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Current Events |
Physics Meets Poetry at UBC |
05 December 2008 |
As part of their Contemporary Canadian Readings series, Play Chthonics at the University of British Columbia hosted a poetry reading featuring Susan Holbrook and Mari-Lou Rowley, the latter a familiar face to UBC science faculty. The readings, delivered to an audience of diverse disciplines, took place at UBC’s Green College on Wednesday, December 3. Rowley is a former editor of and current contributor to SYNERGY, UBC Science's biannual journal. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF says “Bienvenue!” to France’s ambassador to Canada |
04 December 2008 |
On the afternoon of Friday, November 28, TRIUMF welcomed François Delattre, France’s ambassador to Canada, as part of his tour of British Columbia. The ambassador, as well as several members of the Vancouver Consulate General, met with the French employees at TRIUMF including Jean-Michel Poutissou, Associate Director and Head of the Science Division, and Director Nigel Lockyer. |
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Current Events |
Increasing Community Interest in TRIUMF |
28 November 2008 |
Local publication Vancouver Magazine has featured TRIUMF and Director Nigel Lockyer in its December issue, “Vancouver Power 50”. The article, titled, “The Time Machine”, summarizes the highlights of TRIUMF’s work over the past few months and combines them with a biography of Dr. Lockyer. |
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Current Events |
Return of the Saturday Morning Physics Lecture |
25 November 2008 |
Beginning at 10 a.m. this Saturday, November 29, TRIUMF is holding the second installment of its Saturday Morning Physics Lecture Series 2008-2009. The series, which is a joint creation of TRIUMF and UBC's Department of Physics and Astronomy, aims to make quantum physics and chemistry accessible to high school students. |
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Awards & Honours |
Founders of TRIUMF among British Columbia's Most Influential People |
25 November 2008 |
The Vancouver Sun announced on November 19 its plans to determine by popular vote the 150 most influential citizens in the history of British Columbia. The "British Columbia’s Best" contest was initiated in honour of the 150th anniversary of British Columbia. We are proud to announce that several individuals with a strong connection to TRIUMF made the list, including Erich Vogt and John Warren. |
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Awards & Honours |
The 2008 Nishina Memorial Prize |
17 November 2008 |
A former member of TRIUMF has won the 2008 Nishina Memorial Prize, Japan’s most prestigious annual physics award. Ryu Hayano will receive the award on December 5, celebrating a remarkable career that he began as one of the first PhD students at TRIUMF in the 1970s. |
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Experimental Result |
First Acceleration of Charge-bred RIB at ISAC |
12 November 2008 |
On November 11, 2008, a team of scientists led by Dr. Friedhelm Ames successfully accelerated a beam of 80Rb14+ ions at TRIUMF’s ISAC facility. This represents the first accelerated, charge-bred rare isotope beam (RIB) at ISAC, making ISAC one of only three facilities in the world with this capability and signaling the beginning of a new program of nuclear physics at TRIUMF |
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Current Events |
Report Explores Alternatives to Nuclear Reactors for Medical Isotopes |
11 November 2008 |
The Task Force on Alternatives for Medical-Isotope Production today released its final report in prepublication form at URL http://admin.triumf.ca/facility/5yp/comm/Report-vPREPUB.pdf. Task Force was convened by TRIUMF, the University of British Columbia, and Advanced Applied Physics Solution, Inc., with support from Natural Resources Canada. |
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Workshops & Conferences |
InterAction Collaboration Meets at TRIUMF |
05 November 2008 |
Many of the international members of the InterAction collaboration met at TRIUMF on October 30 and 31. InterAction is a collaboration among the communications experts at different physics laboratories, and the meeting reviewed lab communications and coordination strategies with different perspectives from around the world. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF and MDS Nordion Celebrate 30 Years Together |
03 November 2008 |
TRIUMF and MDS Nordion observed an important milestone in their partnership last week when the two organizations celebrated their 30th anniversary. Representatives from government, business, medicine, and academics gathered at TRIUMF on October 28 to recognize the important contributions that the TRIUMF-Nordion partnership has made to Canadian medical science and international health. |
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