FWO-IRI GW Workshop on Sensors, Control, Beampipes and Vacuum

Monday 8 Jun 2026, 13:00 → 17:30 Europe/Brussels

Boardroom B.A.014 (BlueApp)

Description:

In Flanders, investments related to the Einstein Telescope (ET) have increased recently. The largest funding source is the FWO IRI-Project “Empowering Tomorrow's Technological Horizons for the Einstein Telescope”. Other activities are financed by the ET-EMR Project Office, Interreg, etc. Research in this quickly developing new field takes place at numerous Flemish universities and institutes. A large community of scientists is actively working on a multitude of groundbreaking scientific and technological challenges related to the Einstein Telescope.

In order to bring this active community together, we will be organizing a number of workshops in June 2026, each focusing on a specific domain. In this way we want to foster dialogue and informal scientific discussions across scientists active in similar or related fields, within the realm of ET-related work.

This domain 3 workshop pertains to Sensors, Suspensions, Controls, Beampipes and Vacuum. Researchers will present their recent/ongoing work and new insights. Next to that, opportunities will be created for informal discussions and networking. A draft agenda, as well as instructions for presenters can be found on the indico.

Local organizing committee: Hans Van Haevermaet, Nick van Remortel, Sarah Van Mierlo.

Online Zoom meeting: https://cern.zoom.us/j/68319186635?pwd=uz5IcNWhpbyjRkgNUu9aq9aIziB6b8.1

Venue: 

BlueApp (UAntwerpen)
Olieweg 97
2020 Antwerpen
https://www.blueapp.eu/nl

Arrival information:

By car:
Map with venue location and paid car parking
Public transport:
The venue can be reached by train + a 20 minute walk.
For this you take the train to Hoboken Polder from Antwerp Central or Berchem station. 

Registration:

Please register as soon as you can (particularly if you are planning to present a talk or a poster)!

Ultimate registration deadline:  3 June 2026 23h59

IRI Workshops instructions for presenters.pdf

13:00 → 13:30 Arrival

13:30 → 13:40 Context and introduction

Speaker: Paul Put (FWO)

13:40 → 14:40 Beampipes and Vacuum

13:40 Status of the ET vacuum system pilot sector at CERN

Speaker: Purna Revathi (University of Antwerp)

13:55 Status of the continuous beampipe production machine

Speaker: Jef Hoste (Werkhuizen Hengelhoef/Beampipes4ET)

14:10 Metallurgical aspects of the ET beampipe design

Speaker: Alexey Gervasyev (Ghent University)

Metallurgical aspects of the ET beampipe design 08062026.pptx

14:25 Ultra-High Vacuum components: status of BlueApp cleanroom plans (WP4.2)

Speaker: Hans Van Haevermaet (Universiteit Antwerpen)

FWO_IRI_presentation_WP4.2.pdf

14:40 → 15:00 Coffee

15:00 → 16:30 Sensors, Suspension, and Control

15:00 Advanced Virgo+ Phase 2 Recycling Cavity Suspensions upgrades

Speaker: Alessandro Bertolini (NIKHEF)

AdV_RCS_@_FWO_IRI_workshop_08_06_2026.pdf

15:15 Seismic Attenuation and Controls (WP3.2)

Speaker: Hans Van Haevermaet (Universiteit Antwerpen)

FWO_IRI_presentation_WP3.2.pdf

15:30 Control Optimization for Active Seismic Isolation (WP3.6)

Speaker: Brecht Evens (KU Leuven)

FWO_IRI_presentation_WP3.6.pdf

15:45 Precision Engineering of Silicon Components for the Einstein Telescope: Micromachining, Grinding, and Assembly (WP3.3)

Speakers: Daan Maes (KU Leuven), Krishna Kumar Saxena (KU Leuven), Muhammad Hazak Arshad (KU Leuven), Shashwat Kushwaha (KU Leuven), Soren Nikolajsen (KU Leuven)

FWO-IRI GW Workshop.pptx

16:30 → 17:30 Poster session, networking, discussions and coffee