Student Stories |
Dylon's Corner: Where Physics & Medicine Collide |
14 August 2009 |
I spent my final week at the lab exploring TRIUMF's nuclear medicine program. I learned about the TR-13 cyclotron, radioisotopes, and the PET Scanner at the UBC Hospital. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF Celebrates its 40th Anniversary |
11 August 2009 |
On Saturday, August 8, the TRIUMF site was buzzing with curiosity, energy, and enthusiasm, as 1300 people visited the laboratory for its 40th Anniversary Open House celebration. |
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Student Stories |
Dylon's Corner: One Eclectic Week |
07 August 2009 |
My fifth week at TRIUMF has come to an end, and what an insightful week it was. I learned how research, mechanical work, and public relations all come together to make TRIUMF the great place it is. |
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Current Events |
Exploring LHC Collider Physics at TSI 2009 |
31 July 2009 |
More than 40 students from around the world gathered at TRIUMF from July 20 - 31 for the 21st Annual TRIUMF Summer Institute where they engaged with world-class experts on LHC Collider physics. |
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From the Director |
Guest Column: CERN's Director General |
31 July 2009 |
It's 40 years since four Canadian universities pooled their resources to create a facility that no single university could provide, and I've been privileged to play a small part in the activity of TRIUMF... |
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Student Stories |
Dylon's Corner: The Tenacity of TIGRESS |
31 July 2009 |
This week I got a real taste for the sincere passion that motivates scientists, both in the students who presented their research findings and in the scientists I worked closely with on the TIGRESS experiment. |
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Experimental Result |
Supernanogan Ion Source Delivers First Beams |
24 July 2009 |
After months of testing, the newest addition to the OLIS family, the Supernanogan ECR ion source, has now successfully sent beam to three scheduled experiments in the TRIUMF ISAC facility. |
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Student Stories |
Dylon's Corner: Inside an Exploding Star |
24 July 2009 |
It's Friday and I've spent the last week working with the TUDA group delving into a fascinating field I had heard little of before: experimental nuclear astrophysics. |
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Student Stories |
Dylon's Corner: The Wonderful World of µSR |
17 July 2009 |
It's been a busy week; I've been introduced to the M20 beamline, learned about muons and µSR, explored the data room for an experiment, and realized just how essential calculus is to physics research. |
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Current Events |
Fellowship Experience Draws Students Back to Lab |
16 July 2009 |
TRIUMF's commitment to training the next generation of leaders through its research, education, and outreach program is paying off for two young physics students this summer. |
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