Masterclass 2026

Friday 17 Jul 2026, 09:00 → 17:00 Europe/Zurich

This is the 2026 Particle Physics Masterclass. All parts of the event will in the Blackett Building, Lecture Theatre 1 unless otherwise indicated. A map can be found here. Please note that the times are UK times not Zurich times. 

09:00 → 10:00 Registration - level 3 in the Huxley Building

10:00 → 10:10 Welcome and Security

Speaker: David Colling (Imperial College (GB))

10:10 → 10:40 The Standard Model

Speaker: Lucas Russell (Imperial College (GB))

IntroSM.pdf

10:40 → 11:10 The Energy Frontier (CMS)

Speaker: Tom Runting (Imperial College (GB))

Energy Frontier

IC_Masterclass.pdf

11:10 → 11:40 Flavour Physics @ LHCb

Speaker: Sophie Hannon

FlavourPhysics_SophieHannon.pdf

11:40 → 12:10 Triggering and fast electronics in Particle Physics

Speakers: Andrew Rose, Andrew William Rose (Imperial College (GB))

TriggerHappyJr.pdf

TriggerHappyJr.pptx

12:10 → 13:10 Lunch

On level 3 in the Huxley Building

13:10 → 15:10 Particle Physics Computer Exercise

In the computer suite on level 3 of the Blackett Building.

Speakers: Daniel Winterbottom (Imperial College (GB)), Ryan Schmitz (Imperial College (GB))

Masterclass 2026 (1).pdf

Masterclass 2026.pdf

15:10 → 15:40 Refreshments and chatting with particle physicists

Level 3 in Huxley

15:40 → 16:10 Dark Matter

Speakers: Kelsey Oliver-Mallory, Kelsey Oliver-Mallory (Imperial College London)

detecting_dark_matter.pdf

16:10 → 16:40 Neutrinos

Speaker: Dr Anyssa Navrer-Agasson (Imperial College London)

hep_masterclass_2026_neutrinos.pdf

hep_masterclass_2026_neutrinos.pptx

16:40 → 17:00 General Q & A