Name: Future Opportunities for Neutrino Science at the Spallation Neutron Source
Start: 2026-10-26T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-27T17:00:00-04:00
Location: ORNL

Future Opportunities for Neutrino Science at the Spallation Neutron Source

from Monday, 26 October 2026 (08:00) to Tuesday, 27 October 2026 (17:00)

Monday, 26 October 2026

09:00 Welcome
Welcome
09:00 - 09:10
09:10 Goals of Workshop - Kate Scholberg (Duke University)
Goals of Workshop
- Kate Scholberg (Duke University)
09:10 - 09:30
09:30 New Particle Production at the SNS - Matheus Hostert
New Particle Production at the SNS
- Matheus Hostert
09:30 - 09:50
09:50 Inelastic Nuclear Scattering: Probe of SM and BSM - Bhaskar Dutta
Inelastic Nuclear Scattering: Probe of SM and BSM
- Bhaskar Dutta
09:50 - 10:10
10:10 Directional detection - Louis Strigari (Texas A&M)
Directional detection
- Louis Strigari (Texas A&M)
10:10 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 Why Carbon as a Target at the SNS? - Bryce Littlejohn (IIT)
Why Carbon as a Target at the SNS?
- Bryce Littlejohn (IIT)
11:00 - 11:20
11:20 MARLEY v2 release - Steven Gardiner (Fermilab) John Plows Komninos
MARLEY v2 release
- Steven Gardiner (Fermilab)
- John Plows Komninos
11:20 - 11:40
11:40 Adding pre-equilibrium nuclear de-excitations to MARLEY - Erin Visser
Adding pre-equilibrium nuclear de-excitations to MARLEY
- Erin Visser
11:40 - 12:00
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 MARLEY development plans and outlook - Steven Gardiner (Fermilab)
MARLEY development plans and outlook
- Steven Gardiner (Fermilab)
13:00 - 13:20
13:20 nue-Ar cross section measurements for supernova neutrinos and the measurements in LArTPCs for DUNE - Yun-Tse Tsai (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
nue-Ar cross section measurements for supernova neutrinos and the measurements in LArTPCs for DUNE
- Yun-Tse Tsai (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
13:20 - 13:40
13:40 COH-Ar 750 physics - Joshua Queen (Duke University)
COH-Ar 750 physics
- Joshua Queen (Duke University)
13:40 - 14:00
14:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
14:00 - 14:30

14:30 Discussion
Discussion
14:30 - 17:30
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
09:00 Neutrino Alley - Jason Newby (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Neutrino Alley
- Jason Newby (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
09:00 - 09:20
09:20 SNS future
SNS future
09:20 - 10:00
10:00 COHERENT - Kate Scholberg (Duke University)
COHERENT
- Kate Scholberg (Duke University)
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 EOS - Gabriel Orebi Gann (UC Berkeley / LBNL)
EOS
- Gabriel Orebi Gann (UC Berkeley / LBNL)
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 Imaging Nuclear Recoils for Directional CEvNS Measurements: R&D for GAr TPCs - David Caratelli
Imaging Nuclear Recoils for Directional CEvNS Measurements: R&D for GAr TPCs
- David Caratelli
11:30 - 11:50
11:50 Neutron Measurements at Neutrino Alley - Xianyi Zhang (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Neutron Measurements at Neutrino Alley
- Xianyi Zhang (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
11:50 - 12:10
12:10 Lunch
Lunch
12:10 - 13:10

13:10 Discussion
Discussion
13:10 - 14:40

14:40 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
14:40 - 15:10

15:10 Discussion
Discussion
15:10 - 16:30