EAC Meeting Summer 2025

Jul 30, 2025, 7:30 AM → Jul 31, 2025, 8:00 PM Canada/Eastern

Meeting Overview

The SNOLAB Experiment Advisory Committee (EAC) is an international peer review committee that advises the Executive Director and Executive Director Office (EDO) on the science program that is undertaken at the SNOLAB deep underground facility. The Committee performs two roles: providing advice during the initial assessment of experiments that are proposed for location at SNOLAB; and providing advice and oversight on the running program at SNOLAB.

Experiment-Advisory-Committee-Terms-Of-Reference_Rev_01.pdf

Project-Life-Cycle-Management.pdf

Wed, July 30

1 Morning Gathering and Breakfast

Experiment Greenroom

In-Camera SNOLAB Facility Updates: Welcome, SNOLAB Status and Updates

Convener: Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)

2 Welcome, SNOLAB Lab Status & Updates

Speaker: Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)

In-Camera SNOLAB Facility Updates: Research and Project Updates

Convener: Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)

3 Research and Project Updates

Speaker: Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)

In-Camera SNOLAB Facility Updates: CSD Updates

Convener: Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)

4 CSD Updates

Speaker: Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)

In-Camera SNOLAB Facility Updates: Operation Site Activities & Upcoming Events

Convener: Richard Ford (SNOLAB)

5 Operation Site Activities & Upcoming Events

Speaker: Richard Ford (SNOLAB)

10:30 AM Break

Experiment Review: nEXO

Convener: Thomas Brunner (McGill University)

EAC In-Camera Discussion: nEXO

Expression of Interest: XLZD

Convener: Daniel Akerib

EAC In-Camera Discussion: XLZD

12:30 PM Lunch

Expression of Interest: POLAR

Conveners: Amer Johri, Pedro Sartori Manoel

EAC In-Camera Discussion: POLAR

Expression of Interest: Theia

Convener: Gabriel Orebi Gann (UC Berkeley / LBNL)

6 Expression of Interest: Theia

30 min Presentation
15 min Q&A

Speaker: Dr Gabriel Orebi Gann

EAC In-Camera Discussion: Theia

Experiment Review: HALO

Conveners: Clarence Virtue (SNOLAB), Prof. Stephen Sekula (SNOLAB and Queen's University)

7 HALO: Experiment Review

20 min Presentation
10 min Q&A

3:45 PM Break

Experiment In-Camera Session: SNO+

Convener: Mark Chen (Queen's University)

8 SNO+ Presentation / Discussion

30 min Presentation
30 min Q&A

EAC In-Camera Discussion: SNO+

5:30 PM EAC Close Out / End of Day 1

6:30 PM EAC In-Camera Dinner

Thu, July 31

9 Morning Gathering and Breakfast

EAC In-Camera Discussion: Morning Discussion

Experiment Greenroom

Experiment In-Camera Session: PICO-500

Convener: Carsten Krauss (University of Alberta)

10 PICO-500 Presentation / Discussion

30 min Presentation
30 min Q&A

Speaker: Carsten Krauss (University of Alberta)

EAC In-Camera Discussion: PICO-500

10:00 AM Break

Experiment In-Camera Session: SuperCDMS

Convener: Prisca Cushman

EAC In-Camera Discussion: SuperCDMS

11:45 AM Lunch

EAC In-Camera Discussion: Report, Feedback and additional discussions

Feedback Session: HALO

Feedback Session: SNO+

Feedback Session: PICO-500

Feedback Session: SuperCDMS

Feedback Session: SNOLAB

4:00 PM EAC Close Out / End of Day 2

6:00 PM EAC In-Camera Dinner