Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics Laboratoire national canadien pour la recherche en physique nucléaire et en physique des particules

Story Archive

Category Title Date Excerpt
Current Events

ARIEL Construction Reaches Milestone

23 May 2013

The careful disassembly of the tower crane represents the completion of a year's worth of work, from the site excavation to the establishment of ARIEL's concrete structure. The end of construction is near!

Current Events

Science Cheers for Europe Day

23 May 2013

On Europe Day – a widely celebrated day in Europe- key speakers were invited to a symposium held at UBC campus to discuss Canadian and European cultural and economic ties through the lens of science and history. 

Student Stories

TRIUMF Awards Top Undergraduates

21 May 2013

Four of Canada's top undergraduate students received this year's TRIUMF Undergraduate Summer Research Awards to honour their dedication and potential in physics and engineering research. 

Current Events

TRIUMF Forges European Connections

14 May 2013

The international editorial board of Nuclear Physics News met at TRIUMF for their biannual editorial board meeting to map out topics for future issues, tour TRIUMF and better understand its rare-isotope beam programs. 

Current Events

McGill Formally Joins TRIUMF Family

10 May 2013

At its recent meeting, TRIUMF's Board of Management approved McGill University as an associate member of the consortium of universities that owns and operates Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics.

Experimental Result

CERN-ISOLDE Reports Pear-Shaped Nuclei

09 May 2013

CERN's ISOLDE collaboration recently announced progress with analyzing the shapes of heavy, rare isotopes.  TRIUMF's RadonEDM experiment will follow on the heels and is poised for dramatic progress with its Ion-Guide Laser Ion Source.

Awards & Honours

SNMMI Recognizes Top Talent at TRIUMF

07 May 2013

Congratulations to Eric Price and Hua Yang on their success! Their originality and competitiveness manifest as they receive top prizes for the Nuclear Medicine sector of TRIUMF.

Current Events

GANIL Team Visits TRIUMF

07 May 2013

Rare-isotope beam physics is a rapidly growing field around the world. Senior management from France's GANIL laboratory visited TRIUMF last month to discuss enhanced collaboration and partnership opportunites.

From the Director

AAPS, Inc. Announces New CEO

03 May 2013

At a recent meeting of its Board of Directors, AAPS, Inc. appointed Jim Hanlon as its new CEO and President.  Jim will continue as TRIUMF's Head of the Business and Administration Division.

Awards & Honours

Jens Dilling Receives Prestigious CAP Medal

02 May 2013

TRIUMF's Jens Dilling was honoured today with receipt of the prestigious 2013 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal for Contributions to Subatomic Physics.  Congratulations!