17th International Neutrino Summer School 2026
from
Sunday, 28 June 2026 (08:55)
to
Friday, 10 July 2026 (18:30)
Monday, 22 June 2026
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Friday, 26 June 2026
Saturday, 27 June 2026
Sunday, 28 June 2026
Monday, 29 June 2026
09:00
Registration/Coffee
Registration/Coffee
09:00 - 10:00
10:00
Welcome
-
David Caratelli
(
UC Santa Barbara
)
Welcome
David Caratelli
(
UC Santa Barbara
)
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
Neutrino Theory Overview From the Standard Model
-
Peter Denton
(
Brookhaven National Laboratory
)
Neutrino Theory Overview From the Standard Model
Peter Denton
(
Brookhaven National Laboratory
)
10:30 - 12:00
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
13:30
Neutrino source overview and natural neutrino sources
-
Laura Johanna Fields
(
University of Notre Dame (US)
)
Neutrino source overview and natural neutrino sources
Laura Johanna Fields
(
University of Notre Dame (US)
)
13:30 - 15:00
15:00
Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
15:30
>100 MeV neutrino detection: detector + electronics response optimization
-
Brooke Russell
(
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
)
>100 MeV neutrino detection: detector + electronics response optimization
Brooke Russell
(
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
)
15:30 - 17:00
17:00
Project Kick-Off
Project Kick-Off
17:00 - 17:30
18:00
Welcome Reception
Welcome Reception
18:00 - 20:00
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
09:00
Threshold-less Neutrino Detection
-
Phillip Barbeau
Threshold-less Neutrino Detection
Phillip Barbeau
09:00 - 10:15
10:15
Break
Break
10:15 - 10:45
10:45
Modern accelerator-based neutrino detectors: NOvA, T2K, DUNE, HyperK, FASER
-
Brooke Russell
(
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
)
Modern accelerator-based neutrino detectors: NOvA, T2K, DUNE, HyperK, FASER
Brooke Russell
(
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
)
10:45 - 12:00
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
13:30
Artificial neutrino sources, flux determination
-
Laura Johanna Fields
(
University of Notre Dame (US)
)
Artificial neutrino sources, flux determination
Laura Johanna Fields
(
University of Notre Dame (US)
)
13:30 - 14:45
14:45
Neutrino Theory Overview Oscillations
-
Peter Denton
(
Brookhaven National Laboratory
)
Neutrino Theory Overview Oscillations
Peter Denton
(
Brookhaven National Laboratory
)
14:45 - 16:00
16:00
Break
Break
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Lecture: Neutrino Interactions - Experiment 1
-
Teppei Katori
(
King's College London
)
Teppei Katori
(
King's College London
)
Lecture: Neutrino Interactions - Experiment 1
Teppei Katori
(
King's College London
)
Teppei Katori
(
King's College London
)
16:30 - 17:45
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
09:00
Lecture: Neutrino Interactions - Experiment 2
-
Teppei Katori
(
King's College London
)
Teppei Katori
(
King's College London
)
Lecture: Neutrino Interactions - Experiment 2
Teppei Katori
(
King's College London
)
Teppei Katori
(
King's College London
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Low-Threshold Neutrino Detection
-
Phillip Barbeau
Low-Threshold Neutrino Detection
Phillip Barbeau
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Introduction to 3+1 oscillations and historical anomalies (LSND, MiniBooNE, Gallium)
-
Lauren Yates
(
University of Notre Dame
)
Lauren Yates
(
Fermilab
)
Introduction to 3+1 oscillations and historical anomalies (LSND, MiniBooNE, Gallium)
Lauren Yates
(
University of Notre Dame
)
Lauren Yates
(
Fermilab
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Break
Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Neutrino Mass Mechanisms and Laboratory Probes
-
Matheus Hostert
(
University of Iowa
)
Neutrino Mass Mechanisms and Laboratory Probes
Matheus Hostert
(
University of Iowa
)
16:00 - 17:30
17:30
Poster Session Kick-Off
Poster Session Kick-Off
17:30 - 17:40
18:00
Poster Session
Poster Session
18:00 - 20:00
Thursday, 2 July 2026
09:00
Current short-baseline experiments (SBN, PROSPECT, JSNS-II, etc.)
-
Lauren Yates
(
Fermilab
)
Lauren Yates
(
University of Notre Dame
)
Current short-baseline experiments (SBN, PROSPECT, JSNS-II, etc.)
