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REGISTRATION FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE OPENS FEB 17


The Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute is delighted to invite you to the National Meeting at Queen's University from July 28-July 29. This event is open to all members of the Canadian astroparticle physics research community. 

 

The meeting will follow a special one-day HQP workshop on July 27.

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  • Monday 27 July
    • HQP Workshop
    • 10:30
      Break
    • HQP Workshop
    • 12:15
      Lunch
    • HQP Workshop
    • 14:45
      Break
    • HQP Workshop
    • Social
  • Tuesday 28 July
    • 08:30
      Registration & Breakfast
    • McDonald Institute: Keynote
    • McDonald Institute: HQPAC Updates
      • 09:30
        Break
    • 10:00
      Break
    • Dark Matter: Experiments
      • 1
        Dark Matter Experiment Overview
        Speaker: Michela Lai (Queen's University)
      • 2
        HVeV Run 5: The Latest Generation of High-Voltage, Electronvolt-Scale Cryogenic Silicon Calorimeters in the Search for Dark Matter
        Speaker: Mason Buchanan (University of Toronto)
      • 3
        The CATCHY Experiment: Scaling Sensitivity with N^2
        Speaker: Avani Bhardwaj
      • 4
        Nuclear Physics in Liquid Argon with DEAP-3600
        Speaker: Peter Taylor (Queens University)
      • 5
        Status and Outlook of the AURORA Low Mass Dark Matter Detector
        Speaker: Shailaja Mohanty
    • 12:50
      Lunch
    • Integrated Project Delivery Centre: Overview
    • 15:00
      Break
    • Dark Matter: Bubble Chambers
      • 6
        Status of the Scintillating Bubble Chamber Experiment
        Speaker: Carter Garrah (Queen's University)
      • 7
        PICO
        Speaker: Dr William Woodley (University of Alberta)
      • 8
        Molecular Dynamics Simulation for Bulk Fluid Modelling of the SBC Dark Matter Experiment
        Speaker: Ezri Wyman (Queen's University)
      • 9
        Toward Two-Photon Absorption Characterization of Silicon Photomultipliers for Dark Matter Detector Applications
        Speaker: Udaykaran Madaan (TRIUMF)
      • 10
        Bubble Chamber Sensitivity to Composite Dark Matter
        Speaker: Alex Hayes (Queen's University)
    • Social: Dinner Reception
  • Wednesday 29 July
    • 08:30
      Breakfast
    • Astroparticle Physics: New Scientist
      • 11
        Talk 1
        Speaker: Ryan Plestid
      • 12
        Talk 2
        Speaker: Matt Stukkel
      • 13
        Talk 3
        Speaker: Vijay Iyer
    • 10:30
      Break
    • Astroparticle Physics: Theory
      • 14
        Exploring the Dark Sector at Medium-Energy with DarkLight
        Speaker: Dean Reiter (TRIUMF)
      • 15
        Dark Matter–Induced UV Radiation and the Formation of Supermassive Black Hole Seeds
        Speaker: Han Wu (Queen's University, McDonald Institute)
      • 16
        Constraining Neutrinophilic Scalars from Electroweak Precision
        Speaker: Drona Vatsyayan (Carleton University)
      • 17
        Searching for Ultra Heavy Dark Matter in Mica
        Speaker: Andrew Buchanan (Queen's University)
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • Multimessenger: Contributed Talks
      • 18
        IceCube Update
        Speaker: Jessie Thwaites (Queen's University)
      • 19
        Status and future of HELIX experiment
        Speaker: Conor McGrath (Queen's University)
      • 20
        PONE Update
        Speaker: Jakub Stacho
    • 15:10
      Break
    • Multimessenger: Contributed Talks
      • 21
        P-ONE Demonstrator PMT Characterization
        Speaker: Bryan Owens (Queen's University)
      • 22
        DORY: An Optical Monitoring and Calibration Module for the nEXO Outer Detector
        Speaker: Samin Majidi
      • 23
        The development of radon assaying facility at University of Windsor for rare physics searches
        Speaker: Abo-bakr Emara
      • 24
        Noble Elements Workshop Debrief
    • McDonald Institute: Wrap Up