2024 Canadian Astroparticle Physics Community Meeting

6 Aug 2024, 09:15 → 9 Aug 2024, 13:30 Canada/Eastern

Anthony Noble (Queen's University)

The Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute is delighted to invite you to the National Meeting at Queen's University from August 7-9. 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 Aug. 6, with an open optional evening social event for all national meeting participants.

Tuesday 6 August

09:15 → 09:45 ARRIVAL REGISTRATION: 103 Mitchell Hall, 69 Union Street

09:45 → 10:00 HQP WORKSHOP: Welcome, and Acknowledgement

Convener: Edward Thomas

10:00 → 11:00 HQP WORKSHOP: Networking & Team-Building Game

Convener: Zac Kenny

11:00 → 12:00 HQP WORKSHOP: Leadership in Science - Dr. Leela Viswanathan

Convener: Edward Thomas

12:00 → 13:15 Lunch (103 Mitchell Hall)

12:15 → 13:15 SOCIAL: DRIFT Exhibition (Open for Viewing) - Miller Museum of Geology, 36 Union Street

Convener: Zac Kenny

13:15 → 14:15 HQP WORKSHOP: Panel: Proposal-Writing Realities

Convener: Edward Thomas

13:15 Panel Members

Speakers: Alex Wright (IPP/Queen's University), Dr Vera Kettnaker

14:15 → 14:30 HQP WORKSHOP: Bias in Proposal Contexts (Overview)

Convener: Alex Pederson

14:30 → 15:00 Break

15:00 → 16:30 HQP WORKSHOP: Proposal Adjudicator's Game (Guided Activity)

Convener: Edward Thomas

18:00 → 20:30 SOCIAL: HQP Dinner and Social "Micro-Film-Festival" - 120 Princess Street, 2nd Floor

Wednesday 7 August

08:00 → 12:20 ARRIVAL REGISTRATION: 117 Chernoff Hall

08:00 → 09:00 Breakfast Service (Chernoff Hall Courtyard)

09:00 → 10:20 Plenary Sessions: CFREF Overview

Convener: Kenneth Clark

Remote Access (Zoom)

09:00 Discussion of CFREF

Speaker: Anthony Noble (Queen's University)

10:00 Questions/Discussion

10:20 → 11:00 Break

11:00 → 12:20 Plenary Sessions: CFREF Successes

Convener: Kenneth Clark

Remote Access (Zoom)

11:00 HQPAC

Speakers: Mr Hussain Rasiwala (McGill University), Jeremy Savoie (Université de Montréal), Sarah Nowicki (McGill University)

MI - HQPAC

11:20 EDII Successes

Speaker: Alexandra Pedersen (McDonald Institute)

11:35 Outreach & Education Successes

Speakers: Mark Richardson (McDonald Institute / Queen's University), Mark Richardson (McDonald Institute)

EPO.pdf

EPO.pptx

11:50 Industrialization Successes

Speaker: Mr Edward Thomas (Queen's University (Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute))

12:05 Communications Successes

Speaker: Zachary Kenny (McDonald Institute / Queen's University)

12:20 → 13:30 Lunch Service (Chernoff Hall Courtyard)

13:30 → 14:30 Research Sessions: Institution plans

Convener: Kenneth Clark

Remote Access (Zoom)

13:30 SNOLAB Update/Plans

Speaker: Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)

240807_MI_Meeting.pdf

13:50 TRIUMF Update/Plans

Speaker: Dr Nigel Smith (TRIUMF)

14:10 CITA Update/Plans

Speaker: Prof. Richard Bond (University of Toronto)

14:30 → 16:00 EDI Session: Community of Practice Workshop

Convener: Alexandra Pedersen (McDonald Institute)

15:20 → 15:35 Break

16:00 → 17:00 Panel Sessions: Funding panel

Convener: Mr Edward Thomas (Queen's University (Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute))

Remote Access (Zoom)

16:00 Panel Members

Speakers: Darren Grant (Simon Fraser University), Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)

17:00 → 18:30 SOCIAL: Reception Social (Ban Righ Fireside Room, 10 Bader Lane)

Convener: Tony Noble

Thursday 8 August

08:00 → 11:00 ARRIVAL REGISTRATION: 117 Chernoff Hall

08:00 → 09:00 Breakfast Service (Chernoff Hall Courtyard)

