CAARI-SNEAP 2024 Topics and Sessions
(updated April 25, 2024)

SNEAP(SN)   2 topics
SN: Operations and Maintenance 5 sessions
New Facilities; Status reports; Lab Safety and Operation. New Methods and Developments; Ion Sources; Vacuum Systems; Beam Transport and Optics; Control Systems.

SN-OM-01 Facility Updates I
SN-OM-02 Facility Updates II
SN-OM-03 Operations and Maintenance
SN-OM-04 Ion Sources
SN-OM-05 Open Discussion
SN: Teaching with Accelerators 2 sessions
Undergraduate and Graduate Programs, Educational Experiments and Techniques, Teaching Accelerator Systems, University-National Lab Collaborations to Train Next-Generation Accelerator Scientists, Novel Educational Tools and Methods, Particle Accelerator Mobile Apps and Interactive Learning Programs

SN-TA-01 Undergraduate Teaching
SN-TA-02 Graduate Programs
Accelerator-Based Analysis(AA)   2 topics
AA: Ion Beam Techniques and Ion Microscopy 4 sessions
Development of new or improved IBA techniques (including SIMS, MEIS, LEIS) and applications not covered in AR and AP. Other applications are also suitable if ~50% of presentation is on the technique and the developments and Applications of Ion Microscopy.

AA-IBTM-01 In-situ and In-Operando Materials Analysis Using Ion Beams
AA-IBTM-02 Light Element Detection Using IBA
AA-IBTM-03 Multiple Technique Analyses Including Ion Beams (TOTAL IBA)
AA-IBTM-04 Ion and Micro Beam Analysis
AA: Nuclear-Based Analysis and Neutron Techniques 4 sessions
Development of new or improved NBA techniques and applications including those with beams of neutrons from accelerators, reactors or n-tubes not covered in AR and AP. Other applications are also suitable if ~50% of presentation is on the technique.

AA-NBAT-01 Neutron Production and Detection Methods
AA-NBAT-02 In Situ and Operando Neutron Scattering Techniques for Materials Research
AA-NBAT-03 New Neutron Detectors for Homeland Security
AA-NBAT-04 Advances in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
Accelerators(AC)   2 topics
AC: Accelerator Facilities 4 sessions
Updates on new accelerator facilities; reports on ongoing work; new facilities; facilities for medical applications

AC-AF-01 Accelerator Facilities
AC-AF-02 Machine Learning for Particle Accelerators I
AC-AF-03 Machine Learning for Particle Accelerators II
AC-AF-04 Neutron generator-based technology for planetary science
AC: Technology Development 2 sessions
Accelerator technology: systems, components, instrumentation

AC-TD-01 Accelerator Technology for Climate, Energy and Security
AC-TD-02 Emerging Accelerator Technologies
Applications(AP)   3 topics
AP: Industrial Applications 6 sessions
Non-Destructive Testing, Geo-Physical Logging, Food Preservation/Sterilization, Waste Treatment, Environmental Applications, Industrial Radioisotope Production, Industrial Imaging

AP-IA-01 Isotope Production (Medical Therapy and Imaging, Nuclear Waste Remediation)
AP-IA-02 Industrial and Medical X-ray, Gamma-ray and UV Systems and Applications
AP-IA-03 Compact Accelerator-Based Systems for Geo-Physical Applications
AP-IA-04 Advances in Accelerator-Based Sterilization Systems and Blood/Food Irradiators
AP-IA-05 Industrial Neutron and X-Ray Imaging and Radiography Devices and Applications
AP-IA-06 Advanced Manufacturing of Industrial Accelerators and Power Supplies
AP: Medical Applications 7 sessions
Proton and Heavy Ion Therapy, X-ray Radiotherapy, Medical Imaging, Detector Technologies, Computational Tools

AP-MA-01 Technological Developments in Medical Accelerator Technology and Future Aspirations
AP-MA-02 FLASH Accelerators and Delivery Systems
AP-MA-03 Recent Advances in Particle Beam Radiobiology and Carbon Ion Treatment Planning
AP-MA-04 Medical Imaging in Particle Therapy
AP-MA-05 Real Time Adaptive Treatment and AI in Particle Therapy
AP-MA-06 Novel Detectors in Particle Therapy
AP-MA-07 Medical Radioisotopes
AP: Security and Defense 6 sessions
Cargo Scanning, Interrogation Sources, Nonproliferation Applications, Radiological Source Replacement, Nuclear and Crime Lab Forensics, Computational Tools

AP-SD-01 Accelerator-Based Security & Defense Systems, I
AP-SD-02 Accelerator-Based Security & Defense Systems, II
AP-SD-03 Neutron and Gamma Technologies for Security and Defense
AP-SD-04 Detectors for Accelerator-Based Systems
AP-SD-05 Space-Based Security & Defense Applications
AP-SD-06 Security & Defense Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Applications
Applied Research(AR)   5 topics
AR: Atomic and Molecular Physics 2 sessions
Atomic and molecular physics with keV-MeV ion beams; Applications of electron-ion collisions in atomic and nuclear physics and astrophysics; Fundamental processing in atomic physics; Fundamental processes in molecular collisions; Strong field physics at accelerators and storage rings.

