Kruger 2026: Discovery Physics at the LHC

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Kruger National Park

Kruger National Park

Kruger National Park, On The Sabi River
Isobel Kolbe (University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)) , Siegfried Fortsch (iThemba LABS)
Description

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Second Announcement

We are pleased to announce the 7th Biennial “Workshop on Discovery Physics at the LHC” (Kruger2026).

The Workshop will be held from 30 November - 4 December 2026 at the 4-star Kruger Gate Hotel, just 100 metres from the entrance of the Kruger National Park. 

Attendance will be limited to approximately 100 participants.

The world-famous Kruger National Park is the ideal location from which to experience the abundant wildlife first-hand, and one of the top-rated tourist attractions in South Africa.

The conference aims to promote scientific exchange of new results and development of novel ideas and models related to the physics of the LHC. The following topics will be covered:

• Particle Physics

• Heavy Ion Physics

• Physics After the Discovery of the Higgs Boson

Conference Proceedings in IoP J. Physics Conference Series

Attendance will be limited to about 120 participants because of the number of available rooms. Limited funding for South African students is available.

Registration fees for the conference is 9800 ZAR

We look forward to seeing you all in South Africa and do not hesitate to contact us on: kruger2026@tlabs.ac.za

 

LOC Poster

The organizers of Kruger2026:

K Barends
M Bhamjee
Z Buthelezi
S Connell
A S Cornell
S Fortsch (Co-Chair)
W A Horowitz
J M Keaveney
I Kolbe (Co-Chair)
M Kumar
M Lushozi
P Mafa
R Mazini
B Mellado
A Muronga
L Truong
M Van Der Ventel-Bark
Dawit Worku

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration
Kruger2026 Registration form
Participants
  • Abdool Sattar Cassim
  • Alan Cornell
  • Aldo Deandrea
  • Amine Ahriche
  • Andy Buckley
  • Antonio Carlos Oliveira da Silva
  • Bharati Naik
  • Blazenka Melic
  • Brenton Suriah
  • Chiara Le Roux
  • Christian Gutschow
  • Claire Antel
  • Claire David
  • Coleridge Faraday
  • Dawit Worku
  • Edward Nkadimeng
  • Elena Bratkovskaya
  • Elena Kisel
  • ELIAS SIDERAS-HADDAD
  • Farelanani Tshwaranang Makatu
  • Farid Ould-Saada
  • Federico Lombardi
  • Filip Krizek
  • Francesca Damiola
  • Francesca Pastore
  • Garance Wilkens
  • Gerald Eigen
  • Giulia Zanderighi
  • Giulio Umoret
  • Govert Nijs
  • Greg Landsberg
  • Hava Schwartz
  • Henric Wilkens
  • Ilia Zimin
  • Ivan Kisel
  • Ivana Momo
  • Jack Van Holland
  • Jan Fiete Grosse-Oetringhaus
  • Johanna Gramling
  • Karabo Mosala
  • Karl Jakobs
  • Kate Shaw
  • Kevin Barends
  • Krystian Roslon
  • Lerothodi Leeuw
  • Lungisani Phakathi
  • Marianna Fontana
  • Marie Cassing
  • Martha Mashao
  • Mateus Reinke Pelicer
  • Matthias Neubert
  • Mawande Lushozi
  • Melissa Van Beekveld
  • Michelle Bark
  • Milada Margarete Muhlleitner
  • Mpho Gololo
  • Muaaz Bhamjee
  • Muhammad Bilal Kiani
  • Muhammed Yasser Rasool
  • Mukesh Kumar
  • Othmane Mouane
  • Pedro Mafa
  • Petr Baron
  • Phuti Rapheeha
  • Rachid Mazini
  • Rens Roosenstein
  • Riccardo Bellan
  • Risa Ushioda
  • Sanele Scelo Sanele
  • Siegfried Fortsch
  • Simon Connell
  • Stephan Potgieter
  • Tamas Almos Vami
  • Tendani Oliver Munyai
  • Thapelo Gerry Leboho
  • Thi Ngoc Loan Truong
  • Tiaan van der Merwe
  • Timothy Brooks
  • Tshepang Pule
  • Urs Achim Wiedemann
  • Vladimir Baranov
  • Will Horowitz
  • Xin-Nian Wang
  • Xola Mapekula
    • 08:30 → 09:00
      Registration
    • 09:00 → 10:00
      Opening
    • 10:00 → 11:00
      Plenary

