INFN School on Underground Physics (SoUP2026)

26 Oct 2026, 08:45 → 30 Oct 2026, 14:30 Europe/Rome

Sala Jacopo da Bertinoro (CEUB, Bertinoro)

Marco Selvi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Walter M. Bonivento (INFN Cagliari)

SoUP is an advanced school for PhD students, post-docs and young researchers willing to gain deeper knowledge in topics related to underground physics.

The 2026 edition is organized by INFN-Bologna at the Bertinoro University Center (CEUB) in the medieval village of Bertinoro (FC – Italy). Lectures start on Monday 26th October and end on Friday 30th October.

The school includes lectures and hands-on sessions on: 
✔ Physics Phenomenology  
✔ Detection Techniques 
✔ Instrumentation Technologies

 

More info in the official website: https://soup2026.ca.infn.it

 

Monday 26 October

09:00 → 10:45 Dark Matter Phenom.

Speaker: Marco CIRELLI (LPTHE CNRS Jussieu Paris)

10:45 → 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 → 13:00 Neutrino Phenomen.

Speaker: Francesco Terranova (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch

14:30 → 16:15 Noble Liquid Detectors

Speaker: Elena Aprile (Columbia University)

16:15 → 16:45 Coffee Break

16:45 → 18:30 Speed Talk

18:30 → 19:30 Speed Talk

19:30 → 21:30 Welcome Party

Tuesday 27 October

09:00 → 10:45 Dark Matter Phenom.

Speaker: Marco CIRELLI (LPTHE CNRS Jussieu Paris)

10:45 → 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 → 13:00 Neutrino Phenomen.

Speaker: Francesco Terranova (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch

14:30 → 16:15 Noble Liquid Detectors

Speaker: Elena Aprile (Columbia University)

16:15 → 16:45 Coffee Break

16:45 → 18:30 Poster Session

18:30 → 19:30 Poster Session

19:30 → 22:00 Outreach Event

Wednesday 28 October

09:00 → 10:45 Axion Phenom.

Speaker: Caterina Braggio (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

10:45 → 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 → 13:00 Solid State Detectors

Speaker: R. Strauss

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch

14:30 → 16:15 Statistics + HandsOn

Speaker: R. Hammann

16:15 → 16:45 Coffee Break

16:45 → 18:30 Excursion

Thursday 29 October

09:00 → 10:45 Axion Detectors

Speaker: Caterina Braggio (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

10:45 → 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 → 13:00 Solid State Detectors

Speaker: R. Strauss

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch

14:30 → 16:15 Statistics + HandsOn

Speaker: R. Hammann

16:15 → 16:45 Coffee Break

16:45 → 18:30 Liquid Scintillators

Speaker: Barbara Caccianiga (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

18:30 → 19:30 Question Time

19:30 → 22:30 Social Dinner

Friday 30 October

09:00 → 10:45 Material Screening

Speaker: Susana Cebrian (UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA)

10:45 → 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 → 13:00 Water Cherenkov Det.

Speaker: Barbara Caccianiga (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch