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Awards & Honours |
Canadian Physicists Win U.S. Honours |
21 December 2012 |
Six Canadian physicists were elected to become Fellows of the American Physical Society, recognizing outstanding contributions to physics. Congrats to TRIUMF's Jens Dilling & Don Fleming (also UBC)! |
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Current Events |
TIME Person-of-the-Year: Runner-Up |
19 December 2012 |
Particle physics enters the mainstream with ATLAS spokesperson Fabiola Gianotti grabbing Runner-Up for TIME Magazine's 2012 Person of the Year. Congrats to Fabiola, the ATLAS team, and ATLAS-Canada! |
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From the Director |
A Visit to Higgs-Hunting Headquarters |
18 December 2012 |
Senior visitors from Canada paid CERN a visit in late November to learn more about present and future Canadian involvement in the quest for understanding the basic ingredients of our universe and how they interact. |
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Current Events |
Nobel Laureate Visits TRIUMF |
17 December 2012 |
Dr. Wineland visited TRIUMF in October as part of a trip to Vancouver where he met with collaborators and colleagues. |
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Experimental Result |
X-Ray Laser Penetrates Stellar Mystery |
13 December 2012 |
Experimental work from TRIUMF fed into a U.S. DOE experiment that has shed light on the role of highly-charged iron isotopes in stellar evolution. |
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Awards & Honours |
Winner: ATLAS Higgs-like Discovery |
11 December 2012 |
The ATLAS team received acknowledgement from the Fundamental Physics Prize Foundation for its role in discovering a new boson thought to be the Higgs particle. |
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Current Events |
Global Photowalk 2012 Winners |
06 December 2012 |
Three spectacular photos from TRIUMF have been selected as the local winners in the Global Photowalk. |
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Current Events |
German Ambassador Visits TRIUMF |
05 December 2012 |
His Excellency Werner Wnendt, Abassador of Germany to Canada, visited TRIUMF this past Tuesday to learn about the laboratory's global connections and look for opportunities to expand international partnerships. |
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Current Events |
CFI Visits TRIUMF |
29 November 2012 |
CFI paid a visit to TRIUMF on Wednesday to get a personal look at some of the projects they've supported as well as to learn how TRIUMF manages its portfolio of research, training, and innovation. |
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Awards & Honours |
T2K Experiment Honoured in France |
26 November 2012 |
The T2K collaboration was recently selected for high honours by the French magazine “La Recherche.” This prize celebrates the physics accomplishment and the clear, precise language of the paper. |
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