Nuclear Physics conferences

The APS plasma-physics meeting is held jointly with the Gaseous Electronics Conference. Its programme combines invited research reviews, contributed presentations, posters and mini-conferences across magnetic fusion, high-energy-density and laser-plasma physics, astrophysical plasmas and low-temperature plasma science. Experimental measurements, theory and computation address plasma stability, transport, material response and confinement. The opening review by Riccardo Betti (University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics) examines a decade of OMEGA direct-drive implosions: pressure and fusion-yield improvements, hydrodynamic extrapolation to ignition, and the limits of that scaling. It connects improved microphysics, diagnostics, targets and statistical design with the balance between compression and three-dimensional stability, then considers broadband lasers and hybrid targets as routes toward higher gain. Troy Carter (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) chairs this session. The DPP scientific programme runs November 2–6, 2026 at Hilton Chicago, 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. The opening review is November 2, 08:00–09:00 America/Chicago (CST, UTC−06:00). Registration offers in-person and virtual attendance. Invited sessions are livestreamed with Q&A; virtual-only sessions and ePosters are included, with invited/virtual session recordings available for 60 days. Contributed oral sessions and mini-conferences are neither streamed nor recorded. Registration requires an APS account and is open to members and nonmembers. Listed adult full-plan member fees range from USD 890 to 1,040 in person and USD 630 to 780 virtually; nonmember/basic-plan adult fees range from USD 1,080 to 1,230 and USD 760 to 910 respectively. Student and retired rates differ; undergraduate full-plan members register free. Check the registration portal for the applicable current rate. Optional special events cost extra. Cancellations are due October 19 with a USD 50 deduction; banquet tickets are nonrefundable.

Investigate hot and dense quantum chromodynamic matter through heavy-ion and high-energy particle collisions. The programme connects jets, heavy flavour, quarkonia and electromagnetic probes with collective behaviour across collision-system sizes. It examines the QCD phase diagram, lattice calculations, neutron stars and nonequilibrium dynamics, alongside machine learning, artificial intelligence and detector instrumentation. Researchers and students will discuss how these experimental and theoretical approaches support emerging electron–proton and electron–ion physics opportunities. 13 December 2026 at 08:00 through 15 December at 18:30, Asia/Kolkata (IST, UTC+5:30). Current registration deadline: 15 November 2026. Fees are INR 6,000 for faculty, INR 4,000 for postdoctoral fellows and INR 3,000 for students, including breakfasts, lunches, refreshments and one dinner. Payment precedes registration and a transaction identifier is required. Accompanying adults pay INR 3,000.

Assess the scientific opportunities of the Electron-Ion Collider as detector construction, software and computing move toward implementation. The conference examines nucleon and nuclear structure in quantum chromodynamics, including the origins of proton spin and correlations between spin and momentum. Jet physics and small-x dynamics connect theoretical predictions with detector technology and analysis requirements. The meeting brings the international EIC community together to discuss recent results, coordinate contributions and shape future experimental and theoretical work. 15 February 2027 at 10:00 through 19 February at 12:00, Asia/Kolkata (IST, UTC+5:30). Early registration through 30 October 2026: USD 350 faculty or USD 250 PhD students/postdocs; Indian-affiliated participants pay INR 15,000 or INR 10,000 respectively. Later rates are USD 400/300 or INR 18,000/12,000. Fees include lunches, breaks and the banquet. Payment and an uploaded receipt complete registration, which closes 15 December. Visa information is due 16 October; abstract submissions close 15 October and selection/support results are due 25 October.

The conference examines photon-based approaches to nuclear science and their applications. Topics include intense laser–plasma interactions, gamma-ray sources, spectroscopy, nuclear processes in stellar and laboratory plasmas, nucleosynthesis and nuclear clocks. Medical and industrial uses of laser-driven radiation, nuclear-material detection and strong-field quantum electrodynamics extend the programme. Invited and contributed talks are complemented by posters, including awards for students and early-career researchers.