|
Current Events |
TRIUMF Five-Year Plan Nears Completion |
04 June 2008 |
The principal support for TRIUMF's operations is through a contribution via National Research Council Canada (NRC). NRC funding is awarded in five-year increments to the laboratory which dictates the schedule for preparing the Five-Year Plan (5YP). |
|
|
Current Events |
Parliamentary Science Committee Visits TRIUMF |
02 June 2008 |
As Members of Parliament walked through the halls of TRIUMF on May 29, 2008, they marveled at the sophisticated scientific equipment and the enthusiasm of the researchers they met. |
|
|
Current Events |
Professor Erich Vogt Honoured at UBC Symposium |
20 May 2008 |
As former TRIUMF director, esteemed professor, national leader, and accomplished nuclear theorist, Erich Vogt has lead a long and memorable career. On May 4, friends and colleagues such as Nobel laureates Walter Kohn, Richard E. Taylor, and Carlo Rubbia gathered at UBC to celebrate Vogt’s many legacies. |
|
|
Current Events |
Canadian Magnets Installed in LHC at CERN |
15 May 2008 |
As the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is completed at CERN, the end of the winter season marked another milestone of assembly when the 154 "warm" magnets were installed. Delivering the magnets half-way around the world, TRIUMF oversaw the contribution of 52 (48 plus 4 spares) units to the project. |
|
|
Awards & Honours |
Leading Physicist Inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame |
09 May 2008 |
Physicist Richard E. Taylor recently joined 41 other outstanding Canadians in the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame, a program of the Canadian Science and Technology Museum |
|
|
Current Events |
The NRC International Peer Review Committee Meets at TRIUMF |
26 April 2008 |
The International Peer Review (IPR) took place this week at TRIUMF between September 24 and 26. |
|
|
Awards & Honours |
BCIC/TRIUMF High School Fellowships Recognize Future Scientists |
25 April 2008 |
Congratulations to Sen Mei, from Penticton Secondary School, and Darien Niamir, from Collingwood High School in West Vancouver, for being selected as the recipients of this year’s BC Innovation Council (BCIC) / TRIUMF High School Fellowship award. |
|
|
Current Events |
TRIUMF Welcomes Visiting Chinese Delegation |
25 April 2008 |
TRIUMF’s Technology Transfer Office organized a successful visit from a Chinese business investment group to British Columbia this April. |
|
|
Workshops & Conferences |
Halo Workshop Highlights Impact of TRIUMF Science |
17 April 2008 |
More than 50 experts from around the world gathered at TRIUMF on March 27-28, 2008, to assess current progress in--and future directions for--research in understanding halo nuclei. |
|
|
Current Events |
TRIUMF Welcomes York University as a New Associate Member |
17 April 2008 |
At a vote held during the TRIUMF Board of Management meeting on Friday, September 12, 2008, York University was admitted unanimously as the newest Associate Member of the TRIUMF Joint Venture. |
|
