2026 ERC EARTH Spring Summit

A collaborative working summit convening industry leaders, academic researchers, national laboratories, policy and regulatory experts, and key stakeholders to accelerate innovation, translate research into real-world impact, and shape the future of next-generation cooling.

Location

The 2026 ERC EARTH Spring Summit will take place at McKenna Hall, University of Norte Dame.

54756 N Notre Dame Ave
Notre Dame, IN 46556

McKenna Hall

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The Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH)—an Engineering Research Center funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation—will host the 2026 ERC EARTH Spring Summit, a forum focused on decisions, roadmaps, and collaboration.

Leaders from industry, academia, national laboratories, and policy will engage directly with EARTH’s leadership, faculty, students, and staff across its six core partner universities in focused, outcome-driven sessions.

Together, participants will:

Contribute to policy and regulatory strategies that align innovation with evolving atmospheric, safety, and efficiency standards
Influence EARTH priorities and long-term strategy
Evaluate research progress and technology readiness across the EARTH portfolio
Identify partnership opportunities that move innovations from lab to market

EARTH is convening this interactive forum to foster informed decision-making and cross-sector collaboration centered on advancing the next generation of low-atmospheric-impact cooling and systems.

2026 ERC EARTH Spring Summit starts in:

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Closed Session Registration
For EARTH Faculty, Students, Staff, Scientific Advisory or Community Leaders Board Members, Industrial Consortium Members, and National Laboratory partners.
Closed Session registrants can attend all sessions — both Closed and Open.

Open Session Registration
Open Sessions are open to all guests including Professional Organizations, Stakeholders, Policy and Industry Leaders, and other invited guests.
Open Session registrants can attend Open Sessions only.

Important:
One registration applies for the entire summit. Registration Deadline is February 20, 2026.

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