Name: 17th International Neutrino Summer School 2026
Start: 2026-06-28T08:55:00-07:00
End: 2026-07-10T23:50:00-07:00
Location: No location set

Monday, June 22, 2026
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Friday, June 26, 2026
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Sunday, June 28, 2026

Monday, June 29, 2026

9:00 AM Registration/Coffee
Registration/Coffee
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Welcome - David Caratelli (UC Santa Barbara)
Welcome
- David Caratelli (UC Santa Barbara)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM 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 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM 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))
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM >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)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM Project Kick-Off
Project Kick-Off
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

6:00 PM Welcome Reception
Welcome Reception
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
9:00 AM Threshold-less Neutrino Detection - Phillip Barbeau
Threshold-less Neutrino Detection
- Phillip Barbeau
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM Break
Break
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM 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 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM 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))
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM Neutrino Theory Overview Oscillations - Peter Denton (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
Neutrino Theory Overview Oscillations
- Peter Denton (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Break
Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM 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)
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
9:00 AM 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)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Low-Threshold Neutrino Detection - Phillip Barbeau
Low-Threshold Neutrino Detection
- Phillip Barbeau
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Introduction to 3+1 oscillations and historical anomalies (LSND, MiniBooNE, Gallium) - Lauren Yates (Fermilab) Lauren Yates (University of Notre Dame)
Introduction to 3+1 oscillations and historical anomalies (LSND, MiniBooNE, Gallium)
- Lauren Yates (Fermilab)
- Lauren Yates (University of Notre Dame)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Break
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Neutrino Mass Mechanisms and Laboratory Probes - Matheus Hostert (University of Iowa)
Neutrino Mass Mechanisms and Laboratory Probes
- Matheus Hostert (University of Iowa)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM Poster Session Kick-Off
Poster Session Kick-Off
5:30 PM - 5:40 PM

6:00 PM Poster Session
Poster Session
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday, July 2, 2026
9:00 AM 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)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM 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 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM 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))
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Break
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Lecture: Statistical Methods 1
Lecture: Statistical Methods 1
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Friday, July 3, 2026
9:00 AM 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))
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM Lecture: Statistical Methods 2
Lecture: Statistical Methods 2
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Detection of Solar Neutrinos in Dark Mater Experiments - Chami Amarasinghe
Detection of Solar Neutrinos in Dark Mater Experiments
- Chami Amarasinghe
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Project Time
Project Time
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Sunday, July 5, 2026

Monday, July 6, 2026
9:00 AM 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)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Lecture: Neutrino Interactions - Theory 1 - Natalie Yvonne Jachowicz (Ghent University (BE))
Lecture: Neutrino Interactions - Theory 1
- Natalie Yvonne Jachowicz (Ghent University (BE))
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM 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))
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Break
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Project Time
Project Time
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
9:00 AM Lecture: Long Baseline 2 - Zoya Vallari (Ohio State University) Zoya Vallari (Ohio State University)
Lecture: Long Baseline 2
- Zoya Vallari (Ohio State University)
- Zoya Vallari (Ohio State University)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Lecture: Neutrino Interactions - Theory 2 - Natalie Yvonne Jachowicz (Ghent University (BE))
Lecture: Neutrino Interactions - Theory 2
- Natalie Yvonne Jachowicz (Ghent University (BE))
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Lecture: Supernova Neutrino 2 - Jeffrey Tseng (University of Oxford (GB)) Jeffrey Tseng (University of Oxford (GB))
Lecture: Supernova Neutrino 2
- Jeffrey Tseng (University of Oxford (GB))
- Jeffrey Tseng (University of Oxford (GB))
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Break
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Project Time
Project Time
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

