Name: Ge-STAR Collaboration Summer Meeting 2026
Start: 2026-07-13T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-07-14T23:55:00-05:00
Location: University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD

Ge-STAR Collaboration Summer Meeting 2026

from Monday, July 13, 2026 (8:00 AM) to Tuesday, July 14, 2026 (11:55 PM)

Monday, July 13, 2026

8:00 AM Opening
Opening
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

8:10 AM Dark Matter Science
Dark Matter Science
8:10 AM - 8:45 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

8:45 AM Science Talk - Neutrino Science
Science Talk - Neutrino Science
8:45 AM - 9:20 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

9:20 AM Science Talk - Ge-Based Medical Imaging and Social Impact
Science Talk - Ge-Based Medical Imaging and Social Impact
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

9:55 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
9:55 AM - 10:10 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

10:10 AM Annual Report
Annual Report
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

10:40 AM RT1 Short Summary
RT1 Short Summary
10:40 AM - 10:55 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

10:55 AM RT2 Short Summary
RT2 Short Summary
10:55 AM - 11:10 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

11:10 AM RT3 Short Summary
RT3 Short Summary
11:10 AM - 11:25 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

11:25 AM Cross-RT Coordination-Near-term dependencies, shared resources, and decisions needed across RT1, RT2, and RT3
Cross-RT Coordination-Near-term dependencies, shared resources, and decisions needed across RT1, RT2, and RT3
11:25 AM - 11:50 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

11:50 AM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
11:50 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

1:00 PM RT1 Summary-progress, bottlenecks, Year 2 priorities
RT1 Summary-progress, bottlenecks, Year 2 priorities
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

1:10 PM Zone Refining: Year 1 Progress, impurity removal, process limitation, and Year 2 milestones
Zone Refining: Year 1 Progress, impurity removal, process limitation, and Year 2 milestones
1:10 PM - 1:22 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

1:22 PM Crystal Growth: available crystals, growth quality, crystal selection, and detector-grade material needs
Crystal Growth: available crystals, growth quality, crystal selection, and detector-grade material needs
1:22 PM - 1:34 PM

1:34 PM Li Diffusion and Contact Development: process status, performance issues, and next fabrication steps
Li Diffusion and Contact Development: process status, performance issues, and next fabrication steps
1:34 PM - 1:46 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

1:46 PM Quantum Simulation: Ge quantum-device modeling, phononic structures, and Year 2 simulation deliverables
Quantum Simulation: Ge quantum-device modeling, phononic structures, and Year 2 simulation deliverables
1:46 PM - 1:58 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

1:58 PM DSU AI Coordination: AI-ready data, model integration, and the RT1–RT3 interface
DSU AI Coordination: AI-ready data, model integration, and the RT1–RT3 interface
1:58 PM - 2:10 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

2:10 PM RT2 Summary
RT2 Summary
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

2:20 PM Available Crystal for Fabrication of Detectors
Available Crystal for Fabrication of Detectors
2:20 PM - 2:27 PM

2:27 PM Performance of HPGe detector fabrication infrastructure; limitations and possible solutions
Performance of HPGe detector fabrication infrastructure; limitations and possible solutions
2:27 PM - 2:34 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

2:34 PM ICPC Fabrication
ICPC Fabrication
2:34 PM - 2:41 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

2:41 PM Ring Contact Fabrication
Ring Contact Fabrication
2:41 PM - 2:48 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

2:48 PM Strip Detector Fabrication
Strip Detector Fabrication
2:48 PM - 2:55 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

2:55 PM RT2 Focused Discussion, GeGl data presentation as a guideline
RT2 Focused Discussion, GeGl data presentation as a guideline
2:55 PM - 3:35 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

3:35 PM Detector-fabrication and characterization action items
Detector-fabrication and characterization action items
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

3:45 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

4:00 PM

4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Room: Patterson Hall 119

6:00 PM Collaboration dinner
Collaboration dinner
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117
Tuesday, July 14, 2026

8:00 AM RT2 Recap-Brief recap of Session 4A and goals for Session 4B
RT2 Recap-Brief recap of Session 4A and goals for Session 4B
8:00 AM - 8:02 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

8:02 AM Performance and simulation of LBNL cryostat
Performance and simulation of LBNL cryostat
8:02 AM - 8:07 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

8:07 AM Introduction of Jing's 12-inch cryostat for strip detector characterization
Introduction of Jing's 12-inch cryostat for strip detector characterization
8:07 AM - 8:12 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

8:12 AM Performance and simulation of GeGI
Performance and simulation of GeGI
8:12 AM - 8:19 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

8:19 AM Compton Imaging Simulations & Synthetic Image and ML Model to Predict Tumor Size and Location
Compton Imaging Simulations & Synthetic Image and ML Model to Predict Tumor Size and Location
8:19 AM - 8:26 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

8:26 AM Compton imaging working principle and algorithm survey
Compton imaging working principle and algorithm survey
8:26 AM - 8:33 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

8:33 AM Genat4 simulation on human phantoms
Genat4 simulation on human phantoms
8:33 AM - 8:40 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

8:40 AM RT2 Focused Discussion
RT2 Focused Discussion
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

8:50 AM RT2 Action Items
RT2 Action Items
8:50 AM - 8:55 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

8:55 AM RT3 summary: progress, bottlenecks, Year 2 priorities
RT3 summary: progress, bottlenecks, Year 2 priorities
8:55 AM - 9:05 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

9:05 AM Feature Extraction, Predictive Modeling, and Detector Optimization
Feature Extraction, Predictive Modeling, and Detector Optimization
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

9:20 AM Generative AI and Descriptor Modeling for Realistic Germanium Detector Event Simulation
Generative AI and Descriptor Modeling for Realistic Germanium Detector Event Simulation
9:20 AM - 9:35 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

9:35 AM Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion
9:35 AM - 10:05 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

10:05 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

10:15 AM Education, outreach, workforce development, junior-member feedback, and Year 2 outreach plans
Education, outreach, workforce development, junior-member feedback, and Year 2 outreach plans
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

10:45 AM Report-Out I
Report-Out I
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

11:15 AM Report-Out II
Report-Out II
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

11:45 AM Final Action Confirmation
Final Action Confirmation
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

11:55 AM Take-Home Lunch Box / Adjourn
Take-Home Lunch Box / Adjourn
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Patterson Hall-117

12:10 PM National Music Museum Visit
National Music Museum Visit
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM