From the Director |
Nigel Lockyer to be Next Fermilab Director |
20 June 2013 |
TRIUMF's Director, Nigel Lockyer has been selected to become the next director of Fermliab in the U.S. He will be stepping into this new role in the autumn. |
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From the Director |
TRIUMF Joins TECC Board |
18 June 2013 |
TRIUMF was recently invited to join the Technology Education and Careers Council for the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia professional association. |
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Awards & Honours |
Jamie Forrest Awarded Brockhouse Medal |
10 June 2013 |
UWaterloo researcher Jamie Forrest and colleague Kari Dalnoki-Veress honoured for their work in dynamics and morphology of confined soft materials by the Canadian Association of Physicists. |
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Current Events |
New Milestone for Tc-99m Production |
09 June 2013 |
With Canadian-developed tools and technology, a national team led by TRIUMF has reached a crucial milestone at the BC Cancer Agency in developing and deploying alternatives for supplying the key medical isotope Tc-99m. |
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Current Events |
Tom Ruth Appointed to UN IAEA Board |
06 June 2013 |
Dr. Tom Ruth has been appointed for a two-year term to serve as a healthcare expert to the international agency whose mission is to promote safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies. |
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Awards & Honours |
Doug Storey Honoured by NSERC |
04 June 2013 |
UVic Ph.D. candidate Doug Storey announced as a winner of the NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship for his work in accelerator physics at TRIUMF. Congratulations! |
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Current Events |
CERN Council Renews Strategy for Physics |
30 May 2013 |
The CERN Council formally adopted an update to the European strategy for particle physics, noting that cross-border collaboration in science pays dividends for Europe in terms of knowledge, innovation, education and training. |
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Student Stories |
Collaboration Advances Target Technology |
28 May 2013 |
UBC Mechanical Engineering students collaborated with TRIUMF's Applied Technology Group for a fourth year capstone project- a new universal modular design for target stations within the beam line from the cyclotron. |
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Current Events |
Science Cheers for Europe Day |
23 May 2013 |
On Europe Day – a widely celebrated day in Europe- key speakers were invited to a symposium held at UBC campus to discuss Canadian and European cultural and economic ties through the lens of science and history. |
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Student Stories |
TRIUMF Awards Top Undergraduates |
21 May 2013 |
Four of Canada's top undergraduate students received this year's TRIUMF Undergraduate Summer Research Awards to honour their dedication and potential in physics and engineering research. |
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