Description
The ENRICH (European Network for radiation-detection based Research and Innovation addressing increasing societal CHallenges) COST Action aims to build a European network of researchers and stakeholders working on radiation-detection based experiments and applications.
Numerous researchers work with photon detection daily, applying it in astrophysics, nuclear and atomic physics, material science, data analysis, simulations, detectors, electronics, optics, medicine, cultural heritage, food safety, fraud detection and others. However, the community remains fragmented, with sub-communities (e.g., nuclear physics, synchrotron users) often working in silos. This lack of cross-disciplinary collaboration limits knowledge exchange and the transfer of technologies from large-scale facilities to smaller labs and industries.
ENRICH seeks to unite these diverse communities, allowing collaboration across sectors and disciplines to accelerate scientific and technological advances in radiation detection.
Such a collaboration will, first of all, focus on pressing scientific questions related to radiation detection in research fields like fundamental physics, nuclear and astrophysics, data analysis, and X- and Gamma-ray spectroscopy or imaging.
In addition, the scientific outcomes of ENRICH’s activities will enhance Europe’s industrial competitiveness by contributing to tackling key societal and technological challenges Europe faces, such as energy autonomy, food security, faster medical diagnostics, and more. These challenges require, indeed, advances in analytical sciences, with radiation-based technologies playing a crucial role across various sectors of science and society.
ENRICH will be grounded on inclusiveness, and special attention will be paid to young researchers, those with caregiving responsibilities, and participants from ITC countries, through mentoring programs, training in proposal submissions, and special initiatives.
Action keywords
Radiation Detection based applications - X-ray and Gamma-ray detectors and electronics - Imaging and spectroscopic applications - Medical and societal applications - Optics, photon sources and MC simulations
Management Committee
| Country | MC Member |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Greece | |
| Greece | |
| Italy | |
| Latvia | |
| Poland | |
| Spain | |
| Spain | |
| Switzerland |
Main Contacts
Action Contacts
COST Staff
Working Groups
| Number | Title | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community Coordination | TBA |
| 2 | Technological Advancement | TBA |
| 3 | Software Advancement | TBA |
| 4 | Electronics and DAQ | TBA |
| 5 | Multidisciplinary and Societal Applications | TBA |
| 6 | Integration and Interchange | TBA |
| 7 | Mentoring, Training, and Dissemination | TBA |
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