6:00 PM Beach Picnic/BBQ
Beach Picnic/BBQ
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
9:00 AM Lecture: Astrophysical Neutrino 1 - Mary Hall Reno
Lecture: Astrophysical Neutrino 1
- Mary Hall Reno
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Lecture: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay 1 - Giorgio Gratta (Stanford University) Giorgio Gratta (Charles C. Lauritsen Laboratory of High Energy Physics)
Lecture: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay 1
- Giorgio Gratta (Stanford University)
- Giorgio Gratta (Charles C. Lauritsen Laboratory of High Energy Physics)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Lecture: Direct Mass Measurement 1 - Diana Parno (Carnegie Mellon University) Diana Parno (Carnegie Mellon University) Diana Parno (Carnegie Mellon University)
Lecture: Direct Mass Measurement 1
- Diana Parno (Carnegie Mellon University)
- Diana Parno (Carnegie Mellon University)
- Diana Parno (Carnegie Mellon University)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Break
Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Lecture: Reactors/JUNO 1 - Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux (University of California Irvine (US)) Juan Pedro Ochoa Ricoux
Lecture: Reactors/JUNO 1
- Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux (University of California Irvine (US))
- Juan Pedro Ochoa Ricoux
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM Science Communication - Giorgio Gratta (Charles C. Lauritsen Laboratory of High Energy Physics) Giorgio Gratta (Stanford University)
Science Communication
- Giorgio Gratta (Charles C. Lauritsen Laboratory of High Energy Physics)
- Giorgio Gratta (Stanford University)
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Thursday, July 9, 2026
9:00 AM Lecture: Direct Mass Measurement 2 - Diana Parno (Carnegie Mellon University) Diana Parno (Carnegie Mellon University) Diana Parno (Carnegie Mellon University)
Lecture: Direct Mass Measurement 2
- Diana Parno (Carnegie Mellon University)
- Diana Parno (Carnegie Mellon University)
- Diana Parno (Carnegie Mellon University)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM Break
Break
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM Lecture: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay 2 - Giorgio Gratta (Stanford University) Giorgio Gratta (Charles C. Lauritsen Laboratory of High Energy Physics)
Lecture: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay 2
- Giorgio Gratta (Stanford University)
- Giorgio Gratta (Charles C. Lauritsen Laboratory of High Energy Physics)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Lecture: Reactors/JUNO 2 - Juan Pedro Ochoa Ricoux Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux (University of California Irvine (US))
Lecture: Reactors/JUNO 2
- Juan Pedro Ochoa Ricoux
- Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux (University of California Irvine (US))
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM Break
Break
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM Lecture: Atmospheric & Astrophysical Neutrino Detection 1 - Lu Lu (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Lecture: Atmospheric & Astrophysical Neutrino Detection 1
- Lu Lu (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM Lecture: Astrophysical Neutrino 2 - Mary Hall Reno
Lecture: Astrophysical Neutrino 2
- Mary Hall Reno
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Friday, July 10, 2026
9:00 AM Lecture: Atmospherical & Astrophysical Neutrino Detection 2 - Lu Lu (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Lecture: Atmospherical & Astrophysical Neutrino Detection 2
- Lu Lu (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM Group 1: Supernovae
Group 1: Supernovae
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM

11:10 AM Group 3: Reactors
Group 3: Reactors
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM

11:20 AM Group 4: Stats
Group 4: Stats
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM Group 7: Theory
Group 7: Theory
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM

11:40 AM Group 15: Astrophysical Neutrinos
Group 15: Astrophysical Neutrinos
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM

11:50 AM Group 8: BSM
Group 8: BSM
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM Group 10: Sources
Group 10: Sources
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

12:10 PM Group 12: Scattering
Group 12: Scattering
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM

12:20 PM Group 14: Astrophysical Neutrinos
Group 14: Astrophysical Neutrinos
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM Group 16: Long Baseline
Group 16: Long Baseline
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM

2:10 PM Group 2: Supernovae
Group 2: Supernovae
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM

2:20 PM Group 6: Stats
Group 6: Stats
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM Group 17: Long Baseline
Group 17: Long Baseline
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM

2:40 PM Group 9: BSM
Group 9: BSM
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM

2:50 PM Group 11: Mass
Group 11: Mass
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM Break - no coffee!
Break - no coffee!
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

3:20 PM Group 19: Sources
Group 19: Sources
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Group 13: Scattering
Group 13: Scattering
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM

3:40 PM Group 5: Stats
Group 5: Stats
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM

3:50 PM Group 18: Long Baseline
Group 18: Long Baseline
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM