Maria Brigida Brunetti and Andy Chappell (Postdoctoral Research Assistants) in the Elementary Particle Physics (EPP) group have been part of the organising committee for the 2024 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.

Maria and Andy volunteered to be part of the organising committee after a call from the organisers to those that were due to attend. They contributed to discussions on the production of material for the exhibit and the logistics of the event.

The Summer Science Exhibition allows members of the public of all ages and backgrounds to meet world-leading researchers from across the UK and learn about cutting-edge science. The six-day event hosted 14 main exhibits, one of which was dedicated to the DUNE experiment. The US-hosted Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) experiment, currently under construction, will use the most intense neutrino beam in the world and ultra-large scale liquid argon detectors to unveil the mysteries of neutrinos, elusive particles that could hold the key to some of the greatest open questions in science, including why we live in a matter-dominated universe, and hence why we exist. About 40 countries participate in this project, including the UK. Warwick is a leader in the development of software to reconstruct the high-resolution images of particle interactions captured with the DUNE detectors.

The DUNE exhibit offered interactive activities including a neutrino hand scanner, a demonstration of the DUNE setup, models of the detectors, and a VR headset showing the inside of detector prototypes, while DUNE researchers from across the UK engaged visitors with discussions on the experiment and its scientific goals.

An estimated ten thousand visitors attended the exhibition over the course of the 6 days, which took place in London from Tuesday 2 to Sunday 7 July.

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