Joint TDLI & INPAC Winter School in Particle Physics 2026

27 Jan 2026, 07:30 → 31 Jan 2026, 19:30 Asia/Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Minhang Campus + TDLI building (Zhangjiang)

Mengjiao Xiao, Shu Li

Joint TDLI & INPAC Winter School in Particle Physics 2026

This winter school aims to provide a pedagogical introduction and overview of our profound understanding of the microscopic world and its connection to the entire Universe. The school will also cover recent experimental developments in dark matter, neutrino, collider and muon physics where significant progress has been achieved. 

Students with 1-3 years of university physics education are invited to apply for onsite participant grants. The application should include a motivation letter and an academic transcript. The deadline for application is Dec 31, 2025.

This school is sponsored by Tsung-Dao Lee Institute & School of Physics and Astronomy of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Southeast University.

Organizers: Xiaogang He (SJTU),  Shu Li (SJTU), Jianglai Liu (SJTU), Mengjiao Xiao (SJTU),  Haijun Yang (SJTU), Yongchao Zhang (SEU)

Tuesday, 27 January

07:30 → 08:30 Registration

08:30 → 08:50 School Opening

Speakers: Mengjiao Xiao (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Shu Li (TDLI, SJTU)

08:50 → 12:20 Morning Session

08:50 Unity of the Smallest and the Largest of the Universe

Speaker: Xiao-Gang He (TDLI, SJTU)

09:50 Refreshment Break

10:05 中微子：新物理信使

Speaker: Prof. Shao-Feng Ge (TDLI-SJTU)

11:05 Refreshment Break

11:20 Q&A Time

Speakers: Prof. Shao-Feng Ge (TDLI-SJTU), Xiao-Gang He (TDLI, SJTU)

12:20 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 17:30 Afternoon Session

14:00 用粒子-观天体-探宇宙

Speaker: Jianglai Liu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

15:00 Refreshment Break

15:15 Probing the Microscopic and Macroscopic World with the Muon

Speaker: Prof. Kim Siang Khaw (TDLI/SJTU)

16:15 Refreshment Break

16:30 Q&A Time

Speakers: Jianglai Liu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Prof. Kim Siang Khaw (TDLI/SJTU)

17:30 → 19:30 Dinner Time

Wednesday, 28 January

08:30 → 12:00 Morning Session

08:30 Physics beyond the Standard Model

Speaker: Yuichiro Nakai (TDLI, SJTU)

09:30 Refreshment Break

09:45 Black Holes as Detectors of Particles

Speaker: Yifan Chen (TDLI, SJTU)

10:45 Refreshment Break

11:00 Q&A Time

Speakers: Yifan Chen (TDLI, SJTU), Yuichiro Nakai (TDLI, SJTU)

12:00 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 17:30 Afternoon Session

14:00 PandaX实验简介

Speaker: Yong Yang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

15:00 Refreshment Break

15:15 Electronics in Particle Physics Experiments

Speaker: Weihao Wu (SJTU)

16:15 Refreshment Break

16:30 Q&A Time

Speakers: Weihao Wu (SJTU), Yong Yang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

17:30 → 19:30 Dinner Time

Thursday, 29 January

08:30 → 12:00 Morning Session

08:30 Beta decay and double beta decay

Speaker: Ke Han (SJTU)

09:30 Refreshment Break

09:45 Physics with Reactor Neutrinos

Speaker: Junting Huang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

10:45 Refreshment Break

11:00 Q&A Time

Speakers: Junting Huang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Ke Han (SJTU)

12:00 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 17:30 Afternoon Session

14:00 精妙的原子核

Speaker: Prof. Yumin Zhao (SJTU)

15:00 Refreshment Break

15:15 Exploring the Universe from the Ocean Floor: Neutrino Telescopes

Speaker: Dr Iwan Morton-Blake (Tsung-Dao Lee Institute / Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

16:15 Refreshment Break

16:30 Q&A Time

Speakers: Dr Iwan Morton-Blake (Tsung-Dao Lee Institute / Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Prof. Yumin Zhao (SJTU)

17:30 → 19:30 Dinner Time

Friday, 30 January

08:30 → 12:00 Morning Session

08:30 Parity Violation & Restoration

Speaker: Yongchao Zhang (Southeast University)

09:30 Refreshment Break

09:45 Introduction to Lattice QCD

Speaker: Prof. Wei Wang (SJTU)

10:45 Refreshment Break

11:00 Q&A Time

Speakers: Prof. Wei Wang (TDLI, SJTU), Yongchao Zhang (Southeast University)

12:00 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 17:30 Afternoon Session

14:00 The Higgs boson and the origin of elementary particle mass

Speaker: Kun Liu (TDLI / SJTU)

15:00 Refreshment Break

15:15 Enlightening the unknowns with Higgs Boson and Dark Photon

Speaker: Shu Li (TDLI, SJTU)

16:15 Refreshment Break

16:30 Q&A Time

Speakers: Kun Liu (TDLI / SJTU), Shu Li (TDLI, SJTU)

17:30 → 19:30 Dinner Time

Saturday, 31 January

08:30 → 12:00 Morning Session

08:30 Extreme Physics in The Little Bang

Speaker: Yifeng Sun (SJTU)

09:30 Refreshment Break

09:45 原子核的 “跨界朋友圈”：星空、激光与新物理

Speaker: Yifei Niu (SJTU)

10:45 Refreshment Break

11:00 Q&A Time

Speakers: Yifei Niu (SJTU), Yifeng Sun (SJTU)

12:00 → 14:00 School Closure & Lunch Time