Superconductivity & Particle AcceleratorS 2026

Name: Superconductivity & Particle AcceleratorS 2026
Start: 2026-10-20T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-22T22:00:00+02:00
Location: The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

20 Oct 2026, 08:00 → 22 Oct 2026, 22:00 Europe/Warsaw

Auditorium (The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences)

Auditorium

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Radzikowskiego 151, Kraków

Dariusz Bocian (IFJ PAN)

Description

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to the next Superconductivity & Particle Accelerators conference (SPAS 2026) will be held from 20th to 22nd October, 2026 at the Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN).

Particle accelerators are the basic tools in the research of fundamental laws of sub-atomic particle physics (High Energy Physics-HEP). They are continuously pushing the technological limits and having a positive impact on medicine, industry, and other aspects of life. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and European Spallation Source (ESS) are examples of the worldwide collaborative effort in this field. They are requiring the developments and advances in multiple branches of science and technology. Further developments in these branches are essential for planned future scientific machines, such as the Future Circular Collider (FCC) along with the thermonuclear fusion DEMOnstration Power Station (DEMO) and the DEMO Oriented Neutron Source (DONES). The advancements are not restricted to the fundamental research in physics. Indeed, there are now numerous projects and activities which use these developments in many applied research projects or the other potential Accelerator Driven Systems for sub-critical nuclear reactors, medical imaging, and therapy, various applications of superconducting technology, synchrotron light, and spallation source facilities. Superconductivity is essential for pushing the technological limits in the field of particle acceleration and other related fields.

SPAS conference is devoted to the research in the field of superconductivity and its applications to science, with a specific focus on particle accelerators, nuclear fusion and large scientific infrastructures. The topics of particular interest for the SPAS’2026 are:

Large Scale Accelerator Facilities,
Superconductors - Materials and Technologies,
Superconductivity in Fusion Technology,
RF for Accelerators,
Cryogenics for Accelerators, Fusion Technology and High Field Magnets,
Linear Accelerators,
Beam Instrumentation and Diagnostics,
Applied Accelerator and Descended Technologies.

We look forward to seeing you in the autumn of 2026!

Support

dai_konf@ifj.edu.pl

(+48) 12 6628427

Registration

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Participants

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Tuesday 20 October
- 08:00 → 09:00
  
  Registration 1h Auditorium
  
  Auditorium
  
  The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Radzikowskiego 151, Kraków
- 09:00 → 09:20
  
  Welcome Auditorium
  
  Auditorium
  
  The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Radzikowskiego 151, Kraków
  
  Convener: Tadeusz Lesiak (IFJ PAN Kraków)
- 09:20 → 11:00
  Large Scale Accelerator Facilities, Auditorium
  
  Auditorium
  
  The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Radzikowskiego 151, Kraków
  - 09:20
    
    Prospects of particle physics after HL-LHC 25m
    
    Speaker: Tadeusz Lesiak (IFJ PAN Kraków)
  - 09:45
    
    tbc 25m
    
    Speaker: Dariusz Bocian (IFJ PAN)
  - 10:10
    
    Bringing ESS to Life: Testing and Commissioning Progress 25m
    
    Speaker: Ciprian Plostinar (European Spallation Source)
  - 10:35
    
    Implementation status of the MINERVA/MYRRHA phase 1 ADS project 25m
    
    Speaker: Dorda Urlich (MINERVA)
- 11:00 → 11:20
  
  Coffee Break 20m Caffeteria
  
  Caffeteria
- 11:20 → 13:00
  Large Scale Accelerator Facilities, Auditorium
  
  Auditorium
  
  The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Radzikowskiego 151, Kraków
  - 11:20
    
    ELIMAIA-ELIMED: Present Achievements and Future Perspectives for high -repetition rate Laser Driven lon Accelerators 25m
    
    Speaker: Giuffrida Lorenzo (ELI)
  - 11:45
    
    EPITA project and its advanced accelerator technologies portfolio 25m
    
    Speaker: Toms Torims (CERN)
  - 12:10
    
    Progress in Superconducting Systems Development within the Swiss Accelerator Research and Technology (CHART) Programme 25m
    
