The 18th South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Association Conference (SPERA2026) will bring together researchers, regulators, students and industry professionals working across environmental radioactivity, radioecology, radioanalytical science, radiotracer applications and radiation protection.
SPERA2026 will be hosted by the Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications at the Research School of Physics, Australian National University.
Conference: 14–17 September 2026 Abstract submissions close: 23 May 2026 Optional AMS workshop: 18 September 2026 Early bird registration closes: 7 July 2026
SPERA2026 will feature a distinguished line-up of keynote speakers:
Dr Daniel Kaplan Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia Biogeochemical Processes Responsible for Wetland Attenuation of Uranium: Potential Impact of Climate Change
Professor Jixin Qiao Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Long-Term Environmental Radioactivity Time Series as Windows into Radioecological Processes
Professor Ole Christian Lind Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) Shedding Light on Multiscale Heterogeneity of Radionuclides in the Environment
Members and interested attendees are encouraged to register before early bird registration closes on 7 July 2026.
Further details, including registration information, are available on the SPERA2026 website: https://spera-spera2026.eventsair.site/
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