professor of physics at Washington College and a research scientist on the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN. He contributed to the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012, one of the most important scientific breakthroughs in modern physics. In 2025, the ATLAS and CMS collaborations were further recognized with the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for their Higgs boson research. His work explores fundamental questions about the universe, including the nature of the Higgs boson, electroweak symmetry breaking, and the possibility of new particles beyond the Standard Model. Supported by an NSF LEAPS-MPS award, his research combines particle physics, machine learning, and large-scale data analysis to search for new phenomena at the energy frontier.

Suyog is also deeply committed to mentorship and science education. He works with high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, helping them build skills in programming, data science, AI, and scientific research using real data from CERN. His mentorship emphasizes curiosity, technical excellence, and expanding access to STEM opportunities for students from diverse and underserved backgrounds. Beyond research and teaching, Suyog leads international outreach initiatives in Nepal, including particle physics masterclasses and conferences, with the goal of broadening global access to modern science and inspiring the next generation of researchers and innovators.