      Contains all tracks

      • 10:00
        Jets and Heavy Flavour as QGP Probes: Experimental overview 30m

        Jets and Heavy Flavour as QGP Probes: Experimental overview

        Jets and heavy-flavour particles are powerful probes of the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) created in heavy-ion collisions at the LHC.Their production rates, angular anisotropies, and internal structure provide insights into parton energy loss, medium-induced modifications of parton showers, heavy-quark transport, and hadronization in strongly interacting matter. This presentation will provide an overview of selected recent results from the ALICE, ATLAS, CMS, and LHCb experiments. Topics include measurements of jet suppression, studies of heavy-flavour-tagged jets, and recent experimental insights into the mass dependence of in-medium radiation, including the first measurement of the charm-quark dead-cone effect in heavy-ion collisions by the CMS Collaboration. Particular attention will be devoted to recent measurements of charm-hadron production and azimuthal anisotropies, which probe the coupling of heavy quarks to the QGP and the role of recombination during hadronization. Overall, these measurements provide complementary constraints on the microscopic dynamics of heavy quarks and jets in the QGP and contribute to the development of a quantitative description of parton interactions in hot QCD matter.

        Speaker: Filip Krizek (Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences)
    • 11:00 → 11:30
      Tea / Coffee
    • 11:30 → 13:00
      Plenary

      Contains all tracks

    • 13:00 → 14:30
      Lunch
    • 14:30 → 16:30
      Plenary

      Contains all tracks

    • 16:30 → 17:00
      Tea / Coffee
    • 17:00 → 18:30
      Plenary

      Contains all tracks

    • 19:00 → 21:00
      Dinner
    • 10:00 → 11:00
      Plenary

      Contains all tracks

    • 11:00 → 11:30
      Tea / Coffee: Tea and Coffee
    • 11:30 → 13:00
      Plenary

      Contains all tracks

    • 13:00 → 14:30
      Lunch
    • 14:30 → 16:30
      Parallel - HI: HI and Nuclear
    • 14:30 → 16:30
      Parallel - Theory: QCD and Theory
    • 16:30 → 17:05
      Tea / Coffee: Tea and Coffee
    • 17:05 → 17:30
      Deepak Memorial
    • 17:30 → 18:30
      Poster
    • 13:00 → 14:30
      Lunch
    • 14:30 → 16:30
      Parallel - Tech, QI: Tech and QI
    • 14:30 → 15:30
      Parallel - Theory: QCD and Theory
    • 15:30 → 16:30
      Parallel - H, EW, top: Higgs, EW, Top
    • 16:30 → 17:00
      Tea / Coffee: Tea and Coffee
    • 17:00 → 18:30
      Parallel - HI: HI and Nuclear
    • 17:00 → 18:30
      Parallel - Tech, QI: Tech and QI
    • 10:00 → 11:00
      Plenary

      Contains all tracks

    • 11:00 → 11:30
      Tea / Coffee
    • 11:30 → 13:00
      Plenary

      Contains all tracks

    • 13:00 → 14:30
      Lunch
    • 14:30 → 16:30
      Plenary

      Contains all tracks

    • 16:30 → 17:00
      Tea / Coffee: Tea and Coffee
    • 17:00 → 18:15
      Parallel - BSM: BSM and Flavour
    • 17:00 → 17:45
      Parallel - Tech, QI: Tech and QI
    • 10:00 → 11:00
      Plenary

      Contains all tracks

    • 11:00 → 11:30
      Tea / Coffee: Tea and Coffee
    • 11:30 → 12:30
      Plenary

      Contains all tracks

    • 12:30 → 13:00
      Closing: The 3 Angels
    • 13:00 → 14:30
      Lunch