There is an overwhelming body of astrophysical data that confirms the existence of dark matter. This makes direct searches for dark matter one of the most promising ways to discover new particles and fields. For over a decade, the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search has pioneered the use of athermal phonon and ionization sensors to achieve world-leading sensitivity to a theoretically-favored dark matter candidate, the Weakly Interacting Massive Particle. This endeavor is far from complete, however. The discovery of the Higgs coupled with the lack of any confirmed new physics beyond the Standard Model, has made it increasingly important to explore all regions of parameter space in the search for dark matter. Thus the SuperCDMS collaboration is now focusing on the search for low mass WIMPs and other light dark matter particles. I will present results on WIMP searches from the first few years of Soudan operation. Additionally, the collaboration is planning a bigger, more sensitive experiment to be built at SNOLAB, which will push sensitivity to light WIMPs many orders of magnitude below present-day limits. I will conclude my talk with a brief discussion of the status and plans for this next-generation installation, SuperCDMS SNOLAB.

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