CASST 2025
from
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 (7:30 AM)
to
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 (7:00 PM)
Monday, August 11, 2025
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
8:00 AM
https://laurentian.zoom.us/j/92444987052?pwd=wBcChhl9V5JW75oQ2fHKWSWZu6YONw.1
https://laurentian.zoom.us/j/92444987052?pwd=wBcChhl9V5JW75oQ2fHKWSWZu6YONw.1
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Breakfast and Gathering
Breakfast and Gathering
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Classroom Building/2-C203
9:00 AM
Introduction and Logo Contest
Introduction and Logo Contest
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Room: Classroom Building/ 2 - C203
9:15 AM
CUTE: Cryogenic Underground and Totally Epic
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Dev Chauhan
CUTE: Cryogenic Underground and Totally Epic
Dev Chauhan
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM
Characterizing Bellows Nucleation Events in the PICO-40L Dark Matter Direct Detection Experiment
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Mujtaniba Islam
Characterizing Bellows Nucleation Events in the PICO-40L Dark Matter Direct Detection Experiment
Mujtaniba Islam
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM
Leveraging FTIR for Compound Identification at SNOLAB: A Spectral Library and Python Tool Integration
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Cameron Van Der Zyl
Leveraging FTIR for Compound Identification at SNOLAB: A Spectral Library and Python Tool Integration
Cameron Van Der Zyl
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Modelling Sensor Performances Across Applied Voltages in the NEWS-G Experiment
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Sarena Sandhu
Modelling Sensor Performances Across Applied Voltages in the NEWS-G Experiment
Sarena Sandhu
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Direct Detection of "Dark Matter" in the SNO+ Neutrino Detector
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Oluwasemoore Tijani
Direct Detection of "Dark Matter" in the SNO+ Neutrino Detector
Oluwasemoore Tijani
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Classroom Building/2-C203
11:00 AM
Radon mitigation, removal, and testing at SNO+
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Julia Gorovitz
Radon mitigation, removal, and testing at SNO+
Julia Gorovitz
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Automation of a Solid State Cloud Chamber
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Xavier Mara
Automation of a Solid State Cloud Chamber
Xavier Mara
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Keeping it Cool: The SuperCDMS Chilled Water System
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Zainab Ali
Keeping it Cool: The SuperCDMS Chilled Water System
Zainab Ali
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM
Improving SNOLAB Radon counting sensitivity with low-background ZnS
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Peter Qin
Improving SNOLAB Radon counting sensitivity with low-background ZnS
Peter Qin
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Deep Underground, Cold and Quantum: Installing Superconducting Qubits at CUTE Facility
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Ayesha Iqbal
Deep Underground, Cold and Quantum: Installing Superconducting Qubits at CUTE Facility
Ayesha Iqbal
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM
Prepare for Trouble and Make it Bubble: My Term on the PICO Experiment
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Cody O'Neill
Prepare for Trouble and Make it Bubble: My Term on the PICO Experiment
Cody O'Neill
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Classroom Building/2-C203
1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Room: Classroom Building/2-C203
1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Classroom Building/2-C203
2:00 PM
Career Options - examples and questions
Career Options - examples and questions
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Classroom Builiding / 2- C203
3:00 PM
Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Classroom Building/2-C203
3:30 PM
Particle Tracking and Event Reconstruction using Gas Electron Multipliers for DarkLight
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Huajian Yang
Particle Tracking and Event Reconstruction using Gas Electron Multipliers for DarkLight
Huajian Yang
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM
The LiNEAr Project: Liquid Nitrogen Excluding Argon
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Sahara Rahimani
The LiNEAr Project: Liquid Nitrogen Excluding Argon
Sahara Rahimani
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM
DDA Purification for 0vbb Search
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Noah Fenlon
DDA Purification for 0vbb Search
Noah Fenlon
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM
From Dark Matter to Dying Stars: Evaluating SuperCDMS’s Sensitivity to Supernova Neutrinos via CEvNS
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Lily Hines
From Dark Matter to Dying Stars: Evaluating SuperCDMS’s Sensitivity to Supernova Neutrinos via CEvNS
Lily Hines
