The 2nd Southeast Asian Workshop on Nuclear and Hadron Physics (SEA-NHP) will be held at Khon Kaen University, Thailand, in December 1st to 5th, 2026, with the goal of strengthening scientific collaboration and developing a vibrant research network in nuclear and hadron physics across Southeast Asia. Building on the success of the first SEA-NHP, held in Yogyakarta in August 2025 at Universitas Gadjah Mada https://indico.global/event/13949, this workshop will bring together researchers from the region and international partners to exchange new ideas and discuss recent progress in hadron spectroscopy and structure, hadrons in nuclear matter, nuclear structure and reactions, nuclear astrophysics, and studies of Standard Model and Beyond Standard Model phenomena in hadrons and nuclei.
The SEA-NHP workshop will focus on current developments in nuclear and hadron physics, with an emphasis on connecting quark--gluon dynamics to observable nuclear phenomena in both laboratory experiments and astrophysical environments. The main research topics include:
Hadron Spectroscopy and Structure
Studies of hadron properties, internal structure, and quark--gluon dynamics using approaches such as quark models, lattice QCD, effective field theories, and light-front methods.
Hadrons in Nuclear Matter
Investigations of in-medium modifications of mesons, baryons, and heavy quarkonia, including changes in hadron masses, decay widths, and interactions, as well as studies related to the partial restoration of chiral symmetry in nuclear environments.
Nuclear Structure and Reactions
Theoretical and experimental studies of nuclear forces, nuclear excitation mechanisms, and reaction dynamics, including applications to stable and exotic nuclei across low and intermediate energy scales.
Nuclear Astrophysics
Applications of nuclear and hadron physics to extreme astrophysical environments such as neutron stars and supernovae, with emphasis on the nuclear equation of state, nucleosynthesis, and dense matter phenomena.
Standard Model and Beyond Standard Model Studies
Explorations of fundamental interactions through hadronic and nuclear systems, including symmetry tests, rare processes, and searches for physics beyond the Standard Model that complement high-energy collider experiments.