Name: Gran Sasso Hands-on 2025 - PhD summer school on experimental astroparticle physics
Start: 2025-09-08T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-09-19T22:20:00+02:00
Location: LNGS

Gran Sasso Hands-on 2025 - PhD summer school on experimental astroparticle physics

from Monday, September 8, 2025 (12:00 AM) to Friday, September 19, 2025 (10:20 PM)

Monday, September 8, 2025

9:30 AM Registration
Registration
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
9:45 AM Welcome and school presentation - Paolo Agnes (GSSI) Nicola Rossi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Carla Macolino (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Welcome and school presentation
- Paolo Agnes (GSSI)
- Nicola Rossi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
- Carla Macolino (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
10:00 AM Practical informations - Carla Macolino (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Nicola Rossi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Paolo Agnes (GSSI)
Practical informations
- Carla Macolino (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
- Nicola Rossi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
- Paolo Agnes (GSSI)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
10:15 AM Introduction to the LNGS laboratory and experiments - Marcello Messina (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Introduction to the LNGS laboratory and experiments
- Marcello Messina (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
11:00 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
11:30 AM Dark Matter Theory - Marco Cirelli (LPTHE CNRS Jussieu Paris)
Dark Matter Theory
- Marco Cirelli (LPTHE CNRS Jussieu Paris)
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
1:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Dark Matter Experiment - Kimberly Palladino (University of Oxford)
Dark Matter Experiment
- Kimberly Palladino (University of Oxford)
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
4:30 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"

4:50 PM Project presentations
Project presentations
4:50 PM - 5:35 PM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"

6:00 PM Ice breaking
Ice breaking
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
9:15 AM Cosmic rays theory - Martin Lemoine
Cosmic rays theory
- Martin Lemoine
9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
11:15 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
11:15 AM - 11:35 AM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
11:35 AM Cosmic rays experiment - Lorenzo Perrone (Università del Salento and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare Sezione di Lecce)
Cosmic rays experiment
- Lorenzo Perrone (Università del Salento and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare Sezione di Lecce)
11:35 AM - 1:30 PM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
1:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM Hands-on introduction
Hands-on introduction
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Visit Underground

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
9:25 AM Neutrino Theory - Francesco Vissani (Gssi) Francesco Vissani (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Neutrino Theory
- Francesco Vissani (Gssi)
- Francesco Vissani (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
9:25 AM - 11:10 AM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
11:10 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
11:30 AM Neutrino Experiment - Marco Pallavicini (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Neutrino Experiment
- Marco Pallavicini (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
11:30 AM - 1:25 PM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
1:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM Hands-on activities
Hands-on activities
2:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Thursday, September 11, 2025
9:15 AM Salute by the LNGS director - Ezio Previtali (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Salute by the LNGS director
- Ezio Previtali (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
Room: Fermi Auditorium
9:25 AM Statistics for rare event searches - Glen Cowan (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Statistics for rare event searches
- Glen Cowan (Royal Holloway, University of London)
9:25 AM - 11:05 AM
Room: Fermi Auditorium
11:10 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
11:40 AM Statistics for rare event searches - Glen Cowan (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Statistics for rare event searches
- Glen Cowan (Royal Holloway, University of London)
11:40 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Fermi Auditorium
1:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM Hands-on activities
Hands-on activities
2:30 PM - 6:15 PM

8:00 PM Social dinner
Social dinner
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Friday, September 12, 2025
9:15 AM Nuclear Astrophysics - Rosanna Depalo (INFN Legnaro) Rosanna Depalo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Nuclear Astrophysics
- Rosanna Depalo (INFN Legnaro)
- Rosanna Depalo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
9:15 AM - 11:10 AM
Room: Fermi Auditorium
11:10 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Room "E. Fermi"
11:30 AM Electronics, DAQ and signal processing techniques - Pierre-Andre Amaudruz (TRIUMF)
Electronics, DAQ and signal processing techniques
- Pierre-Andre Amaudruz (TRIUMF)
11:30 AM - 1:25 PM
Room: Fermi Auditorium
1:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM Hands-on activities
Hands-on activities
2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Saturday, September 13, 2025

4:00 PM City Tour
City Tour
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Sunday, September 14, 2025

8:30 AM Excursion
Excursion
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM

6:30 PM The anniversary of GW150914

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

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