Name: QUEST-DMC Joint WP1/WP2 Meeting
Start: 2025-10-15T11:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-17T17:30:00+01:00
Location: Department of Mathematical Sciences

QUEST-DMC Joint WP1/WP2 Meeting

from Wednesday, 15 October 2025 (11:30) to Friday, 17 October 2025 (17:30)

Monday, 13 October 2025
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
Wednesday, 15 October 2025

11:30 Arrival and Welcome / Lunch
Arrival and Welcome / Lunch
11:30 - 12:30
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
12:30 Welcome to Liverpool! - Juri Smirnov
Welcome to Liverpool!
- Juri Smirnov
12:30 - 12:35
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
12:40 Introduction - Jocelyn Monroe (University of Oxford)
Introduction
- Jocelyn Monroe (University of Oxford)
12:40 - 13:10
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
13:10 Theory Introduction - Juri Smirnov
Theory Introduction
- Juri Smirnov
13:10 - 13:40
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
13:40 Discussion: Intro Session - Jocelyn Monroe (University of Oxford)
Discussion: Intro Session
- Jocelyn Monroe (University of Oxford)
13:40 - 15:00
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
15:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

15:30 Bolometer designs for detection of heating events in superfluid 3He
Bolometer designs for detection of heating events in superfluid 3He
15:30 - 15:55
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

15:55 Heat injection into superfluid 3He through secondary detector components
Heat injection into superfluid 3He through secondary detector components
15:55 - 16:20
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

16:20 Nuclear recoil and heating
Nuclear recoil and heating
16:20 - 16:45
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

17:00 Discussion: Science Session 1 (Small Groups)
Discussion: Science Session 1 (Small Groups)
17:00 - 18:00
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

18:00 Summary by Groups
Summary by Groups
18:00 - 18:30
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
Thursday, 16 October 2025

09:30 ND3 bolometer data and analysis
ND3 bolometer data and analysis
09:30 - 10:00
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

10:00 ND3 background model
ND3 background model
10:00 - 10:15
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

10:15 ND3 simulation
ND3 simulation
10:15 - 10:40
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
11:30 Discussion: Science Session 2 - Ashlea Kemp (STFC)
Discussion: Science Session 2
- Ashlea Kemp (STFC)
11:30 - 13:00
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

14:00 Bubbles and blobs: dynamics of AB transition
Bubbles and blobs: dynamics of AB transition
14:00 - 14:25
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

14:25 Understanding our baselines: origins and mitigations
Understanding our baselines: origins and mitigations
14:25 - 14:50
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

14:50 Recent theoretical highlights and future prospects
Recent theoretical highlights and future prospects
14:50 - 15:15
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

15:15 Structure function of quasiparticle excitations in superfluid ³He-B
Structure function of quasiparticle excitations in superfluid ³He-B
15:15 - 15:30
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

15:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
16:00 Discussion: Science Session 3 - Mark Hindmarsh
Discussion: Science Session 3
- Mark Hindmarsh
16:00 - 17:30
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
18:00 Dinner
Dinner
18:00 - 20:00
Friday, 17 October 2025

09:30 Early-universe phase transitions in superfluid 3He: progress and future
Early-universe phase transitions in superfluid 3He: progress and future
09:30 - 10:00
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

10:00 Very small bolometers
Very small bolometers
10:00 - 10:15
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

10:15 Nanofabricated bolometers with vibrating ribbon resonators
Nanofabricated bolometers with vibrating ribbon resonators
10:15 - 10:40
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
10:40 Synergy between WP1 and WP2: Summary - Juri Smirnov
Synergy between WP1 and WP2: Summary
- Juri Smirnov
10:40 - 11:00
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
11:30 Discussion: Science Session 4/ Questionnaire Results - Ashlea Kemp (STFC)
Discussion: Science Session 4/ Questionnaire Results
- Ashlea Kemp (STFC)
11:30 - 13:00
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

14:30 Overview
Overview
14:30 - 15:00
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
15:00 Discussion: Future and Strategy - Juri Smirnov
Discussion: Future and Strategy
- Juri Smirnov
15:00 - 16:00
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)
16:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)

16:30 Workshop, wrap-up and departure
Workshop, wrap-up and departure
16:30 - 17:30
Room: The Penthouse (6th floor)