Low Density Materials for Particle Accelerator Applications

from Monday, 8 June 2026 (08:00) to Tuesday, 9 June 2026 (18:00)
University of Bath 10W 2.45

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
8 Jun 2026
9 Jun 2026
AM
08:00 Registration and coffee  
09:00 Introduction and welcome to Bath - Raymond Veness (CERN) Alexander Lunt (University of Bath (GB))  
09:30
Session 1B: - Chiara Pasquino (CERN) (until 11:00)
09:30 Wire scanners in electron machines - Francesca Addessa (PSI)  
10:00 Wire scanners in Hadron machines - Alexander Lunt (University of Bath (GB))  
10:30 2D low-density materials for screens - Stephane Burger (CERN) Federico Roncarolo (CERN)  
11:00 --- Coffee ---
11:30
Session 1A: Applications, State-of-the-art and needs of the community - Thierry Stora (CERN) (until 13:00)
11:30 Nanostructured and low-dimensional materials for targets - Simon Thomas Stegemann (CERN)  
12:00 Development of low density materials for beam strippers - Wim Weterings (CERN)  
12:30 Experience with CNTs at ISIS - Emi Yamakawa (STFC)  
09:00 --- Coffee ---
09:30
Session 3A: Simulation and Characterisation -Dr Stefano Sgobba (CERN) (until 11:00)
09:30 Development of innovative materials using artificial intelligence - Fernando Lomello  
10:00 Advanced microscopy and characterisation techniques at CERN - Ana Teresa Perez Fontenla (CERN)  
10:30 Characterization of low-dimensional carbon materials using low-energy electrons - Marcel Himmerlich (CERN)  
11:00 --- Coffee ---
11:30
3B: Simulation and Characterisation - Mariusz Sapinski (Paul Scherrer Institute (CH)) (until 13:00)
11:30 Multiscale Modelling of CNT Systems for Accelerator Applications - Dr Carmelo Herdes Moreno  
12:00 Recent studies abour the thermal response of thin metallic wires traversed by high power hadron beams - Ryan Paul Camilleri  
12:30 Safety for nano-materials - Dr Emmanuel Flahaut (University of Tolouse)  
PM
13:00 --- Lunch ---
13:30
Session 2A - Philippe Poulin (University of Bordeaux) (until 15:00)
13:30 CNT fibre production - state-of-the-art - Matteo Pasquali (Rice University)  
14:00 CNT based materials production synthesis - James Elliott (University of Cambridge)  
14:30 Thermal properties of large-scale CNT fiber structures - Yoku Inoue (Shizuoka University)  
15:00 --- Coffee ---
15:30
Session 2B - Alexander Lunt (University of Bath (GB)) (until 17:00)
15:30 CNT macromaterials: challenges in testing and properties - Dr Anastasiia Mikhalchan  
16:00 Å‑Scale Pore Generation in Functionalised Suspended Graphene - Shiqi Huang (University of Bath)  
16:30 Nonlinear photocurrent generation in 2D materials: beyond hydrodynamics - Habib Rostami (University of Bath)  
17:30 --- Tour of Bath ---
18:30 --- Conference Banquet ---
13:00 --- Lunch ---
13:30
Session 4: Wrap up, funding strategy and next steps - Raymond Veness (CERN) (until 15:00)
13:30 EU and other possible funding paths - Thierry Stora (CERN)  
14:00 State-of-the-art and the way forwards - Dr Philippe Poulin  
14:30 Workshop wrap-up and actions - Raymond Veness (CERN)  
15:00 --- Coffee ---
15:30 Facility Tour  
16:30 --- Close ---