Name: ESAS International School on Applied Superconductivity
Start: 2026-02-09T08:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-02-13T16:00:00+01:00
Location: No location set

ESAS International School on Applied Superconductivity

from Monday, 9 February 2026 (08:00) to Friday, 13 February 2026 (16:00)

Monday, 9 February 2026

08:00 Registration
Registration
08:00 - 09:00
09:00 Introduction and opening welcome - Luca Bottura (CERN) Marco Breschi
Introduction and opening welcome
- Luca Bottura (CERN)
- Marco Breschi
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 Session 1: Introduction to superconducting materials
Introduction to superconducting materials
09:30 - 13:05
Contributions

09:30 Fundamentals of Superconductivity - Samuele Sanna (Univ. of Bologna)

10:50 Fundamentals of Superconductivity - Samuele Sanna (Univ. of Bologna)

11:35 Low and Medium Temperature Superconductors - Matteo Tropeano Tiziana Spina
13:05 Lunch
Lunch
13:05 - 14:30
14:30 Session 2: Introduction to superconducting materials
Introduction to superconducting materials
14:30 - 16:30
Contributions

14:30 High temperature superconductors: Cuprate and Iron based superconductors - Marina Putti
16:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:30 - 16:50
16:50 Session 2: Introduction to superconducting electronics
Introduction to superconducting electronics
16:50 - 21:30
Contributions

16:50 Superconductivity for quantum technologies - Giampiero Pepe (Univ. of Napoli Federico II)

17:50 ESAS Early Career Network - Daniele Torsello
21:30 Self-funded ESAS-ECP networking event at Ca' Bè Osteria Enoteca, Piazza della Libertà, 9/
Self-funded ESAS-ECP networking event at Ca' Bè Osteria Enoteca, Piazza della Libertà, 9/
21:30 - 23:30
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
08:30 Session 2: Introduction to superconducting electronics
Introduction to superconducting electronics
08:30 - 09:30
Contributions

08:30 Superconductivity for quantum technologies - Giampiero Pepe (Univ. of Napoli Federico II)
09:30 Session 3: Superconducting technology issues
Superconducting technology issues
09:30 - 12:50
Contributions

09:30 AC losses in LTS and HTS - Marco Breschi (University of Bologna)

10:50 Cryogenics - Bertrand Baudouy (CEA Paris-Saclay)
12:50 Lunch
Lunch
12:50 - 14:20
14:20 Session 3: Superconducting technology issues
Superconducting technology issues
14:20 - 18:15
Contributions

14:20 Margins, Stability and Quench in LTS and HTS - Luca Bottura (CERN)

16:25 Mechanics of Superconductors - Marc Dhallé
21:15 Music in the fortress: opera concert with electric piano and soprano - Caligari Room of the Castle
Music in the fortress: opera concert with electric piano and soprano - Caligari Room of the Castle
21:15 - 22:15
Wednesday, 11 February 2026
08:30 Session 4: Power applications of superconductivity
Power applications of superconductivity
08:30 - 11:50
Contributions

08:30 Superconducting rotating machines - Rémi Dorget

09:30 Superconducting power cables and SMES - Antonio Morandi

10:50 Superconducting Transformers and Fault Current Limiters - Pascal Tixador (Grenoble-INP)
11:50 Students Poster Session
Students Poster Session
11:50 - 13:00

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 13:45

13:45 Ënjoy Ravenna !!! Bus leaving to Ravenna
Ënjoy Ravenna !!! Bus leaving to Ravenna
13:45 - 18:00

21:30 Singing in the seminar: Concert and Karaoke - Common Room in the Seminar Building
Singing in the seminar: Concert and Karaoke - Common Room in the Seminar Building
21:30 - 23:30
Thursday, 12 February 2026
08:00 Session 5: Superconducting Magnet Technology
Superconducting Magnet Technology
08:00 - 12:50
Contributions

08:30 Superconducting Magnets for Fusion - Valentina Corato

10:50 High Field Magnets - Xavier CHAUD (Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses ‐ European Magnetic Field Laboratory, UPR3228 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Univ. Grenoble ‐Alpes, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier)

11:50 Fabrication and Application of bulk superconductors - Filip Antoncik (CAN Superconductors)
12:50 Lunch
Lunch
12:50 - 14:20
14:20 Session 5: Superconducting Magnet Technology
Superconducting Magnet Technology
14:20 - 18:00
Contributions

14:20 Accelerator Magnets - Bernardo Bordini (CERN)

16:40 HTS for magnetic confinement fusion - Round table - Antonio Trotta Luca Bottura (CERN) Neil Mitchell (GFG) Valentina Corato
20:00 Social dinner and best poster awards ceremony - Restaurant 'La Grotta', Via Roma 37, Bertinoro
Social dinner and best poster awards ceremony - Restaurant 'La Grotta', Via Roma 37, Bertinoro
20:00 - 22:00
Friday, 13 February 2026
08:30 Session 6: Superconductors for Health
Superconductors for Health
08:30 - 11:00
Contributions

08:30 Superconducting Magnets for MRI and NMR - Guillaume Dilasser (CEA Saclay)

10:00 Magnet technologies transforming Medicine: particles for Cancer Therapies - Stephane Sanfilippo
11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:20
11:20 Session 7: Modeling superconducting devices
Modeling superconducting devices
11:20 - 13:05
Contributions

11:20 Examples of quench and AC loss modeling techniques - Antonio Macchiagodena (Alma mater studiorum Università di Bologna) Lorenzo Cavallucci

12:20 Final Exam: check your understanding
13:05 Lunch
Lunch
13:05 - 14:00

14:00 Wrap up session
Wrap up session
14:00 - 15:00