{"id":980,"date":"2026-01-29T11:17:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.infn.it\/enrich\/?page_id=980"},"modified":"2026-02-10T16:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:06:36","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.infn.it\/enrich\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"980\" class=\"elementor elementor-980\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835772b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"835772b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927b898 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"927b898\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433502a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"433502a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e0a8bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e0a8bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aim &amp; Description<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca7854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dca7854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p><p>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 subcommunities (e.g., nuclear physics, synchrotron users) often working in silos. This lack of crossdisciplinary collaboration limits knowledge exchange and the transfer of technologies from large-scale facilities to smaller labs and industries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b826bf e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b826bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be7594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6be7594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cThe community of photon detection is fragmented in sub-communities. ENRICH seeks to unite them, allowing collaboration across sectors and disciplines to accelerate scientific and technological advances in radiation detection\u201d<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507d5a7 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"507d5a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b747b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0b747b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc8b105 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dc8b105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-932dbf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"932dbf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ENRICH seeks to unite these diverse communities, allowing collaboration across sectors and disciplines to accelerate scientific and technological advances in radiation detection.<\/p><p>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.<\/p><p>In addition, the scientific outcomes of ENRICH&#8217;s activities will enhance Europe\u2019s 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.<\/p><p>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<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d23ef e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35d23ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4618d37 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This includes targeted training and expert exchanges to standardize effective data analysis techniques.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Compare and exchange the latest techniques in development of readout electronics for photon detectors identifying weak points and possible spaces for improvement.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Identify Grand Societal Challenges that ENRICH can address through technological improvements, outlining current obstacles and linking challenges to the appropriate Working Groups.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Create a web platform for research funding publication and application, facilitating joint projects and enhancing funding opportunities.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Develop a web platform for optimizing beamline usage, allowing users to find compatible research teams and secure shared experimental time slots.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Coordinate a pool of global experts to guide younger scientists and researchers and improve their knowledge, access to infrastructures, and collaboration 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collaborations among leading international scientists in radiation-related fields to develop a joint research agenda.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Enhance collaboration between research teams and stakeholders to promote mass production of technological outcomes (e.g., detectors, electronic boards, photon sources), reducing costs and increasing accessibility.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Develop a joint research agenda for the identified four main technological strands, focusing on scientifically and socio-economically relevant photon detection applications.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Establish a permanent international pool of experts to assist researchers, particularly younger ones, in preparing and submitting research projects for various funding calls (e.g., ERC grants, Marie Curie grants), ensuring financial support for the Action\u2019s 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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 subcommunities (e.g., nuclear physics, synchrotron users) often working in silos. This lack of crossdisciplinary collaboration limits knowledge exchange and the transfer of technologies from large-scale facilities to smaller labs and industries. \u201cThe community of photon detection is fragmented in sub-communities. ENRICH seeks to unite them, allowing collaboration across sectors and disciplines to accelerate scientific and technological advances in radiation detection\u201d 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&#8217;s activities will enhance Europe\u2019s 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 Details Action Chair\u202f Dr. Alessandro Scordo CSO Approval date: 19\/05\/2025Start date: 16\/10\/2025End date: 15\/10\/2029Grant Holder: Universit\u00e4t Z\u00fcrich www.cost.eu Objectives To achieve the main objective, the following specific objectives shall be accomplished: Research Coordination Capacity building Build an overtime increasing broad and multidisciplinary community that includes experts, institutes, laboratories, and stakeholders across fundamental, atomic and nuclear physics, astrophysics, environmental science, biology, life sciences, detector development, solid-state physics, imaging, medical physics, raytracing simulations, agrifood, material science, nuclear forensic, radiation security, cultural heritage, optics, photon sources, and electronics. Survey the globally most widely used photon detection techniques, identifying their strengths, weaknesses, and potentials for improvement based on interest range, energy, resolutions, and counting capabilities. Create a collection of private enterprises, including manufacturers and other stakeholders, to facilitate collaboration on market applications, new tools for data acquisition and analysis, and user-friendly software development. Promote knowledge exchange among Monte Carlo simulation communities, integrating ray-tracing software with other physics simulations (e.g., GEANT4, FLUKA). Support the comparison and exchange of advanced data fitting and simulation techniques, focusing on novel Machine Learning algorithms. This includes targeted training and expert exchanges to standardize effective data analysis techniques. Compare and exchange the latest techniques in development of readout electronics for photon detectors identifying weak points and possible spaces for improvement. Identify Grand Societal Challenges that ENRICH can address through technological improvements, outlining current obstacles and linking challenges to the appropriate Working Groups. Create a web platform for research funding publication and application, facilitating joint projects and enhancing funding opportunities. Develop a web platform for optimizing beamline usage, allowing users to find compatible research teams and secure shared experimental time slots. Coordinate a pool of global experts to guide younger scientists and researchers and improve their knowledge, access to infrastructures, and collaboration with experienced groups and companies. Serve as a transnational platform to gather and disseminate state-of-the-art knowledge in radiation detection fields, including fundamental, atomic and nuclear physics, astrophysics, environmental science, biology, life sciences, detector development, solid-state physics, imaging, medical physics, raytracing simulations, agrifood, material science, nuclear forensic, radiation security, cultural heritage, optics, photon sources, and electronics. Engage COST Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC), new research groups, and teams from countries with less capacity, ensuring gender balance and supporting young researchers to provide equal access to scientific and technological knowledge. Strengthen collaborations among leading international scientists in radiation-related fields to develop a joint research agenda. Enhance collaboration between research teams and stakeholders to promote mass production of technological outcomes (e.g., detectors, electronic boards, photon sources), reducing costs and increasing accessibility. Develop a joint research agenda for the identified four main technological strands, focusing on scientifically and socio-economically relevant photon detection applications. Establish a permanent international pool of experts to assist researchers, particularly younger ones, in preparing and submitting research projects for various funding calls (e.g., ERC grants, Marie Curie grants), ensuring financial support for the Action\u2019s objectives. Build an overtime increasing broad and multidisciplinary community that includes experts, institutes, laboratories, and stakeholders across fundamental, atomic and nuclear physics, astrophysics, environmental science, biology, life sciences, detector development, solid-state physics, imaging, medical physics, raytracing simulations, agrifood, material science, nuclear forensic, radiation security, cultural heritage, optics, photon sources, and electronics. Survey the globally most widely used photon detection techniques, identifying their strengths, weaknesses, and potentials for improvement based on interest range, energy, resolutions, and counting capabilities. Create a collection of private enterprises, including manufacturers and other stakeholders, to facilitate collaboration on market applications, new tools for data acquisition and analysis, and user-friendly software development. Promote knowledge exchange among Monte Carlo simulation communities, integrating ray-tracing software with other physics simulations (e.g., GEANT4, FLUKA). Support the comparison and exchange of advanced data fitting and simulation techniques, focusing on novel Machine Learning algorithms. This includes targeted training and expert exchanges to standardize effective data analysis techniques. Compare and exchange the latest techniques in development of readout electronics for photon detectors identifying weak points and possible spaces for improvement. Identify Grand Societal Challenges that ENRICH can address through technological improvements, outlining current obstacles and linking challenges to the appropriate Working Groups. Create a web platform for research funding publication and application, facilitating joint projects and enhancing funding opportunities. Develop a web platform for optimizing beamline usage, allowing users to find compatible research teams and secure shared experimental time slots. 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