09:00 → 10:30 Research Sessions: Research 4

Convener: Kenneth Clark

Remote Access (Zoom)

09:00 TRIUMF Update and Plans (continued)

Speaker: Dr Nigel Smith (TRIUMF)

09:10 CITA Update and Plans

Speaker: Prof. Richard Bond

09:30 IceCube

Speaker: Darren Grant (Simon Fraser University)

MI_ANM_IceCube_Aug2024.pdf

09:50 P-ONE

Speaker: Darren Grant (Simon Fraser University)

MI_ANM_PONE_Aug2024.pdf

10:10 HELIX

Speaker: Nahee Park

202408_HELIX_MIs.pdf

10:30 → 11:00 Break

11:00 → 12:20 Research Sessions: Research 5

Convener: Kenneth Clark

Remote Access (Zoom)

11:00 SNO+ recent results

Speaker: Prof. Mark Chen (Queen's University)

SNO+ MI National 2024.pdf

11:20 SNO+ Tellurium purification

Speaker: Dr Szymon Manecki (SNOLAB)

Manecki_ MI_SNO+Te_Aug2024.pdf

11:40 nEXO

Speaker: Prof. Simon Viel (Carleton University)

sviel_MI_aug08_nEXO.pdf

12:00 MATHUSLA

Speaker: Runze Ren

2024-08-06 MATHUSLA Tom Ren.pdf

12:20 → 13:30 Lunch Service (Chernoff Hall Courtyard)

13:30 → 14:30 Research Sessions: Research 6

Convener: Kenneth Clark

Remote Access (Zoom)

13:30 Industrialization

Speaker: Fabrice Retiere

MIIndustrialization.pdf

MIIndustrialization.pptx

13:50 Nuclear Matrix Elements for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay

Speaker: Lotta Jokiniemi (TRIUMF)

McDonald2024_Jokiniemi.pdf

McDonald2024_Jokiniemi.pptx

14:10 New Searches for Composite DM

Speaker: Yilda Boukhtouchen (Queen’s University)

MI_AM2024_HeavyDM.pdf

14:30 → 15:30 Panel Sessions: Resource Management

Convener: Kenneth Clark

Remote Access (Zoom)

15:30 → 15:45 Break

15:45 → 17:00 Panel Sessions: Community Organization

Convener: Kenneth Clark

Remote Access (Zoom)

18:30 → 21:30 SOCIAL: Dinner Social at Isabel Bader Centre (390 King St. W.)

Convener: Tony Noble

Friday 9 August

08:00 → 09:00 Breakfast Service (Stirling Hall 3rd Floor Atrium)

09:00 → 10:20 Research Sessions: Research 6 (Stirling Hall Auditorium A)

Convener: Dr Ben Broerman (Queen's University)

Remote Access (Zoom)

09:00 CREATE Grant

Speaker: Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)

240809_MI_meeting-CREATE.pdf

09:20 DEAP/DarkSide

Speaker: Pierre Gorel (SNOLAB)

PGorel_MIMeeting2024_DEAP_DS_2.pdf

09:40 ARGO

Speaker: Dr Asish Moharana (Carleton University)

MI_meeting_090824_2.pdf

10:00 NEWS-G

Speaker: Guillaume Giroux

NEWS-G_MI_2024.pptx

10:20 → 11:00 Break (Stirling Hall 3rd Floor Atrium)

11:00 → 12:20 Research Sessions: Research 9 (Stirling Hall Auditorium A)

Convener: Dr Ben Broerman (Queen's University)

Remote Access (Zoom)

11:00 PICO

Speaker: Dr Stephen Sekula (SNOLAB and Queen's University)

2024-08-07-MI-Community-Meeting-PICO.pdf

11:20 SBC

Speaker: Kenneth Clark

august_mi_meeting_2024_sbc.pdf

11:40 SuperCDMS

Speaker: Miriam Diamond

SuperCDMS MI Meeting Aug2024.pdf

12:00 Industrialization Successes

Speaker: Mr Edward Thomas (Queen's University (Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute))

Thomas - CFREF Industrialization Successes .pdf

12:07 Communications Successes

Speaker: Zachary Kenny (McDonald Institute / Queen's University)

12:15 Wrap-up

Speaker: Anthony Noble (Queen's University)

12:20 → 13:20 Takeaway Lunch Service (Stirling Hall 3rd Floor Atrium)

Assorted box lunches available.