    Speaker: Jungtae Lee (Paul Scherrer Institute)
  - 12:35
    
    Production and Testing of FAIR’s SIS100 Superconducting Magnets 25m
    
    Speaker: Kamil Kozlowski (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research)
- 13:00 → 14:00
  
  Lunch 1h Caffeteria
  
  Caffeteria
- 14:00 → 15:40
  Superconductors - Materials and Technologies Auditorium
  
  Auditorium
  
  The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Radzikowskiego 151, Kraków
  - 14:00
    
    Development of round HTS “SCSC-IFB cables” with small magnetization and low AC loss 25m
    
    Speaker: Prof. Naoyuki Amemiya (Kyoto University)
  - 14:25
    
    High-Pressure Engineering of Sm-Based Oxypnictide Superconductors: A Route to High-Performance Superconductivity 25m
    
    Speaker: Shiv Singh (Instytut Wysokich Ciśnień PAN)
  - 14:50
    
    Enhanced Oxygen Retention and Superconducting Performance in REBCO HTS Tapes via Controlled Two-Stage Annealing 25m
    
    Speaker: Ashna Babu (University of Cambridge)
  - 15:15
    
    Radiation Hardening of Metastable Materials at Cryogenic Temperatures: From Irradiation-Induced Defects to Constitutive Modelling 25m
    
    Speaker: Blazej Skoczen
- 17:00 → 19:30
  City Walk with a Guide Barbakan
  
  Barbakan
  - 17:00
    
    City Walk 2h 30m
    
    First of all You will be at the Jan Matejko Square, You will see the Barbican, the Florian’s Gate.
    During the tour You will listen about the Main Market Square, St. Mary’s Church and about the great masterpiece by Veit Stoss – the high altar.
    Then you will listen the buggle call.
    Among others you will walk up to the Wawel Hill which for centuries served as the seat of Polish rulers.
    You will hear about the Cathedral, where Polish kings and queens were crowned, about the cathedral Crysis contain tombs of sovereigns, national heroes and great poets. The second part will be the jewish district called Kazimierz.
    While walking along the streets of Kazimierz you will see, among others, many synagogues.
    You will see Helena Rubinstein’s family house, the so-called
    queen of cosmetics, was born. We will also find out what mikveh was and visit some of the places
    where Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List was filmed. And most importantly, you will feel the
    unique atmosphere of this district
Wednesday 21 October
- 09:00 → 10:10
  RF for Accelerators Auditorium
  
  Auditorium
  
  The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Radzikowskiego 151, Kraków
  - 09:00
    
    WUT Contributions to RF Infrastructure of ESS Beam Diagnostic Systems 25m
    
    Speaker: Krzysztof Czuba (Warsaw University of Technology)
  - 09:25
    
    Superconducting PolFEL Electron Source 25m
    
    Speaker: Prof. Jacek Sekutowicz (NCBJ)
  - 09:50
    
    Phase Reference Line for PIP-II Beam Instrumentation 20m
    
    Speaker: Maciej Grzegrzółka (Institute of Electronic Systems, Warsaw University of Technology)
- 10:10 → 10:30
  
  Coffee Break 20m Caffeteria
  
  Caffeteria
- 10:30 → 11:45
  Cryogenics for Accelerators, Fusion Technology and High Field Magnets Auditorium
  
  Auditorium
  
  The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Radzikowskiego 151, Kraków
  - 10:30
    
    On the importance of thermal-hydraulic boundary conditions to calcute margin of fusion magnets 25m
    
    Speaker: François Bonne (CEA IRIG Grenoble (France))
  - 10:55
    
    Development of a cryocooler-based 3 kA BSCCO-2223-based current leads for superconducting magnets 25m
    
    Speaker: Weronika Głuchowska (CERN)
  - 11:20
    
    From Algebraic Counterflow Modelling Towards Vortex Line Density Evolution in Forced-Flow He II 25m
    
