AstroCeNT-APC Annual Meeting: Highlights, Achievements, and Future Collaborations
On 20 December 2023, the annual meeting of AstroCeNT and its strategic partner, the Astroparticle and Cosmology (APC) Laboratory was held in a hybrid format, connecting participants both in Warsaw and virtually. This gathering brought together AstroCeNT’s group leaders, postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, and our guests from APC, creating a forum to review our accomplishments, ongoing projects, and the trajectory of future collaborations.
APC representatives shared insights into the major projects they are involved in (such as DarkSide, KM3NeT, LEAK, LACTEL, CMB-S4, etc), presenting opportunities for further scientific cooperations. Next the members of the AstroCeNT team took the stage, showcasing the noteworthy successes of each of the six research groups. These presentations highlighted the progress made during the active phase of the project, reflecting the collective pursuit of excellence.
An important aspect of the discussion focused on Polish-French cooperation programs for students and researchers. In this part of the meeting we were honored by the presence of the French Attaché for Scientific Collaboration, Prof. Jean-Luc Schneider who presented a portfolio of French international cooperation programmes.
The meeting held special significance as AstroCeNT recently concluded its current project term on 31 December 2023. Despite that, the enduring collaboration with APC remains steadfast, emphasizing our sustained dedication to cooperating in advancing the field of astroparticle physics.
In a communiqué dated 29 December, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education announced its support for the project “Astrocent Plus – Particle Astrophysics Science and Technology Centre (Astrocent Plus)”. The aim of this initiative is to develop the Astrocent Centre of Excellence in the area of fundamental research combined with innovative applied research and development activities in particle astrophysics.
The Ministry will allocate a total of PLN 29.7 million (the equivalent of EUR 7 million) to the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CAMK PAN). The funds will be disbursed in annual instalments through 2030.
On 19 December, the Foundation for Polish Science announced that it had awarded over PLN 34 million the project “Astrocent – Particle Astrophysics Technology Centre” in the MAB FENG competition.
Project description:
The overarching goal of the project is to develop breakthrough, highly scalable and multi-channel detection systems for scientific and commercial applications. The technologies being developed are crucial for research into the biggest questions of modern physics (including dark matter, neutrinos and gravitational waves), while also opening up new opportunities in areas such as medicine, security, environmental and climate monitoring, renewable energy, and seismology (including early-warning systems).
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