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SUMMARY:2026 Fall School on Interdisciplinary Neutrino Science
DTSTART:20261111T003000Z
DTEND:20261114T110000Z
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DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the 2026 Fall School on Interdiscip
 linary Neutrino Science\, to be held in Zhuhai\, Guangdong\, China\, from 
 11 to 14 November 2026. The theme of this year’s School is Neutrino Geos
 cience.The Fall School will take place immediately before Neutrino Geoscie
 nce 2026\, the international workshop to be held in Zhuhai from 16 to 19 N
 ovember. Together\, the School and the Workshop will provide a platform fo
 r education\, interdisciplinary exchange\, and the development of new coll
 aborations among the neutrino-physics and Earth-science communities.Backgr
 oundNeutrinos and antineutrinos provide unique probes of regions that cann
 ot be accessed directly. Geoneutrinos produced by radioactive decays insid
 e the Earth offer an experimental means of studying the abundance and dist
 ribution of heat-producing elements\, the terrestrial heat budget\, and th
 e composition and evolution of the crust and mantle.Measurements by KamLAN
 D\, Borexino\, and SNO+ have established geoneutrino science as an importa
 nt interdisciplinary field. The recent first geoneutrino results from JUNO
 \, together with the continued development of existing and future experime
 nts\, are opening a new era of higher-statistics and higher-precision stud
 ies. At the same time\, advances in geological modelling\, geochemistry\, 
 geophysics\, nuclear data\, detector technologies\, directional reconstruc
 tion\, and multi-messenger tomography are creating new opportunities for u
 nderstanding the Earth through the combined use of complementary observati
 ons.Realizing the full scientific potential of these measurements requires
  researchers who can communicate across traditional disciplinary boundarie
 s. Particle physicists must understand the assumptions and uncertainties o
 f geological models\, while Earth scientists must become familiar with neu
 trino production\, detection\, backgrounds\, statistical analysis\, and ex
 perimental limitations. The Fall School is being organized to help build t
 his shared foundation.Objectives and programmeThe School is intended prima
 rily for graduate students\, postdoctoral researchers\, and other early-ca
 reer scientists interested in neutrino physics\, geophysics\, geochemistry
 \, geology\, planetary science\, nuclear physics\, and related fields.Lect
 ures and discussions will introduce the essential concepts and methods of 
 neutrino geoscience\, including:neutrino and antineutrino physics\;geoneut
 rino production and detection\;results and prospects of current and future
  experiments\;detector response\, backgrounds\, and statistical analysis\;
 the structure\, composition\, and thermal evolution of the Earth\;geologic
 al modelling around detector sites\;crustal and mantle contributions\;geoc
 hemical and geophysical constraints on Earth models\;directional detection
  and ocean-based measurements\;neutrino tomography and other multi-messeng
 er approaches to studying the Earth.The programme will combine introductor
 y and advanced lectures with tutorials\, discussions\, and opportunities f
 or direct interaction with specialists from different disciplines. Particu
 lar emphasis will be placed on helping participants understand how experim
 ental measurements and Earth models can be compared within consistent unce
 rtainty frameworks.Venue and accommodationThe School will be held in Zhuha
 i\, Guangdong\, China\, on the Zhuhai campus of Sun Yat-sen University. Mo
 re detailed information concerning the meeting venue\, transportation\, re
 gistration\, and arrival/local arrangements will be provided later on this
  website.Accommodation for accepted students will be arranged by the local
  organizers. The organizers will also cover their local expenses during th
 e School\, in accordance with the arrangements specified in the acceptance
  notification.Participants accepted for the Fall School will also be encou
 raged to attend Neutrino Geoscience 2026\, providing them with an opportun
 ity to connect the foundational material presented during the School with 
 the latest research results and discussions at the international workshop.
 WelcomeWe warmly welcome applications from students and early-career resea
 rchers throughout the world. Applicants from both neutrino physics and the
  Earth sciences are particularly encouraged to participate. No previous sp
 ecialization in neutrino geoscience is required\, but applicants should ha
 ve a strong interest in interdisciplinary research and in communicating ac
 ross conventional academic boundaries.Through this Fall School\, we hope t
 o introduce a new generation of researchers to neutrino geoscience\, stren
 gthen connections between experimental and theoretical communities\, and p
 romote long-term international collaboration in this rapidly developing fi
 eld.We look forward to welcoming you to Zhuhai in November 2026！Organiza
 tion Committee of the Fall School: ·Feng-peng An (Sun Yat-sen University
 )·Mark Chen (Queen’s University\, Canada)·Hongjian Fang (Sun Yat-sen U
 niversity)·Ruohan Gao (China University of Geosciences\, Beijing)·Guangz
 heng Jiang (Chengdu University of Technology)·Ran Han (North China Electr
 ic Power University)·Yufeng Li (Institute of High Energy Physics-CAS\, Co
 -chair)·Zhiwei Li (China University of Geosciences\, Beijing)·Livia Ludh
 ova (JGU Mainz and GSI\, Germany)·Fabio Mantovani (INFN and University of
  Ferrara\, Italy)·William F. McDonough (Institute for Oceanology-CAS\, Qi
 ngdao)·Sergio Palomares-Ruiz (IFIC and University of Valencia\, Spain)·S
 erguey Petcov (SISSA\, Italy)·Carsten Rott (The University of Utah\, USA)
 ·Virginia Strati (INFN and University of Ferrara\, Italy)·Akira Takenaka
  (Sun Yat-sen University)·Andong Wang (East China University of Technolog
 y)·Zhe Wang (Tsinghua University\, China)·Wei Wang (Sun Yat-sen Universi
 ty\, Co-Chair)·Hiroko Watanabe (Tohoku University\, Japan)·Yuehuan Wei (
 Sun Yat-sen University)·Ya Xu (Institute of Geology and Geophysics-CAS)·
 Yufei Xi (Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology-CAGS)·Dikun
  Yang (Southern University of Science and Technology)·Zeyuan Yu (Institut
 e of High Energy Physics-CAS)·Liang Zhan (Institute of High Energy Physic
 s-CAS)Secretariat·Ling Liu (Sun Yat-sen University)·Qishan Liu (Institut
 e of High Energy Physics-CAS)·Han Zhang (Sun Yat-sen University)\n\nhttps
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