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Current Events |
LHC Physics Theory Workshop held at TRIUMF |
01 May 2009 |
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest particle accelerator and will be the highest energy collider ever built. Anticipating the exciting turn-on of the LHC this fall, the Theory Groups at TRIUMF and Carleton University organized a three day workshop to discuss the physics that could be discovered in the first year of LHC operation. The workshop took place April 27-30 at TRIUMF. |
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Awards & Honours |
UBC Graduate Student at TRIUMF Lands Prestigious Vanier Scholarship |
30 April 2009 |
Stephan Ettenauer, a UBC graduate student working with TRIUMF researcher and adjunct professor Jens Dilling, is among the elite hundred or so graduate students across Canada that have been selected to receive the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, an award valued at $50,000 per year for up three years. |
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Current Events |
Joyce Murray, Federal M.P. for Vancouver Quadra, Visits TRIUMF |
30 April 2009 |
Joyce Murray, the twice-elected Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra, paid TRIUMF a visit on April 14, 2009. Murray was greeted by Director Nigel Lockyer and then met several TRIUMF scientists for a discussion of TRIUMF's recent accomplishments and vision for the future. Murray is the Liberal Caucus Intergovernmental Affairs Liaison for B.C., and the Vice-Chair of the Standing Parliamentary Committee on Health. |
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Current Events |
Canada’s First Astronaut Visits TRIUMF |
30 April 2009 |
On Friday, April 17th, TRIUMF welcomed the Honourable Marc Garneau, a Canadian astronaut, engineer and politician. Currently serving as a Member of Parliament for Westmount-Ville-Marie, he serves as science critic for Parliament. The MP visited TRIUMF as part of a larger tour he is conducting of large science centres in Canada (he arrived in Vancouver straight from Saskstaoon and its Canadian Light Source). |
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Experimental Result |
Mo-99 Collaboration: MDS Nordion & TRIUMF |
28 April 2009 |
MDS Nordion and TRIUMF announced on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, that they have signed an agreement to study the feasibility of producing a viable and reliable supply of photo-fission-produced molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) used globally for diagnostic medical imaging. |
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Experimental Result |
T2K Experiment Launches with Great Success |
24 April 2009 |
T2K, also known as the Tokai-to-Kamioka long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment, has taken the first step into a realm of research and discovery. Experimenters have confirmed the first production of neutrino beams by observing the muons produced by the proton beam in the neutrino facility at Japan Proton Accelerator Complex (J-PARC). |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF Undergoes Evaluation by the CNSC |
21 April 2009 |
The issuance and standing of TRIUMF's operating license is determined by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). As a natural part of this process TRIUMF undergoes inspections of many of its activities. For instance, CNSC regularly sends a team of specialists to TRIUMF to inspect the laboratory's Quality Management System and evaluate its effectiveness. The inspection process takes about a week and completes with a debriefing and written report. |
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Awards & Honours |
TRIUMF Collaborator François Bénard Named to BC Leadership Chair in Functional Cancer Imaging |
08 April 2009 |
In a special event at the British Columbia Cancer Agency Research Centre on Tuesday, provincial and scientific leaders gathered to announce the naming of François Bénard as the province's Leadership Chair in Functional Cancer Imaging. |
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Current Events |
Quantum Diaries Features Two TRIUMF Physicists |
02 April 2009 |
"When you first hear an amazing song, you experience it totally and freely and let the sounds sink into your 'soul'..." and so goes the latest blog post from nuclear physicist Chris Ruiz in the global web project known as Quantum Diaries. One of a team of ten nuclear and particle physicists around the world, Ruiz is sharing his life in physics, music, and family with the world in a new online site just launched today. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF Theorist’s Frugal Take on Science Attracts Worldwide Attention |
27 March 2009 |
"Science is the construction of parsimonious, internally consistent models that reliably predict future observations" says Byron K. Jennings, TRIUMF's Deputy Division Head of Science. |
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