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Current Events |
Laval HERACLES Experiment Triumphs |
08 October 2013 |
After many trials and tribulations, the HERACLES experiment led by Laval University's René Roy has collected data for measurements of the symmetry term of nuclear potential. |
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Awards & Honours |
Englert, Higgs Share 2013 Nobel Prize |
08 October 2013 |
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to François Englert and Peter W. Higgs "for
the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our
understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which
recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted
fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large
Hadron Collider." |
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Awards & Honours |
Konaka Appointed Professor at Osaka |
07 October 2013 |
Akira Konaka has been appointed to an Osaka professorship strengthening TRIUMF's connection to Japanese universities and experiments. |
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Workshops & Conferences |
Cyclotron Conference a Great Success |
05 October 2013 |
TRIUMF was privileged to host the 20th International Conference on Cyclotrons and their Applications a few weeks ago; the conference attracted 250 experts and students to discuss this exciting field. |
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Current Events |
Open House attracted 1,200 Happy Visitors |
01 October 2013 |
Nearly 1,200 visitors braved torrential rain to experience demonstrations and explanations of the world-class research occurring right here at TRIUMF. |
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Current Events |
Top Honours to Mt. Allison/TRIUMF Student |
20 September 2013 |
Amy MacLean’s work in green chemistry as
a TRIUMF summer student recently received recognition at the annual CSC
Conference. |
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Experimental Result |
Determination of the Proton's Weak Charge |
17 September 2013 |
TRIUMF and other Canadian collaborators have participated in the first measurement of the proton's weak charge; results will be published in Physical Review Letters. |
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Workshops & Conferences |
TRIUMF and ECUAD find “Common Ground” |
30 August 2013 |
The public dialogue “Common
Ground” was the launch of the Conversations Project at Emily Carr, in
collaboration with TRIUMF and the Artists in Residence program. |
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Headlines |
TRIUMF Welcomes Fellowship Students |
26 August 2013 |
Keiler, Benjamin, and Lloyd spent six weeks at the laboratory with teams from the Nuclear Medicine division, TRIUMF's High Voltage EDM Lab, and the μSR experiment as part of a competitive fellowship for recent high school graduates. |
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Funding Announcements |
8pi Celebrated at TRIUMF |
14 August 2013 |
Science Week’s 8pi Symposium celebrated the end of an era for the spectrometer, which will soon be replaced by GRIFFIN in ISAC-I. |
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