Research

For over 50 years, TRIUMF has been a key contributor to Canada’s successes on the world stage — driving global multidisciplinary advancements through its world-class facilities, talent, and scientific and technological expertise. TRIUMF’s research goes from macro to micro. We accelerate discovery and innovation by connecting the study of the vast with the study of the very, very small.

We develop and operate advanced accelerator technology using sophisticated simulation techniques, from high-intensity cyclotrons, superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) linacs, and colliders to high-power targets and ion-sources.

We carry out some of the most precise measurements of the fundamental interactions and symmetries to discover new physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics.

We develop and produce radiopharmaceuticals for imaging, diagnosing, and treating a variety of life-threatening diseases, as well as radiotracers used for health, industrial, and environmental applications.

We utilize muons and rare isotopes as probes of the electronic and magnetic properties of quantum materials, advancing a broad spectrum of topics from next-generation batteries to superconductors.

We seek to uncover the true nature of fundamental forces and particles, leveraging both on-site accelerators and detectors and by leading the Canadian contribution to international ‘Big Science’ at CERN, the T2K experiment, and more. 

We investigate nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, and fundamental symmetries to better understand the atom, the forces that hold the atomic nucleus together, and the implications for our stars and the Universe.

TRIUMF has been a center for data intense sciences since its inception. Now modern Machine Learning and Quantum Computing methods are being used to enhance TRIUMF’s scientific output in a seris of pilot projects.

 

TRIUMF’s theoretical physicists guide and support the on-site experimental program, and acts as a theoretical center for the broader Canadian subatomic theory community.