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Workshops & Conferences |
TRIUMF Hosts the 2008 International Linear Accelerator Conference |
17 October 2008 |
From September 29 to October 3, TRIUMF hosted the 24th bi-yearly International Linear Accelerator Conference (LINAC08), which took place this year in Victoria, BC. The invitation-only conference regularly brings together over 250 attendees from around the world to discuss accelerator technology. |
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Current Events |
National Science and Technology Week at TRIUMF |
09 October 2008 |
October 17-26 is National Science and Technology Week 2008! Across Canada, events are being held to celebrate, teach, and promote science. |
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Awards & Honours |
Three Physicists Share the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics |
08 October 2008 |
The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2008 was awarded on October 7 to three scientists working on two separate projects. Congratulations to Yoichiro Nambu, Makoto Kobayashi, and Toshihide Maskawa. |
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Current Events |
2008-09 Saturday Morning Lecture Series: |
03 October 2008 |
TRIUMF and UBC's Department of Physics and Astronomy are proud to present the 2008-09 Saturday morning lecture series on Quantum Physics and Chemistry. |
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Current Events |
Celebrating the LHC Grid at TRIUMF |
03 October 2008 |
gridToday, October 3, TRIUMF hosted one of several Grid Fest celebrations occurring simultaneously around the world. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF Sponsors "The Atom Smashers" at the Vancouver International Film Festival |
26 September 2008 |
In a world fascinated by particle accelerators, one movie is being sponsored by TRIUMF at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF). |
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Awards & Honours |
Gerald Oakham Honoured as One of Ottawa's Top 50 People |
12 September 2008 |
Gerald Oakham, a TRIUMF research scientist, was recently selected as one of the “Top 50 People in the Capital,” an annual feature produced by Ottawa Life magazine. |
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Current Events |
First Beam in the LHC - Accelerating Science |
10 September 2008 |
The first beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN was successfully steered around the full 27 kilometres of the world’s most powerful particle accelerator at 10h28 this morning. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF Is Raising Interest at the Old Barn |
08 September 2008 |
“This is so cool!” “That’s incredible!” “Look, Mom, I made Argon-40!” These and many similar expressions of enthusiasm could be heard throughout the afternoon of Saturday, September 6, 2008, at TRIUMF’s booth during the University Neighbourhoods Association’s “Barn Raising” block party. |
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Current Events |
Helping Out with the Feast of Fields |
05 September 2008 |
The TRIUMF parking lot will fill with cars this Sunday, September 7, providing assistance to the UBC Farm as it welcomes a sold-out crowd of diners to the Feast of Fields fundraiser. |
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