The Ge-STAR Collaboration Meeting brings together researchers, faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and students from across the collaboration to review Year 1 achievements, establish Year 2 priorities, and strengthen coordination among the project's major research thrusts. Over two days, participants will engage in scientific presentations, technical working sessions, strategic discussions, and collaborative planning focused on advancing high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector technologies and their applications in fundamental physics and related fields.
The meeting features plenary presentations on Ge-STAR science drivers, including dark matter, neutrino physics, and germanium-based medical imaging, followed by progress reports from the collaboration's three Research Thrusts (RT1–RT3). Dedicated technical sessions will address crystal growth, detector fabrication, characterization, cryogenic systems, simulation, imaging algorithms, and future detector development.
In addition to technical discussions, the meeting includes focused planning sessions to identify research priorities, infrastructure needs, funding opportunities, and collaboration-wide action items. Parallel faculty and junior-member sessions provide opportunities for strategic planning, professional development, networking, and open discussion within the collaboration.
The meeting will conclude with a unified Year 2 action plan, including defined milestones, responsibilities, and collaborative initiatives that will guide the next phase of the Ge-STAR project.