    Speaker: Sławomir Pietrowicz (Wrocław University of Science and Technology)
- 11:45 → 13:00
  
  Lunch 1h 15m Caffeteria
  
  Caffeteria
- 13:00 → 15:00
  Poster session Auditorium
  
  Auditorium
  
  The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Radzikowskiego 151, Kraków
  - 13:00
    
    Benchmarking Quench Analysis Strategies for Next-Generation Stellarator Systems Codes 10m
    
    Speaker: Laura D'Angelo Laura D'Angelo (Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics))
  - 13:10
    
    Magnet and Cryogenics Facilities at KIT 10m
    
    Speaker: Bennet Krasch (KIT-IBPT)
  - 13:20
    
    HTS Magnet and System Development for Future Compact Accelerators 10m
    
    Speaker: Axel Bernhard (KIT)
  - 13:30
    
    K0.5Bi0.5TiO3 as a promising lead-free ceramic material 15m
    
    Speaker: Dr Piotr Czaja (University of the National Education Commission, Krakow)
  - 13:45
    
    tbc 10m
    
    Speaker: Aleksandra Dembkowska (West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin)
  - 13:55
    
    tbc 10m
    
    Speaker: Monika Lewandowska (The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences)
  - 14:05
    
    tbc 10m
    
    Speaker: Rafał Ortwein (Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJPAN))
  - 14:15
    
    Automated optimization of stellarator superconducting coils for fusion power plant system studies 10m
    
    Speaker: Jędrzej Walkowiak (Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Teilinstitut Greifswald)
- 19:00 → 21:00
  
  Dinner Restauracja "Morskie Oko" 2h Plac Szczepański 8, Krakow
  
  Plac Szczepański 8, Krakow
  
  Kraków
  
  Restauracja "Morskie Oko"
  Plac Szczepański 8
  Kraków
Thursday 22 October
- 09:00 → 10:40
  Linear Accelerators and Beam Instrumentation and Diagnostics Auditorium
  
  Auditorium
  
  The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Radzikowskiego 151, Kraków
  - 09:00
    
    Accelerators 25m
    
    Speaker: Maurizio Vretenar (CE)
  - 09:25
    
    Proposal for a multi-purpose lights -ion linear accelerator for nuclear, medical and appliied research 25m
    
    Speaker: Lazar Nikitovic
  - 09:50
    
    Sustainable, Data-Driven Accelerator Infrastructures 25m
    
    Speaker: Carsten Welsch (University of Liverpool)
  - 10:15
    
    Waveform Pattern Alignment for Precision Beam Diagnostics: Energy and Energy-Spread Calibration 25m
    
    Speaker: Wiktor Parol (IFJ PAN)
- 10:40 → 11:00
  
  Coffee Break 20m Caffeteria
  
  Caffeteria
- 11:00 → 12:40
  Superconductivity in Fusion Technology Auditorium
  
  Auditorium
  
  The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Radzikowskiego 151, Kraków
  - 11:00
    
    Superconductors for fusion: the problems we have not solved 25m
    
    Speaker: Andrzej Zaleski (Instytut Niskich Temperatur i Badań Strukturalnych PAN)
  - 11:25
    
    Contribution of Polish research units in fusion technology programme 25m
    
    Speaker: Monika Kubkowska (Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion)
  - 11:50
    
    Thermohydraulics analyses for optimizing protection of JT-60SA Equilibrium Field coils versus hotspot effects and maximum voltage exposure 25m
    
    Speaker: Louis ZANI (Fusion for Energy)
  - 12:15
    
    tbc 25m
    
    Speaker: Rafał Ortwein (Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJPAN))
- 12:40 → 13:40
  
  Lunch 1h Caffeteria
  
  Caffeteria

Superconductivity & Particle AcceleratorS 2026

Auditorium

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Auditorium

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Auditorium

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Auditorium

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Caffeteria

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The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Caffeteria

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The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Barbakan

Auditorium

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Caffeteria

Auditorium

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Caffeteria

Auditorium

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Plac Szczepański 8, Krakow

Auditorium

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Caffeteria

Auditorium

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Caffeteria