Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the 18th International Symposium on Origin of Matter and Evolution of Galaxies (OMEG18) will be held at RIKEN (Wako Campus), Japan, from October 19 to 23, 2026.
OMEG18 is the 18th symposium in a series that has been organized almost biennially since 1988. The symposium aims to promote discussions on nuclear astrophysics and related fields, bringing together researchers and students from a broad range of disciplines.
Following the success of previous OMEG symposia, OMEG18 will facilitate stimulating scientific exchange through a program covering the most recent experimental and theoretical advances in the following topics:
- Big Bang cosmology and primordial nucleosynthesis
- First-generation stars and galactic chemical evolution
- Astronomical observations with light, X-ray, gamma-ray, and cosmic rays
- Stellar evolution and hydrostatic burning processes
- Nuclear matter and neutron stars
- Explosive stellar phenomena and nuclear physics
- Meteorite analysis and isotopic abundances
- Theoretical nuclear physics for astrophysics
- Experimental nuclear physics for astrophysics
- Nuclear data for astrophysics and related topics
- Underground nuclear astrophysics
- Next-generation RI beam facilities for nuclear astrophysics
Further information will be available on the symposium website:
https://indico2.riken.jp/event/5341/
Please note that registration and abstract submission are not yet open. Detailed information will be provided in the Second Circular, which will be distributed shortly.
We warmly invite you to participate in OMEG18 and look forward to
welcoming you to RIKEN in October 2026.
Sincerely,
OMEG18 Organizing Committee