RECFA visit to the Netherlands

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 - 08:15


        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
8 Jul 2026
AM
08:15 --- Arrival and coffee ---
08:30 Welcome by Nikhef director - Jorgen D'Hondt  
08:40 Welcome by NWO - Prof. Marcel Levi  
08:50 Introduction to Nikhef partnership - Jorgen D'Hondt  
09:15 HEP funding in the Netherlands - Arjen van Rijn  
09:40 Education & Research schools - Flavia de Almeida Dias (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))  
10:05 Group picture  
10:10 --- Break ---
10:35 LHC experiments - physics - Mara Senghi Soares (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))  
11:10 LHC experiments - upgrades - Antonio Pellegrino (NIKHEF (NL), University of Groningen (NL))  
11:45 Astroparticle physics - Dorothea Samtleben (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))  
PM
12:20 --- Lunch break ---
13:05 Gravitational waves - Stefan Hild  
13:30 Theory - Marieke Postma (nikhef)  
14:00 Detector R&D and technological departments - Niels Van Bakel (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))  
14:30 Physics data processing and AI - David Groep (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))  
14:50 Low energy precision physics - Steven Hoekstra (University of Groningen, and Nikhef)  
15:10 --- Break ---
15:40 Sustainability - Catharina Vaendel  
15:55 Perspective by young scientists - Robin Hayes (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))  
16:15 Outreach and communication - Ina Vanessa Mexner (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))  
16:35 Connection to industry - Arjen van Rijn  
16:55 --- Short break to transition to closed rECFA session ---
17:05 rECFA deliberations - closed session  
18:15 Summary of preliminary findings  
19:30 --- Dinner at Nikhef ---