Name: DMUK Meeting - UCL
Start: 2017-01-18T08:45:00+00:00
End: 2017-01-18T16:45:00+00:00
Location: University College London

DMUK Meeting - UCL

Wednesday, 18 January 2017 - 08:45

Monday, 16 January 2017
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
09:00 Welcome - Chamkaur Ghag (UCL)
Welcome
- Chamkaur Ghag (UCL)
09:00 - 09:10
Room: Haldane Room
09:10 Dark Matter Heating - Read Justin (University of Surrey)
Dark Matter Heating
- Read Justin (University of Surrey)
09:10 - 09:45
Room: Haldane Room
09:45 Dark Matter searches at the LHC - Sarah Malik (Imperial College London)
Dark Matter searches at the LHC
- Sarah Malik (Imperial College London)
09:45 - 10:20
Room: Haldane Room
10:20 Axions and non-WIMP searches - Edward Daw (The University of Sheffield)
Axions and non-WIMP searches
- Edward Daw (The University of Sheffield)
10:20 - 10:55
Room: Haldane Room
10:55 Break
Break
10:55 - 11:25
Room: Haldane Room
11:25 WIMP Direct Detection - Asher Kaboth (RHUL)
WIMP Direct Detection
- Asher Kaboth (RHUL)
11:25 - 12:00
Room: Haldane Room
12:00 Results from the LUX experiment - Sally Shaw (University College London)
Results from the LUX experiment
- Sally Shaw (University College London)
12:00 - 12:20
Room: Haldane Room
12:20 The DEAP-3600 experiment at SNOLab - Franco La Zia (Royal Holloway University of London)
The DEAP-3600 experiment at SNOLab
- Franco La Zia (Royal Holloway University of London)
12:20 - 12:40
Room: Haldane Room
12:40 Low-background radio-assay capability in the UK - Paul Scovell (University of Oxford)
Low-background radio-assay capability in the UK
- Paul Scovell (University of Oxford)
12:40 - 13:00
Room: Haldane Room
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Room: Haldane Room
14:00 Direct Detection of Nuclear Dark Matter Using Tonne-Scale Experiments - Alistair Butcher (Royal Holloway University of London)
Direct Detection of Nuclear Dark Matter Using Tonne-Scale Experiments
- Alistair Butcher (Royal Holloway University of London)
14:00 - 14:20
Room: Haldane Room
14:20 Directional dark matter searches with the DRIFT and CYGNUS-TPC experiments - Andrew Scarff (University of Sheffield)
Directional dark matter searches with the DRIFT and CYGNUS-TPC experiments
- Andrew Scarff (University of Sheffield)
14:20 - 14:40
Room: Haldane Room
14:40 The LZ experimental hardware systems - Brais Lopez Paredes (Imperial College London)
The LZ experimental hardware systems
- Brais Lopez Paredes (Imperial College London)
14:40 - 15:00
Room: Haldane Room
15:00 Break
Break
15:00 - 15:20
Room: Haldane Room
15:20 Software development for the LZ experiment - James Dobson (University College London)
Software development for the LZ experiment
- James Dobson (University College London)
15:20 - 15:40
Room: Haldane Room
15:40 Indirect dark matter searches and CTA - Anthony Brown (Durham University)
Indirect dark matter searches and CTA
- Anthony Brown (Durham University)
15:40 - 16:00
Room: Haldane Room
16:00 Directional detectors with polarised targets - Tarso Franarin (King's College London)
Directional detectors with polarised targets
- Tarso Franarin (King's College London)
16:00 - 16:20
Room: Haldane Room
16:20 The SABRE dark matter search experiment - Francis Froborg (Imperial College London)
The SABRE dark matter search experiment
- Francis Froborg (Imperial College London)
16:20 - 16:40
Room: Haldane Room