EAC Meeting Summer 2026

Jul 22, 2026, 7:30 AM → Jul 23, 2026, 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 22

8:15 AM → 8:45 AM Morning Gathering and Breakfast

8:45 AM → 9:30 AM In-Camera SNOLAB Facility Updates: Welcome, SNOLAB Status and Updates

Convener: Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)

8:45 AM Welcome, SNOLAB Lab Status & Updates

Speaker: Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)

9:30 AM → 9:55 AM In-Camera SNOLAB Facility Updates: Research and Project Updates

Convener: Ray Bunker

9:30 AM Research and Project Updates

Speaker: Ray Bunker

9:55 AM → 10:15 AM In-Camera SNOLAB Facility Updates: Operation Site Activities & Upcoming Events

Convener: Richard Ford (SNOLAB)

9:55 AM Operation Site Activities & Upcoming Events

Speaker: Richard Ford (SNOLAB)

10:15 AM → 10:45 AM In-Camera SNOLAB Facility Updates: Q&A

10:45 AM → 11:00 AM Break

11:00 AM → 12:00 PM Experiment In-Camera Session: SBC

11:00 AM SBC Presentation / Discussion

30 min Presentation
30 min Q&A

12:00 PM → 12:30 PM EAC In-Camera Discussion: SBC

12:30 PM → 1:15 PM Lunch

1:15 PM → 2:15 PM Experiment In-Camera Session: SNO+

2:15 PM → 2:45 PM EAC In-Camera Discussion: SNO+

2:45 PM → 3:15 PM Experiment Update: XLZD

Convener: Thomas Brunner (McGill University)

3:15 PM → 3:30 PM EAC In-Camera Discussion: XLZD

3:30 PM → 3:45 PM Break

3:45 PM → 4:15 PM Experiment Update: SENSEI

4:15 PM → 4:30 PM EAC In-Camera Discussion: SENSEI

4:30 PM → 5:30 PM EAC In-Camera Discussion

5:30 PM → 5:40 PM EAC Close Out / End of Day 1

6:00 PM → 7:30 PM EAC In-Camera Dinner : TBD

Thu, July 23

8:30 AM → 8:45 AM Morning Gathering and Breakfast

8:45 AM → 9:00 AM EAC In-Camera Discussion: Morning Discussion

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Experiment In-Camera Session: PICO-500

Conveners: Alan Robinson (Université de Montréal), Paul Grylls (SNOLAB)

10:00 AM → 10:30 AM EAC In-Camera Discussion: PICO-500

10:30 AM → 10:45 AM Break

10:45 AM → 11:15 AM Experiment Update: SuperCDMS

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM EAC In-Camera Discussion: SuperCDMS

11:30 AM → 12:00 PM Experiment Update: HALO

12:00 PM → 12:15 PM EAC In-Camera Discussion: HALO

12:15 PM → 12:55 PM Lunch

12:55 PM → 4:00 PM EAC In-Camera Discussion: Report, Feedback and additional discussions

4:00 PM → 4:15 PM Feedback Session: SBC

4:15 PM → 4:30 PM Feedback Session: SNO+

4:30 PM → 4:45 PM Feedback Session: PICO-500

4:45 PM → 5:00 PM Feedback Session: SNOLAB

5:00 PM → 5:15 PM EAC Close Out / End of Day 2

6:00 PM → 8:00 PM EAC Dinner: TBD