Lauren Yates
(
Fermilab
)
Lauren Yates
(
University of Notre Dame
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Portals to Dark Sectors, New Forces, and Dark Matter
-
Matheus Hostert
(
University of Iowa
)
Portals to Dark Sectors, New Forces, and Dark Matter
Matheus Hostert
(
University of Iowa
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Active and Sterile Neutrino Cosmology
-
Graciela Beatriz Gelmini
(
University of California Los Angeles (US)
)
Active and Sterile Neutrino Cosmology
Graciela Beatriz Gelmini
(
University of California Los Angeles (US)
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Break
Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Lecture: Statistical Methods 1
Lecture: Statistical Methods 1
16:00 - 17:30
Friday, 3 July 2026
09:00
Lecture: Neutrino & Cosmology 2
-
Graciela Beatriz Gelmini
(
University of California Los Angeles (US)
)
Lecture: Neutrino & Cosmology 2
Graciela Beatriz Gelmini
(
University of California Los Angeles (US)
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Lecture: Statistical Methods 2
Lecture: Statistical Methods 2
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Detection of Solar Neutrinos in Dark Mater Experiments
-
Chami Amarasinghe
Detection of Solar Neutrinos in Dark Mater Experiments
Chami Amarasinghe
14:00 - 15:00
15:00
Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
15:30
Project Time
Project Time
15:30 - 17:30
Saturday, 4 July 2026
Sunday, 5 July 2026
Monday, 6 July 2026
09:00
Lecture: Long Baseline 1
-
Zoya Vallari
(
Ohio State University
)
Zoya Vallari
(
Ohio State University
)
Lecture: Long Baseline 1
Zoya Vallari
(
Ohio State University
)
Zoya Vallari
(
Ohio State University
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Lecture: Neutrino Interactions - Theory 1
-
Natalie Yvonne Jachowicz
(
Ghent University (BE)
)
Lecture: Neutrino Interactions - Theory 1
Natalie Yvonne Jachowicz
(
Ghent University (BE)
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Lecture: Supernova Neutrino 1
-
Jeffrey Tseng
(
University of Oxford (GB)
)
Jeffrey Tseng
(
University of Oxford (GB)
)
Lecture: Supernova Neutrino 1
Jeffrey Tseng
(
University of Oxford (GB)
)
Jeffrey Tseng
(
University of Oxford (GB)
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Break
Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Project Time
Project Time
16:00 - 17:30
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
09:00
Lecture: Long Baseline 2
Lecture: Long Baseline 2
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Lecture: Neutrino Interactions - Theory 2
Lecture: Neutrino Interactions - Theory 2
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Lecture: Supernova Neutrino 2
Lecture: Supernova Neutrino 2
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Break
Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Project Time
Project Time
16:00 - 17:30
18:00
Beach Picnic/BBQ
Beach Picnic/BBQ
18:00 - 20:00
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
09:00
Lecture: Astrophysical Neutrino 1
Lecture: Astrophysical Neutrino 1
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Lecture: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay 1
Lecture: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay 1
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Lecture: Direct Mass Measurement 1
Lecture: Direct Mass Measurement 1
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Break
Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Lecture: Reactors/JUNO 1
Lecture: Reactors/JUNO 1
16:00 - 17:30
Thursday, 9 July 2026
09:00
Lecture: Direct Mass Measurement 2
Lecture: Direct Mass Measurement 2
09:00 - 10:15
10:15
Break
Break
10:15 - 10:45
10:45
Lecture: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay 2
Lecture: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay 2
10:45 - 12:00
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
13:30
Lecture: Atmospherical & Astrophysical Neutrino Detection 1
Lecture: Atmospherical & Astrophysical Neutrino Detection 1
13:30 - 14:45
14:45
Break
Break
14:45 - 15:15
15:15
Lecture: Astrophysical Neutrino 2
Lecture: Astrophysical Neutrino 2
15:15 - 16:30
16:30
Lecture: Reactors/JUNO 2
Lecture: Reactors/JUNO 2
16:30 - 17:45
Friday, 10 July 2026
09:00
Lecture: Atmospherical & Astrophysical Neutrino Detection 2
Lecture: Atmospherical & Astrophysical Neutrino Detection 2
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Project Presentation/Lunch
Project Presentation/Lunch
11:00 - 13:30