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Current Events |
U.S. National Academies Report on Eliminating Highly Enriched Uranium |
23 January 2009 |
The majority of medical radioisotopes used in the United States are produced using highly enriched uranium (HEU) reactors in Canada and Europe. Not surprisingly, this has led to serious tensions regarding the state of nuclear security and non-proliferation in the US. |
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From the Director |
Loss of a Truly Honourable Member of the Legislature |
21 January 2009 |
Stan Hagen was a great friend of TRIUMF and of science in British Columbia. He had a vision of the importance of what is now called a "knowledge economy" long before it was popular. He was an individual who wanted the best for British Columbia, and he had a major impact on the founding of several of its great institutions, including Science World and the University of Northern British Columbia, not to mention his role in the great success of TRIUMF. |
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Current Events |
Minister of State for Science and Technology Pays TRIUMF a Visit |
16 January 2009 |
The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, visited TRIUMF on Friday morning, January 16. After announcing a $3.5 million investment for 31 research projects at UBC from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Gary made TRIUMF his next stop. |
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Current Events |
Bruce Ralston, MLA from Surrey-Whalley Visits TRIUMF |
13 January 2009 |
Last Friday, January 9, 2009 Bruce Ralston, a Member of Legislative Assembly from Surrey-Whalley was a guest at TRIUMF's facilities. He visited to learn more about TRIUMF and its contribution to British Columbia. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF Welcomes SNOLAB's New Director |
12 January 2009 |
SNOLAB announced today the appointment of Nigel Smith as the new Director of the SNOLAB International Underground Science Facility, effective June 1, 2009. |
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Current Events |
Full Complement of Multi-Charged Stable Ion Beams Now Available to ISAC |
17 December 2008 |
On December 2, 2008, a team of scientists, engineers, and technicians, led by Dr. Keerthi Jayamanna, first accelerated a multi-charge stable ion beam of Ar7+ from the OLIS (“Off Line Ion Source”) facility through the ISAC acceleration system. |
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Experimental Result |
Experiments on Halo Nuclei at the ISAC Facility |
17 December 2008 |
An international group of scientists led by researchers from the Spanish Research Council (CSIC), the University of Sevilla, and the University of Huelva recently completed a scattering experiment on thin lead targets. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF Employees Have Themselves a Merry Little Christmas Party |
15 December 2008 |
Over 200 TRIUMF staff members and guests put in an appearance at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre on the evening of Saturday, December 6, for the annual TRIUMF Christmas party. The 2008 Christmas party marked an excellent occasion to celebrate the year as it comes to an end at TRIUMF. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF Accelerator Scientists to Teach New Graduate Course at UBC |
11 December 2008 |
Beginning this January, a new course will be taught at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The course, “Accelerator Physics and Engineering: I. Electrons,” is part of a recent initiative to establish a graduate student program in accelerator physics. |
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Current Events |
Fermilab’s Richard Stanek Delivers Project Management Seminars at TRIUMF |
10 December 2008 |
Richard Stanek, the International Linear Collider (ILC) and superconducting radio frequency (SRF) Resource Manager at Fermilab, visited TRIUMF from December 2-4 to offer talks on project management for interested members of TRIUMF. |
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