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Current Events |
Swiss Delegation Visits TRIUMF |
22 April 2014 |
On April 01, Dr. Urs Obrist, Science, Research, and Education
Officer of the Embassy of Switzerland, visited TRIUMF, meeting
scientists with collaborations in Switzerland and experienced the
lab in action during a tour. |
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Awards & Honours |
TRIUMF Joins Royal Society of Canada |
17 April 2014 |
On April 1, 2014, TRIUMF was formally admitted as an institutional
member of the Royal Society of Canada, the senior Canadian collegium of
distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists. |
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Experimental Result |
E-Linac Moves into the E-Hall |
11 April 2014 |
All hands are on deck this spring as the Accelerator Division
concentrates their efforts on the installation and assembly of the
electron linear accelerator, the state-of-the-art equipment at the heart
of ARIEL, TRIUMF's new facility for the production of rare isotopes. |
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Current Events |
Art and Science Collide at Spring Exhibit |
11 April 2014 |
A new exhibition will be on display at
Science World this spring, providing visitors of all ages an opportunity to contemplate
science from an artistic perspective. It showcases artists’ fascination with scientific topics ranging from the
cosmos to particle behavior. |
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Current Events |
Consulate of France Supports Local S&T |
09 April 2014 |
Dr.
Mathieu Leporini, Science and Technology attaché of the French Consulate in Vancouver,
visited TRIUMF to support the lab in
leveraging knowledge and resources across France and Canada to work towards common scientific
goals. |
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Current Events |
There’s Something About TED |
08 April 2014 |
As part of the TED conference in Vancouver last month, a
group of 25 delegates were treated to an
exclusive tour of the cyclotron vault and GMP labs. They discovered how a TRIUMF-led collaboration is working on a Made-in-Canada solution to
address the threat of a global medical isotope shortage. |
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Experimental Result |
CMMS Users Publish New Result in PRL |
07 April 2014 |
Using the μSR facilities at TRIUMF’s Centre for Molecular and
Materials Science and J‑PARC, a
team of researchers from KEK and the National Institute for Materials Science
in Japan have discovered novel magnetism in an iridium
compound. |
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Current Events |
Ultra-Cold Beer Comes to TRIUMF |
01 April 2014 |
Arrival of neighbouring BierCraft restaurant triggers innovation, as designs are drawn for expansion to UCN facility. |
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Current Events |
TRIUMF Scientists Join CAP Lecture Tour |
31 March 2014 |
Two TRIUMF scientists shared their passion for physics with Canadian
undergraduates as part of this year's Canadian Association of Physicists
(CAP) Lecture Tour. |
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Awards & Honours |
Navratil Named 2013 APS Fellow |
26 March 2014 |
Dr. Petr Navratil, leader of
the Theory Group, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Physical
Society in recognition of his “seminal contributions to the development of ab initio nuclear structure and reaction theory.” |
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