Current Events |
LHC Colliding Beams After Decade of Preparation |
24 November 2009 |
In three days, the world's largest particle accelerator, CERN's Large Hadron Collider, passed two major milestones, successful restart and circulation & collision of two beams. |
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Current Events |
Saturday Morning Lectures Attract Record Crowds |
20 November 2009 |
On Saturday, November 14, over 135 students and community members came out to listen to this month's presentations at the TRIUMF, UBC, SFU Saturday Morning Lecture Series. |
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Current Events |
In Memory of Dr. Donald Rix, Friend of TRIUMF |
18 November 2009 |
The TRIUMF and AAPS Inc. commun- ities remember Dr. Donald Rix, founding member of the AAPS Board of Directors and long-time friend of TRIUMF, who passed away on November 6 at the age 78. |
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Current Events |
Canadians Comment on Medical-Isotope Shortage |
18 November 2009 |
Health care workers, patients and experts have their say on video about the ongoing medical-isotope shortage and its impact on Canadians and the world. |
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Student Stories |
New Accelerator Physics Course for Grad Students |
17 November 2009 |
Physics graduate students will soon have the opportunity to partake in a new course on proton and ion accelerators offered at UBC and UVic in collaboration with TRIUMF. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF Hosts Cisco Systems for Testing Period |
16 November 2009 |
For over a week, Cisco Systems engineers and software specialists occupied the TRIUMF Proton Irradiation Facility (PIF) to carry out tests of router systems and related networking equipment. |
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Awards & Honours |
Dr. Gingras Awarded the '09 CAP Brockhouse Medal |
10 November 2009 |
Dr. Michel Gingras, who spent some of his formative years at TRIUMF as a research associate in the Theory Group, has been awarded the 2009 Canadian Association of Physicists Brockhouse Medal. |
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Awards & Honours |
New Award for Outstanding Canadian Physics Teachers |
06 November 2009 |
The Canadian Association of Physicists recently announced a new Award for Excellence in Teaching High School and CEGEP Physics in collaboration with TRIUMF, Perimeter Institute, Merlan Scientific, Nelson Education, and Vernier. |
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Current Events |
RIKEN Leaders visit TRIUMF |
01 November 2009 |
Two members of the senior management team of Japan's RIKEN laboratory visited TRIUMF on Thursday, October 29, 2009, to share operating models and discuss opportunities for partnership. |
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Awards & Honours |
Student Award Created in Memory of Lutz Moritz |
30 October 2009 |
This summer the Accelerator Section of the Health Physics Society established an award in memory of Lutz Moritz recognizing his support for the section and his contributions to the field of accelerator health physics. |
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