Workshops & Conferences |
Task Force on Alternatives for Medical-Isotope Production |
23 October 2008 |
With the demand for medical isotopes such as molybdenum-99 on the rise, TRIUMF is exploring the feasibility of using an accelerator-based solution to provide an alternative to the traditional methods used to create them. |
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Current Events |
Bringing Science to Students with the LHC Inauguration and Career Panel |
22 October 2008 |
With National Science and Technology Week in full swing across Canada, and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) inauguration ceremony occurring at CERN, TRIUMF held its own celebratory event on October 21. The day was called Science on the World Stage in recognition of the international scope of the LHC as well as the global impact of science itself. The event was aimed primarily at high school students. |
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Workshops & Conferences |
TRIUMF Hosts the 2008 International Linear Accelerator Conference |
17 October 2008 |
From September 29 to October 3, TRIUMF hosted the 24th bi-yearly International Linear Accelerator Conference (LINAC08), which took place this year in Victoria, BC. The invitation-only conference regularly brings together over 250 attendees from around the world to discuss accelerator technology. |
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Current Events |
National Science and Technology Week at TRIUMF |
09 October 2008 |
October 17-26 is National Science and Technology Week 2008! Across Canada, events are being held to celebrate, teach, and promote science. |
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Awards & Honours |
Three Physicists Share the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics |
08 October 2008 |
The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2008 was awarded on October 7 to three scientists working on two separate projects. Congratulations to Yoichiro Nambu, Makoto Kobayashi, and Toshihide Maskawa. |
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Current Events |
2008-09 Saturday Morning Lecture Series: |
03 October 2008 |
TRIUMF and UBC's Department of Physics and Astronomy are proud to present the 2008-09 Saturday morning lecture series on Quantum Physics and Chemistry. |
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Current Events |
Celebrating the LHC Grid at TRIUMF |
03 October 2008 |
gridToday, October 3, TRIUMF hosted one of several Grid Fest celebrations occurring simultaneously around the world. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF Sponsors "The Atom Smashers" at the Vancouver International Film Festival |
26 September 2008 |
In a world fascinated by particle accelerators, one movie is being sponsored by TRIUMF at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF). |
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Awards & Honours |
Gerald Oakham Honoured as One of Ottawa's Top 50 People |
12 September 2008 |
Gerald Oakham, a TRIUMF research scientist, was recently selected as one of the “Top 50 People in the Capital,” an annual feature produced by Ottawa Life magazine. |
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Current Events |
First Beam in the LHC - Accelerating Science |
10 September 2008 |
The first beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN was successfully steered around the full 27 kilometres of the world’s most powerful particle accelerator at 10h28 this morning. |
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