EAC Meeting Summer 2024

Jul 31, 2024, 1:40 AM → Aug 1, 2024, 9:30 PM Canada/Eastern

Fraser Duncan Auditorium (SNOLAB)

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.

EAC & SEF 2024 Summer Agenda.pdf

EAC Terms of Reference

Project Life Cycle Management

Visitor-Information-Guide_Rev_15.pdf

Wednesday, July 31

7:45 AM → 8:15 AM Breakfast & Gathering of the EAC, SEF, SNOLAB and Experiments

Includes a light breakfast

8:15 AM → 9:20 AM SNOLAB Facility Updates: Welcome, SNOLAB Lab Status & Updates

8:15 AM Welcome, SNOLAB Lab Status & Updates (Jodi Cooley)

Speaker: Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)

240731_EAC-SEF_meeting.pdf

8:30 AM Operation Site Activities & Upcoming Events

Speaker: Richard Ford (SNOLAB)

OPS Div EAC-SEF Meeting August 2024.pdf

OPS Div EAC-SEF Meeting August 2024.pptx

8:45 AM CSD Update

Speaker: Samantha Kuula (SNOLAB)

2024-07-31-EAC SEF-SK.pdf

2024-07-31-EAC SEF-SK.pptx

9:05 AM Research and Projects Update

Speaker: Jeter Hall (SNOLAB)

Research Div EAC Update Summer 2024.pdf

Research Div EAC Update Summer 2024.pptx

9:20 AM → 9:50 AM Break

9:50 AM → 12:10 PM Experiment Presentations: Morning Session

9:50 AM PICO

Speakers: Carsten Krauss (University of Alberta), Ken Clark (Queen's University)

SNOLAB SEF Presentation PICO 7-2024.pdf

10:10 AM NEWS-G / ECuMe

Speaker: Philippe Gros (Queen's University)

2024-07-31_SEF_NEWSG.pdf

2024-07-31_SEF_NEWSG.pptx

10:30 AM SBC

Speaker: Benjamin Broerman (Queen's University)

eac_sbc_jul_2024.pdf

10:50 AM Break

11:10 AM XLZD

Speaker: Dr Uwe Oberlack

SNOLAB EAC_XLZD.pdf

11:30 AM SENSEI / Oscura

Speakers: Dr Javier Tiffenberg, Dr Juan Estrada, Dr Rouven Essig

11:50 AM SNO+

Speaker: Dr José Maneira

4cd88e4a-063f-4ca3-b895-40ace79e3d39.pdf

12:10 PM → 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM → 3:20 PM Experiment Presentations: Afternoon Session

1:00 PM REPAIR / FLAME

Speaker: Michel Lapointe (NOSM University)

EAC & SEF REPAIR - 240731.pdf

EAC & SEF REPAIR - 240731.pptx

1:20 PM IceCube Dom Test

Speaker: Dr Nahee Park

202407_SNOLAB_IceCube_measurements.pdf

1:40 PM LEGEND-1000

Speaker: Christopher Jillings (SNOLAB/Laurentian University)

2024-07-31-Jillings-SNOLABExperimentsForum-Sudbury.pdf

2:00 PM Break

2:20 PM nEXO

Speaker: Thomas Brunner (McGill University)

20240731-SNOLAB-SEF-submitted.pdf

20240731-SNOLAB-SEF-submitted.pptx

2:40 PM SuperCDMS

Speaker: Andrew Kubik (SNOLAB)

SuperCDMS SNOLAB EAC Presentation July 2024.pdf

3:00 PM DEAP / ARGO

Speaker: Dr Mark Boulay

ARGO_SEF_July_31_2024.pdf

3:20 PM → 3:40 PM Break

3:40 PM → 5:00 PM EAC In-Camera Discussion

3:40 PM → 5:00 PM SEF and SNOLAB In-Camera Meeting

5:00 PM → 5:30 PM Feedback Session: In-Camera SNOLAB Feedback Session

6:30 PM → 7:30 PM EAC | SEF Group Dinner

Thursday, August 1

7:45 AM → 8:15 AM Breakfast & Gathering of the EAC

8:15 AM → 8:45 AM EAC In-Camera Session: EAC In-Camera Discussion

8:45 AM → 9:15 AM Experiment In-Camera Session: ARGO Presentation / Discussion

Convener: Christopher Jillings (SNOLAB/Laurentian University)

9:15 AM → 9:45 AM EAC In-Camera Session: ARGO

9:45 AM → 10:15 AM Experiment In-Camera Session: nEXO Presentation / Discussion

Conveners: David Hawkins (SNOLAB), Thomas Brunner (McGill University)

10:15 AM → 10:45 AM EAC In-Camera Session: nEXO

10:45 AM → 11:00 AM Break

11:00 AM → 11:30 AM Experiment In-Camera Session: PICO Presentation / Discussion

Conveners: Carsten Krauss (University of Alberta), Paul Grylls

11:30 AM → 12:00 PM EAC In-Camera Session: PICO

12:00 PM → 12:30 PM Experiment In-Camera Session: SNO+ Presentation / Discussion

Conveners: Genna Howard (SNOLAB), Mark Chen (Queen's University)

12:30 PM → 1:00 PM EAC In-Camera Session: SNO+

1:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 3:00 PM EAC In-Camera Session: Feedback Writing

3:00 PM → 3:15 PM Feedback Session: nEXO

3:15 PM → 3:30 PM Feedback Session: PICO

3:30 PM → 3:45 PM Feedback Session: SNO+

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Feedback Session: ARGO

6:00 PM → 7:30 PM EAC / SNOLAB Dinner

Social EAC/SNOLAB dinner; a calendar invitation was sent with details.