TRIUMF's director Nigel S. Lockyer writes to the community about how he envisions the implementation of the Five-Year Plan 2010-2015 with the core operating funds secured through this week's Federal Budget announcement.
The Government of Canada announced its renewed support for TRIUMF as part of knowledge economy, committing $222 million over the next 5 years as part of TRIUMF's Five-Year Plan 2010-2015.
The Japanese-led multinational T2K collaboration announced that they had detected the first neutrinos produced 295 km away at the J-PARC facility. Canada has the largest participating team outside of Japan.
The Winter Nuclear and Particle Physics Conference (WNPPC) met February 12 to 14 at the Banff Centre, with a special focus on providing a forum for junior researchers.
Ian Thorson (February 22 1934- January 26 2010) will be deeply missed by his family and friends. His expertise in radiation shielding and safety contributed greatly to TRIUMF.
TRIUMF scientists contributed to two recently published papers which set out to explore a new regime in trap physics using the Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus (ALPHA).