AR-AMP-01 Atomic Collisions: Fundamental Processes & Applications
AR-AMP-02 Atomic & Molecular Processes in Radiobiology & Chemistry
AR: Ion Enhanced Synthesis and Modification 5 sessions
Surface modification of materials with ion beams; chemical doping by ion implantation; ion enhanced synthesis of new and novel materials

AR-ISM-01 Special Topics on Ion Enhanced Synthesis and Modification
AR-ISM-02 Synthesis and Modification of Metal-Halide inspired Materials
AR-ISM-03 Defect Engineering in Materials with Ion Beam Methods
AR-ISM-04 Mechanical Properties of Ion-Irradiated Complex Alloys
AR-ISM-05 Ionization Enhanced Synthesis, Modifications and Analysis
AR: Nuclear Physics 14 sessions
New nuclear physics facilities and initiatives; Nuclear physics; Reactions on unstable nuclei; Reactor neutrinos; High energy density physics; Beam development for nuclear physics and isotope production; Physics at RHIC and JLAB; nuclear astrophysics. Artificial Intelligence - Machine Learning Advancements.

AR-SP-01 Latest progress in high energy nuclear physics and the future Electron-Ion Collider opportunity, I
AR-SP-02 Latest progress in high energy nuclear physics and the future Electron-Ion Collider opportunity, II
AR-SP-03 Latest progress in high energy nuclear physics and the future Electron-Ion Collider opportunity, III
AR-SP-04 Latest progress in high energy nuclear physics and the future Electron-Ion Collider opportunity, IV
AR-SP-05 Artificial Intelligence -Machine Learning Advancements and Applications, I
AR-SP-06 Artificial Intelligence -Machine Learning Advancements and Applications, II
AR-SP-07 Artificial Intelligence -Machine Learning Advancements and Applications, III
AR-SP-08 Artificial Intelligence -Machine Learning Advancements and Applications, IV
AR-SP-09 Neutron and Fundamental Symmetries, I
AR-SP-10 Neutron and Fundamental Symmetries, II
AR-SP-11 Nuclear Astrophysics, I
AR-SP-12 Nuclear Astrophysics, I I
AR-SP-13 Precision Measurements, Amo-Nuclear Techniques, I
AR-SP-14 Precision Measurements, Amo-Nuclear Techniques, II
AR: Nanoscience and Technology 6 sessions
New and novel nanoscience and applications using ion sources and accelerator beams: nanomechanics, nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, 1D and 2D material synthesis

AR-NST-01 Nanoscale Pattern Formation Produced by Ion Bombardment of Solid Surfaces I
AR-NST-02 Nanoscale Pattern Formation Produced by Ion Bombardment of Solid Surfaces II
AR-NST-03 Nanoscale Pattern Formation Produced by Ion Bombardment of Solid Surfaces III
AR-NST-04 Focused Ion Beams
AR-NST-05 Surface Science with Charged Particle Beams
AR-NST-06 Quantum Information Sciences
AR: Radiation Effects 9 sessions
Fundamentals of radiation damage by ions, neutrons and electrons; radiolysis by ionizing radiation generated by accelerators; emulation of radiation effects in nuclear reactors and space environments. Radiation effects in chemical and biological systems not covered by AP

AR-RE-01 Irradiation Effects in Semiconductor and Applications
AR-RE-02 Irradiation Effect in Low-Dimensional Materials and Devices
AR-RE-03 Irradiation Effects in Ceramics
AR-RE-04 Combination of Irradiation + Stress + Corrosion, I
AR-RE-05 Combination of Irradiation + Stress + Corrosion, II
AR-RE-06 Irradiation Effects for Fission Reactors
AR-RE-07 Irradiation Effects for Fusion Reactors
AR-RE-08 Radiation Effects in Nuclear Materials
AR-RE-09 Radiation Effects in Chemical and Biological Systems.
Plenary Sessions(PS)   1 topics
PS: Plenary Sessions 3 sessions


PS-PS-01 Monday Plenary Session
PS-PS-02 Wednesday Plenary Session
PS-PS-03 Thursday Plenary Session