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SUMMARY:Shanghai Physics Symposium 2026: Fundamental Discoveries through P
 recision Measurements
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DESCRIPTION:We are launching a high-level physics symposium series in Shan
 ghai. The initiative is envisioned as an exclusive\, closed-door meeting s
 eries\, bringing together a compact cohort of preeminent scientists spanni
 ng diverse disciplines and global regions to deliberate on core fundamenta
 l physics challenges\, pinpoint cutting-edge emerging research frontiers\,
  and chart the development trajectory of modern physics—drawing profound
  inspiration from the pioneering ethos of the Solvay Conferences. The seri
 es is curated to foster an informal\, dialogue-centric atmosphere\, with o
 nly a modest slate of formal presentations arranged per day. This symposiu
 m was initiated from a discussion between Professor Zhang Jie\, the direct
 or of Tsung-Dao Lee Institute and former President of Shanghai Jiao Tong U
 niversity (SJTU)\, and Mr. Sha Ye\, a distinguished SJTU alumnus\, who als
 o provides generous financial sponsorship for the programme.The tentative 
 core theme for the inaugural 2026 meeting is “Fundamental Discoveries th
 rough Precision Measurements”. Slated for mid-November 2026\, this openi
 ng gathering will center on how state-of-the-art\, ultra-sensitive detecti
 on instruments—quantum sensing among flagship examples—can drive signi
 ficant breakthroughs in probing pivotal open questions in fundamental phys
 ics\, including dark matter’s intrinsic nature\, neutrino characteristic
 s\, experimental verification of fundamental symmetries\, and gravity-rela
 ted research avenues. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for November 1
 6–19\, 2026 in Shanghai. Following the symposium\, an optional field vis
 it to the China Jinping Underground Laboratory—home to the PandaX experi
 ment—will be arranged for interested participants. The international ad
 visory committee:Barry Barish（UCR and Caltech\; Nobel Laureate）Takaaki
  Kajita（UTokyo\; Nobel Laureate）Elena Aprile（Columbia）John Ellis
 （KCL and CERN）Jim Gates（UMD）Francis Halzen（UW–Madison）Wick H
 axton（UC Berkeley）Jianwei Pan（USTC）Yifang Wang（IHEP\, CAS）Jun 
 Ye（CU Boulder and NIST） The local organization committee:Jie Zhang (T
 DLI\, chair)Xiangdong Ji (TDLI)Jianglai Liu (TDLI)Hongjian He (TDLI)Yifan 
 Chen (TDLI)Haibo Yu (UC Riverside) A tentative scientific program :Nov. 1
 5\, 2026 (Sunday): arrival: reception/welcome talkDay 1: Dark matterDay2: 
 Fundamental neutrino properties Day3: Gravity\, gravitational waves\, and
  quantum gravityDay4: AMO/EDM/fundamental symmetry\n\nhttps://indico-tdli.
 sjtu.edu.cn/event/5132/
URL:https://indico-tdli.sjtu.edu.cn/event/5132/
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