ISAPP School 2026 "The Low Energy Frontier: Dark Matter and Neutrinos in Theory and Experiments"

Jul 20, 2026, 8:00 AM → Jul 31, 2026, 5:30 PM Europe/Berlin

A.1.01 - Alps (MPP)

A warm welcome to the page of the ISAPP Summer School 2026 "The Low Energy Frontier: Dark Matter and Neutrinos in Theory and Experiments"!

We are excited to welcome you at the Garching Research Campus from 20 July to 31 July 2026. The school is part of the International School on AstroParticle Physics (ISAPP) network, which brings together leading European institutions to offer advanced doctoral training in astroparticle physics. It will be co-organised by the Max Planck Institute for Physics and the Technical University of Munich. This edition will introduce participants to the low-energy frontier, with a focus on dark matter and neutrinos from both theoretical and experimental perspectives. 

The program is specifically designed for PhD students and young researchers, aiming to provide a broad foundation  for those who are not yet specialists in these topics. Lectures by international experts will be complemented by interactive discussions and Q&A sessions to foster active learning and scientific exchange. Participants will also benefit from the collaborative research environment of the Garching campus, home to world-class institutions and cutting-edge experimental facilities. 

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Mon, July 20

10:00 AM → 2:00 PM SFB Graduate School Day (SFB only)

1:00 PM → 5:00 PM Arrival and Registration

5:00 PM → 7:00 PM Welcome Reception

7:00 PM → 8:00 PM ISAPP2026 Introduction

Convener: Federica Petricca (Max-Planck-Institut für Physik )

Tue, July 21

8:30 AM → 10:00 AM Theory of neutrinos: oscillations, masses, leptogenesis and standard model extensions

Convener: F. Vissani (INFN-LNGS)

10:00 AM → 10:30 AM Coffee Break

10:30 AM → 12:00 PM Axions as dark matter - axion cosmology

Convener: J. Redondo (Universtiy of Zaragoza)

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch Break

1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Low-energy neutrino astrophysics

Convener: C. Volpe (APC Paris)

3:00 PM → 3:30 PM Coffe Break

3:30 PM → 5:00 PM Presentation hands-on activities

Wed, July 22

8:30 AM → 10:00 AM Cosmic rays and indirect dark matter searches

Convener: F. Donato (University of Turin)

10:00 AM → 10:30 AM Coffee Break

10:30 AM → 12:00 PM Low-energy neutrino astrophysics

Convener: C. Volpe (APC Paris)

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch Break

1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Axions as dark matter - axion cosmology

Convener: J. Redondo (Universtiy of Zaragoza)

3:00 PM → 3:30 PM Coffee Break

3:30 PM → 5:00 PM Constraints on particle physics from cosmological observations: structure formation, gravitational lensing and the neutrino mass

Convener: Y. Wong (University of New South Wales)

7:00 PM → 9:00 PM Social Dinner at Augustiner Stammhaus

Thu, July 23

8:30 AM → 10:00 AM Constraints on particle physics from cosmological observations: structure formation, gravitational lensing and the neutrino mass

Convener: Y. Wong (University of New South Wales)

10:00 AM → 10:30 AM Coffee Break

10:30 AM → 12:00 PM Theory of neutrinos: oscillations, masses, leptogenesis and standard model extensions

Convener: F. Vissani (INFN-LNGS)

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch Break

1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Particle dark matter: production and candidates

Convener: F. Kahlhöfer (KIT)

3:00 PM → 3:30 PM Coffe Break

3:30 PM → 5:00 PM Neutrino mass experiments

Convener: S. Mertens (MPIK)

5:30 PM → 7:30 PM Social Activity: ESO Supernova and Planetarium Show

ESO Supernova and Planetarium Show

Fri, July 24

8:30 AM → 10:00 AM Particle dark matter: production and candidates

Convener: F. Kahlhöfer (KIT)

10:00 AM → 10:30 AM Coffee Break

10:30 AM → 12:00 PM Neutrino mass experiments

Convener: S. Mertens (MPIK)

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch Break

1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Primordial Black Holes dark matter

Convener: F. Kühnel (MPP/LMU)

3:00 PM → 3:30 PM Coffee Break

3:30 PM → 5:00 PM Coherent Elastic Neutrino Nucleus Scattering: Prospects and Experimental Status

Convener: M. Vignati (University of Rome Sapienza)

5:30 PM → 8:30 PM Soccer Match & Pizza

Sat, July 25

8:30 AM → 6:30 PM Social Activity: Chiemsee Excursion

Sun, July 26

10:00 AM → 6:20 PM Free Day

Mon, July 27

8:30 AM → 10:00 AM Astrophysical Axion Bounds

Convener: G. Raffelt (Max-Planck-Institut für Physik)

10:00 AM → 10:30 AM Coffee Break

10:30 AM → 12:00 PM Direct Dark Matter Searches

Convener: T. Marrodan (MPIK)

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch Break

1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Hands-on

3:00 PM → 3:30 PM Coffee Break

3:30 PM → 5:00 PM Hands-on

7:00 PM → 9:00 PM Social Activity: Guided tour Munich city

Tue, July 28

8:30 AM → 10:00 AM Direct Dark Matter Searches

Convener: T. Marrodan (MPIK)

10:00 AM → 10:30 AM Coffee Break

10:30 AM → 12:00 PM Quantum detectors for astroparticle physics

Convener: C. Braggio (University of Padua)

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch Break

1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Hands-on

3:00 PM → 3:30 PM Coffee Break

3:30 PM → 5:00 PM Hands-on

Wed, July 29

8:30 AM → 10:00 AM Quantum detectors for astroparticle physics

Convener: C. Braggio (University of Padua)

10:00 AM → 10:30 AM Coffee Break

10:30 AM → 12:00 PM Principles and status of the search for dark matter axions

Convener: S. Knirck (Harvard University)

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch Break

1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Hands-on

3:00 PM → 3:30 PM Coffee Break

3:30 PM → 5:00 PM Hands-on

7:00 PM → 9:00 PM Social Dinner at Wirtshaus zur Brez’n

Thu, July 30

8:30 AM → 10:00 AM Principles and status of the search for dark matter axions

Convener: S. Knirck (Harvard University)

10:00 AM → 10:30 AM Coffee Break

10:30 AM → 12:00 PM Proposal writing: EU Grants and Fellowships in European Funded Projects

Convener: M. Lorenz (EU-Büro of the Max-Planck-Institutes In the Regional Cluster Bavaria)

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch Break

1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Hands-on

3:00 PM → 3:30 PM Coffee Break

3:30 PM → 5:00 PM Hands-on

5:30 PM → 8:30 PM Social Activity: Soccer Match & Pizza

Fri, July 31

8:30 AM → 10:00 AM Reports hands-on activities

10:00 AM → 10:30 AM Coffee Break

10:30 AM → 12:00 PM Reports hands-on activities

12:00 PM → 4:00 PM Departure