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Argon Removal with Zeolites: The Role of Simulations and the Problems We Face
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Brayden Bouffard
Argon Removal with Zeolites: The Role of Simulations and the Problems We Face
Brayden Bouffard
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:45 PM
Denoising Germanium Detectors using Machine Learning
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Tara Searcy
Denoising Germanium Detectors using Machine Learning
Tara Searcy
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Logo contest - EDI Activity - Networking
Logo contest - EDI Activity - Networking
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Classroom Building/2-C203
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
8:00 AM
https://laurentian.zoom.us/j/92444987052?pwd=wBcChhl9V5JW75oQ2fHKWSWZu6YONw.1
https://laurentian.zoom.us/j/92444987052?pwd=wBcChhl9V5JW75oQ2fHKWSWZu6YONw.1
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Breakfast and Gathering
Breakfast and Gathering
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Classroom Building/2-C203
9:00 AM
Detecting the unseen: Neutron unfolding with Helium-3 counters
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Kishan Chaudhary
Detecting the unseen: Neutron unfolding with Helium-3 counters
Kishan Chaudhary
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM
Anomaly detection in the LAr calorimeter readout system
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Emma Rancourt
Anomaly detection in the LAr calorimeter readout system
Emma Rancourt
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM
Sensor Calibration Using Americium-Aluminum in the NEWS-G Experiment at SNOLAB
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Qwin Goodwin
Sensor Calibration Using Americium-Aluminum in the NEWS-G Experiment at SNOLAB
Qwin Goodwin
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM
Time of Flight Calibration for HELIX
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Lily Moss
Time of Flight Calibration for HELIX
Lily Moss
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Radium Dials
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Keegan Paleshi
Radium Dials
Keegan Paleshi
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Background Reductions and Fill of the DEAP-3600 Dark Matter Detector
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Cheyanne Monk
Background Reductions and Fill of the DEAP-3600 Dark Matter Detector
Cheyanne Monk
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Classroom Building/2-C203
11:00 AM
HALO neutron bursts corresponding to novas
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Zoe Shipp-Wiedersprecher
HALO neutron bursts corresponding to novas
Zoe Shipp-Wiedersprecher
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM
NEXO Stave Testing for 0νββ Decay
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Marharyta Sulaieva
NEXO Stave Testing for 0νββ Decay
Marharyta Sulaieva
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Quantum Computing Workshop
Quantum Computing Workshop
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Classroom Builiding / 2- C203
12:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Classroom Building/2-C203
1:00 PM
The CUTE Way to Detect Neutrons
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Brianna Binoy
The CUTE Way to Detect Neutrons
Brianna Binoy
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Spectral Characterization of Hafnium Source for Use in the LoLX Experiment
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Ethan Coulthard
Spectral Characterization of Hafnium Source for Use in the LoLX Experiment
Ethan Coulthard
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Reducing Backgrounds Using Gamma-Gamma Coincidences
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Abhipsha Sahu
Reducing Backgrounds Using Gamma-Gamma Coincidences
Abhipsha Sahu
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Building the RAMP towards locating the Electron Capture of Lutetium 176
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Arina Tseragotin
Building the RAMP towards locating the Electron Capture of Lutetium 176
Arina Tseragotin
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
The invisible infrastructure
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Bilal Nasseem Muhammad
The invisible infrastructure
Bilal Nasseem Muhammad
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM
Searching for Neutrinos from Gravitational Wave Events with HALO
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Irina Nitu
Searching for Neutrinos from Gravitational Wave Events with HALO
Irina Nitu
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Break
Break
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: Classroom Building/2-C203
2:45 PM
Logo contest - EDI Activity - Networking
Logo contest - EDI Activity - Networking
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Classroom Building/2-C203
3:00 PM
Outreach
Outreach
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Classroom Builiding / 2- C203
4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Classroom Building/2-C203