Weighing the Invisible
Friday, April 17, 2026 -
8:45 AM
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Friday, April 17, 2026
8:45 AM
Come Together, Coffee & Tea
Come Together, Coffee & Tea
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Room: FTU Aula
9:15 AM
Musical Opening
Musical Opening
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
Room: FTU Aula
9:25 AM
Welcome by Spokespersons
-
Susanne Mertens
(
Max Planck Institute for Physics
)
Kathrin Valerius
(
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
)
Welcome by Spokespersons
Susanne Mertens
(
Max Planck Institute for Physics
)
Kathrin Valerius
(
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
)
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM
Room: FTU Aula
9:35 AM
Welcome by KIT president
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Jan S. Hesthaven
(
KIT
)
Welcome by KIT president
Jan S. Hesthaven
(
KIT
)
9:35 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: FTU Aula
9:45 AM
Keynote Neutrinos
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Eligio Lisi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Bari
)
Keynote Neutrinos
Eligio Lisi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Bari
)
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: FTU Aula
10:15 AM
Address from the Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics Heidelberg
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Klaus Blaum
(
MPIK Heidelberg
)
Address from the Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics Heidelberg
Klaus Blaum
(
MPIK Heidelberg
)
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: FTU Aula
10:20 AM
Coffee & Tea
Coffee & Tea
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
Room: FTU Aula
10:50 AM
Musical Interlude
Musical Interlude
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: FTU Aula
11:00 AM
Vice President Transfer and International Affairs
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Thomas Hirth
(
KIT
)
Vice President Transfer and International Affairs
Thomas Hirth
(
KIT
)
11:00 AM - 11:08 AM
Room: FTU Aula
11:08 AM
Address by Helmholtz Association
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Sören Wiesenfeldt
(
Helmholtz Association
)
Address by Helmholtz Association
Sören Wiesenfeldt
(
Helmholtz Association
)
11:08 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: FTU Aula
11:20 AM
How KATRIN came to Karlsruhe
-
Manfred Popp
(
KIT
)
How KATRIN came to Karlsruhe
Manfred Popp
(
KIT
)
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: FTU Aula
11:30 AM
History of KATRIN
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Christian Weinheimer
(
University of Muenster
)
Guido Drexlin
(
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
)
History of KATRIN
Christian Weinheimer
(
University of Muenster
)
Guido Drexlin
(
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: FTU Aula
12:00 PM
Address from University of Münster
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Monika Stoll
(
University of Münster
)
Address from University of Münster
Monika Stoll
(
University of Münster
)
12:00 PM - 12:05 PM
Room: FTU Aula
12:06 PM
Address from Department of Energy
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Paul Sorensen
(
Department of Energy
)
Address from Department of Energy
Paul Sorensen
(
Department of Energy
)
12:06 PM - 12:11 PM
Room: FTU Aula
12:12 PM
Address from INFN
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Marco Pallavicini
(
Dipartimento di Fisica e Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
Address from INFN
Marco Pallavicini
(
Dipartimento di Fisica e Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
12:12 PM - 12:17 PM
Room: FTU Aula
12:20 PM
Address from Czech Republic
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Ondřej Lebeda
(
Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS
)
Address from Czech Republic
Ondřej Lebeda
(
Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS
)
12:20 PM - 12:26 PM
Room: FTU Aula
12:30 PM
Musical Interlude
Musical Interlude
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM
Room: FTU Aula
12:45 PM
Business Lunch
Business Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:50 PM
Room: FTU Aula
1:50 PM
US participation
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Hamish Robertson
(
University of Washington
)
US participation
Hamish Robertson
(
University of Washington
)
1:50 PM - 1:57 PM
Room: FTU Aula
1:58 PM
Address from US institutes
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Diana Parno
(
Carnegie Mellon University
)
Address from US institutes
Diana Parno
(
Carnegie Mellon University
)
1:58 PM - 2:05 PM
Room: FTU Aula
2:05 PM
Science Results KATRIN
-
Richard Salomon
(
University of Münster
)
Science Results KATRIN
Richard Salomon
(
University of Münster
)
2:05 PM - 2:20 PM
Room: FTU Aula
2:20 PM
The TRISTAN Phase
-
KATRIN Collaboration
Andrew Gavin
(
Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg
)
The TRISTAN Phase
KATRIN Collaboration
Andrew Gavin
(
Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg
)
2:20 PM - 2:35 PM
Room: FTU Aula
2:35 PM
KATRIN++
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Svenja Heyns
(
KIT
)
KATRIN++
Svenja Heyns
(
KIT
)
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM
Room: FTU Aula
2:50 PM
Video Greetings
-
various
Video Greetings
various
2:50 PM - 3:05 PM
Room: FTU Aula
3:05 PM
Future Perspectives in Neutrino Physics
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Kate Scholberg
(
Duke University
)
Future Perspectives in Neutrino Physics
Kate Scholberg
(
Duke University
)
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM
Room: FTU Aula
3:35 PM
Transition Ceremony
Transition Ceremony
3:35 PM - 3:50 PM
Room: FTU Aula
3:50 PM
Thank you
-
Susanne Mertens
(
Max Planck Institute for Physics
)
Kathrin Valerius
(
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
)
Thank you
Susanne Mertens
(
Max Planck Institute for Physics
)
Kathrin Valerius
(
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
)
3:50 PM - 4:05 PM
Room: FTU Aula
4:15 PM
Transfer to KATRIN hall
Transfer to KATRIN hall
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
4:45 PM
Come Together at KATRIN Experimental Site (Coffee, Drinks, Meals, KATRIN exhibition, KATRIN & TLK tours
Come Together at KATRIN Experimental Site (Coffee, Drinks, Meals, KATRIN exhibition, KATRIN & TLK tours
4:45 PM - 7:05 PM
Room: KATRIN