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Current Events |
John Yap, MLA of Richmond-Steveston Pays TRIUMF a Visit |
20 March 2009 |
MLA of Richmond-Steveston, John Yap visited TRIUMF March 16, 2009. He was welcomed by Director of TRIUMF, Nigel Lockyer, and several TRIUMF researchers. Lockyer gave a brief presentation on some of the work done at the lab and outlined it's proposal for moving forward. |
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Experimental Result |
Fermilab Experiments Confine the Higgs Mass |
18 March 2009 |
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have obtained the world's most precise measurement of the W boson's mass. This has led to a reduction of territory where the Higgs boson could actually exist. |
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Current Events |
Who Chose the Colors for the Cyclotron? |
11 March 2009 |
A few weeks ago, I set out on a quest to solve some of the great mysteries of TRIUMF: deciphering who chose the color palette for the cyclotron and how to turn this into a Headline News story. What started out as a simple task with a single lead resulted in conversations with people who had worked at TRIUMF 30 years ago, and were willing to offer very interesting and personal stories. |
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Current Events |
Josef Hormes, Director of CLS meets the TRIUMF Community |
09 March 2009 |
Josef Hormes, Director of Canadian Light Source, Inc. (CLS), visited TRIUMF on March 4, 2009, to learn more about TRIUMF's programs and discuss areas for closer collaboration between the two laboratories. |
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Current Events |
VPR From Univ. of Guelph Learns More about TRIUMF |
06 March 2009 |
Last Friday, February 27, TRIUMF welcomed the Vice President of Research from the University of Guelph, Kevin R. Hall. Eager to learn about the work done in the lab, he raised thoughtful questions throughout his visit. Hall was introduced to the vision for the future in TRIUMF's Five Year Plan and some of the lab's ongoing experiments. |
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Current Events |
Erich Vogt Gives Stellar Talk about Astrophysics |
27 February 2009 |
Last Wednesday, Erich Vogt, one of the founders and former director of TRIUMF gave an exceptional talk at the Fairmont Lounge in St.John's College at UBC. Titled "The Evolution of Stars and the Creation of Elements" Vogt explored the great developments of astrophysics in the 20th century and explained the innovative field TRIUMF is entering with a new 100 Million dollar radioactive beam.. |
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Awards & Honours |
TRIUMF Collaborators Receive Gen-IV Energy Technologies Program Grant |
26 February 2009 |
Imagine receiving $100,000 for three consecutive years to work on an idea that you've proposed. For Paul Percival, Khashayar Ghandi and Craig Stuart that dream has become a reality. In July 2008, NSERC announced a new grant program with Natural Resources Canada and AECL Ltd. under the Generation IV Energy Technologies Program... |
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Current Events |
New Faces on the WWW |
12 February 2009 |
The Institute of Particle Physics (IPP) and TRIUMF are releasing new web sites this week. These sites aim to reach a broader audience of stakeholders, better serve members of the Canadian subatomic physics community and inform the general public about ongoing projects and experiments... |
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Awards & Honours |
2008/2009 Carl Westcott Fellowship Awarded to Daniel Roberge |
12 February 2009 |
Last month on January 20, 2009, TRIUMF’s Daniel Roberge received a $10,000 cheque. No, he did not win the lottery; it was the annually awarded Dr. Carl H. Westcott Memorial Fellowship, granted to one outstanding graduate student at TRIUMF each year. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF Scientist Muses on Medical Isotopes in Nature Magazine Essay |
12 February 2009 |
Physicians and patients around the world are increasingly anxious about the shortage of nuclear isotopes used for medical imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, brain disease and cardiac problems. The Union of Concerned Scientists issued a call to improve supplies earlier this month... |
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