Name: Graduate Instrumentation and Detector School (GRIDS)
Start: 2025-05-26T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-06-06T17:00:00-07:00
Location: TRIUMF

Graduate Instrumentation and Detector School (GRIDS)

from Monday, May 26, 2025 (8:00 a.m.) to Friday, June 6, 2025 (5:00 p.m.)

Monday, May 26, 2025

8:30 a.m. Coffee & Snacks
Coffee & Snacks
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. Introduction & Welcome - Pietro Giampa (TRIUMF)
Introduction & Welcome
- Pietro Giampa (TRIUMF)
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
9:15 a.m. Lecture: Basic Physics of Radiation Detectors - Marcello Pavan (TRIUMF)
Lecture: Basic Physics of Radiation Detectors
- Marcello Pavan (TRIUMF)
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
10:45 a.m. Labs Transition / Overflow
Labs Transition / Overflow
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. LAB: TRIUMF Tour + Group Picture (12 o'clock)
TRIUMF Tour + Group Picture (12 o'clock)
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m. Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m. LAB: Session I
Session I
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m. Social Event: Welcome Party - TRIUMF Courtyard
Welcome Party - TRIUMF Courtyard
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

8:30 a.m. Coffee & Snacks
Coffee & Snacks
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. Lecture: Data-Acquisition Systems & Electronics - Ben Smith (TRIUMF)
Lecture: Data-Acquisition Systems & Electronics
- Ben Smith (TRIUMF)
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. Lecture: Cryogenic Detectors - Ziqing Hong (University of Toronto)
Lecture: Cryogenic Detectors
- Ziqing Hong (University of Toronto)
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m. LAB: Session I
Session I
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

8:30 a.m. Coffee & Snacks
Coffee & Snacks
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. Lecture: Atomic Physics Techniques for Precision Experiments at Accelerator Facilities - Stephan Malbrunot-Ettenauer (CERN)
Lecture: Atomic Physics Techniques for Precision Experiments at Accelerator Facilities
- Stephan Malbrunot-Ettenauer (CERN)
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. Lab Transition / Overflow
Lab Transition / Overflow
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. LAB: Session II
Session II
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. LAB: Session II
Session II
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 29, 2025

8:30 a.m. Coffee & Snacks
Coffee & Snacks
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. Lecture: Liquid Noble Detectors - Kenneth Clark (Queen's University)
Lecture: Liquid Noble Detectors
- Kenneth Clark (Queen's University)
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. Lecture: Gas Detectors - Philippe Gros (Queen's University)
Lecture: Gas Detectors
- Philippe Gros (Queen's University)
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m. LAB: Session II
Session II
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m. Social Event: Pub Night - Sports Illustrated Clubhouse
Pub Night - Sports Illustrated Clubhouse
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 30, 2025

8:30 a.m. Coffee & Snacks
Coffee & Snacks
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. Lecture: Calorimetry & Particle ID - Katherine Pachal (TRIUMF)
Lecture: Calorimetry & Particle ID
- Katherine Pachal (TRIUMF)
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. Lab Transition / Overflow
Lab Transition / Overflow
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. LAB: Session III
Session III
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. LAB: Session III
Session III
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Sunday, June 1, 2025

Monday, June 2, 2025

8:30 a.m. Coffee & Snacks
Coffee & Snacks
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. LAB: Session III
Session III
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m. Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m. LAB: Session IV
Session IV
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

8:30 a.m. Coffee & Snacks
Coffee & Snacks
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. Lecture: Low-Background Techniques - Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)
Lecture: Low-Background Techniques
- Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. Lecture: Scintillation Detectors - Juan Pablo Yanez (University of Alberta)
Lecture: Scintillation Detectors
- Juan Pablo Yanez (University of Alberta)
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m. Lecture: Solid State Detectors - Jennifer Ott (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)
Lecture: Solid State Detectors
- Jennifer Ott (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. Group Session: Data Analysis & Talk Preparation
Data Analysis & Talk Preparation
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

8:30 a.m. Coffee & Snacks
Coffee & Snacks
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. LAB: Session IV
Session IV
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

2:30 p.m. LAB: Session V
Session V
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 5, 2025

8:30 a.m. Coffee & Snacks
Coffee & Snacks
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. LAB: Session V
Session V
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m. Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m. LAB: Session V
Session V
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m. Social Event: School Dinner - BREWHALL Pub
School Dinner - BREWHALL Pub
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday, June 6, 2025

8:30 a.m. Coffee & Snacks
Coffee & Snacks
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. Group Session: Presentations
Presentations
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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