3rd DRD8 Collaboration Meeting

Wednesday 25 Feb 2026, 09:00 → 18:00 Europe/Zurich

32/1-A24 (CERN)

Burkhard Schmidt (CERN)

09:00 → 09:20 Introduction

Speaker: Burkhard Schmidt (CERN)

09:20 → 10:50 Workpackage 2

Conveners: Cristiano Turrioni (INFN, Sezione di Perugia (IT)), Nicola Pacifico (CERN), Sushrut Rajendra Karmarkar (Purdue University (US))

09:20 Introduction to WP2 Projects

Speakers: Adam Dominic Lowe, Cristiano Turrioni (INFN, Sezione di Perugia (IT)), Nicola Pacifico (CERN), Sushrut Rajendra Karmarkar (Purdue University (US))

09:30 Update on lightweight structures for LHCb

Speaker: Todd Slater (University of Oxford (GB))

09:50 R&D at Brick Klin Composites

Speaker: Adam Dominic Lowe

10:10 Thermal Modelling and Experiemntal Validation for CMS TBPX Light Ladders

Speakers: Cristiano Turrioni (INFN, Sezione di Perugia (IT)), Pier Filippo Cianchetta (Universita e INFN, Perugia (IT))

10:30 Database Development Updates

Speaker: Nicola Pacifico (CERN)

10:50 → 11:10 Coffee break

11:10 → 12:40 Work Package 3

Conveners: Bart Verlaat (CERN), Oscar Augusto De Aguiar Francisco (The University of Manchester (GB))

11:10 Introduction to WP3

Speakers: Bart Verlaat (CERN), Oscar Augusto De Aguiar Francisco (The University of Manchester (GB))

11:15 Silicon microchannels R&D

Speaker: Javier Fernandez-Tejero (Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC) (ES))

11:35 R&T on microchannel cooling

Speakers: Damien Colombet, Mr Pierre Delebecque (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))

11:55 LTCC ceramics

Speaker: Federico Zangari (CERN, Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT))

12:40 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 16:05 Work Package 1

Update on Work Package 1 Projects

Conveners: Corrado Gargiulo (CERN), Fabrizio Palla (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT)), Fabrizio Palla

14:00 Introduction

Speakers: Corrado Gargiulo (CERN), Fabrizio Palla (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))

14:05 Curved sensor mechanics R&D

Speaker: Corrado Gargiulo (CERN)

14:15 Alignment requirements and status of HW R&D

Speaker: Leonard Watrelot (CERN)

14:25 Tilted sensor mechanics R&D

Speakers: Dr Andrea Moggi (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT)), Gherardo Ammirabile (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))

14:35 Lightweight beam pipes R&D

Speaker: Manuela Boscolo (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))

14:55 Status of robotic systems

15:10 Straw tracker progress

Speaker: Junjie Zhu (University of Michigan (US))

15:25 Status of wire chamber mechanics

Speaker: Muhammad Saiel

15:50 → 16:10 Coffee Break

16:10 → 17:30 Work Package 4

Convener: Diego Alvarez Feito (CERN)

16:10 Introduction WP4

Speaker: Diego Alvarez Feito (CERN)

17:30 → 17:40 Closeout

Speaker: Burkhard Schmidt (CERN)