Awards & Honours |
TRIUMF-UBC co-op student Emily Love scores multiple accolades at Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference awards |
08 December 2021 |
Emily Love, a 4th year Engineering Physics student at the University of British Columbia currently undertaking a co-op semester with TRIUMF’s Theory Group and Research Scientist Dr. Jason Holt, has been awarded a trio of top awards as part of the Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference (CUPC) 2021. |
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Experimental Result |
IRIS provides a glimpse of deformation in helium-8 |
16 November 2021 |
New TRIUMF research from the Saint Mary’s University-led IRIS group has unveiled an unexpected shape deformation in the nucleus of helium-8, providing further insight into the unique dynamics of how neutron-rich nuclei take shape and maintain stability. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF’s DRAGON celebrates 20th anniversary |
05 November 2021 |
The DRAGON experiment has been a mainstay in TRIUMF’s scientific portfolio since 2001, measuring the majority of the world’s radiative capture reactions with rare isotope beams so far and, in the process, making a number of first-in-the-world measurements. |
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Current Events |
Work Integrated Learning brings 360° experiential learning for TRIUMF |
27 October 2021 |
After more than a year of virtual sessions, TRIUMF’s Work Integrated Learning program is bringing together the laboratory’s co-op employees, graduate students, and post-docs for a suite of hands-on 360° experiential learning. Led by Vishnu Vardhan, TRIUMF’s Lead for Work Integrated Learning, the in-person activities explore a variety of professional skills aimed at augmenting the technical training students receive in their roles at the laboratory. |
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Current Events |
E-linac teams hit 2021 commissioning target ahead of schedule |
13 October 2021 |
Teams working on TRIUMF’s Advanced Rare Isotope Laboratory (ARIEL) achieved a major milestone for the facility’s electron linear accelerator (e-linac) by reaching an average beam power of 10 kW at the e-linac's design energy of 30 MeV. The results, which come nearly three months ahead of schedule, mark a major leap in the ramp-up of the accelerator’s output to full capacity and eventual operation. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF and Fusion Pharmaceuticals announce expanded R&D collaboration for Actinium Supply Production |
12 August 2021 |
The clinical-stage oncology company and TRIUMF announced their entry into the next phase of their collaboration agreement for the production of actinium-225. |
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Current Events |
Dr. Jens Dilling to become Director of Institutional Strategic Planning at ORNL |
02 July 2021 |
After 20 years of service to TRIUMF, Jens Dilling will be departing the laboratory on July 31, 2021 to take on a new challenge as the Director of Institutional Strategic Planning at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF joins RADNEXT infrastructure network |
21 June 2021 |
TRIUMF has joined RADNEXT (‘RADiation facility Network for the EXploration of effects for indusTry and research’), a Horizons 2020 infrastructure project that will establish a global network of facilities and related irradiation methodology for responding to the emerging needs of electronics component and system irradiation. |
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Awards & Honours |
Dr. Tom Ruth Awarded SNMMI’s 2021 George Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award |
14 June 2021 |
TRIUMF Emeritus Senior Scientist Dr. Tom Ruth has been awarded the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2021 George Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award. |
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Headlines |
A message from the TRIUMF Board of Management: Finalization of Incorporation |
01 June 2021 |
Effective today, TRIUMF has successfully completed its transition from a joint venture to a non-profit incorporation with charitable status. |
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