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Canada signs Statement of Intent with CERN regarding future major projects
(with notes from the original CERN story) Canada has signed a joint Statement of Intent with CERN concerning future planning…April 11, 2025
TRIUMF-ATLAS team shares in major Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
The ATLAS collaboration, including members of the TRIUMF-ATLAS team, has been awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, alongside…April 10, 2025
TRIUMF welcomes Dr. Chris Astle as next CFO
TRIUMF is pleased to announce Dr. Chris Astle as the laboratory’s next Chief Financial Officer, effective April 1, 2025. Chris…March 26, 2025
SCIENCE UPDATES
Long-sought measurement of exotic beta decay in thallium helps extract the timescale of the birth of the Sun
An international collaboration of scientists succeeded in the measurement of the bound-state beta decay of fully-ionised thallium (thallium-205 81+) ions at the…November 13, 2024
NA62 collaboration confirms one-in-10-billion kaon decay
On September 24, the NA62 collaboration working at CERN announced the ‘unequivocal confirmation’ of a rare and significant interaction: the rare decay of a…October 17, 2024
TRIUMF welcomes Dr. Rituparna Kanungo as next Director, Physical Sciences Division
TRIUMF is pleased to announce that Dr. Rituparna Kanungo has been selected as the laboratory’s next Director of the Physical…June 5, 2024
STUDENT STORIES
Dr. Yukiya Saito wins 2024 DNP CAP prize
TRIUMF is pleased to share that Dr. Yukiya Saito has been awarded the 2023-2024 Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Division of Nuclear…June 25, 2024
Jessica Bohm named co-op of the year at University of Waterloo, Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science
Last month, former TRIUMF co-op student, Jessica Bohm, was named co-op of the year at University of Waterloo in the Faculty…April 26, 2024
FUNDING UPDATES
Minister Sajjan highlights historic investment in TRIUMF
Today, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of…September 13, 2024
Unprecedented $399.8M federal investment in TRIUMF advances Canadian science and innovation
The Canadian government is sending a strong signal of support for Canadian science with an unprecedented $399.8M in funding for…April 16, 2024
CFI funds new infrared free electron laser facility at UWaterloo and terahertz light source at TRIUMF
The Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has announced a major funding allotment for an infrared free electron laser (IR-FEL) facility, based at…April 4, 2024
PARTNERSHIPS
TRIUMF and CNRS create joint Canada-France NPAT laboratory for research in nuclear physics and astrophysics
On November 4, TRIUMF joined French research organization CNRS to sign a partnership agreement to create the NPAT (‘Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Astrophysics…November 5, 2024
TRIUMF wins Excellence in Industry Innovation Award at 2024 BC Tech Awards
We are thrilled to share that TRIUMF has been selected for the Excellence in Industry Innovation Award as part of…October 28, 2024
NA62 collaboration confirms one-in-10-billion kaon decay
On September 24, the NA62 collaboration working at CERN announced the ‘unequivocal confirmation’ of a rare and significant interaction: the rare decay of a…October 17, 2024
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