Workshops & Conferences |
A New Beginning for Ab Initio |
01 April 2016 |
TRIUMF's theory department offers a broad range of expertise in nuclear structure and reaction techniques, making them ideal candidates to host the Ab Initio Nuclear Structure and Reaction Theory workshop, a global dialogue hosted by TRIUMF. |
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Current Events |
New Tricks for Teaching Physics |
18 March 2016 |
Physics can be daunting for the first-time student, observer or enthusiast. Luckily, people like Dr. Wenjun Li are dedicated to making physics understandable, interesting, engaging and relevant. |
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Current Events |
Proving Einstein right – again |
11 March 2016 |
100 years after Einstein predicted them in his theory of General Relativity, LIGO scientists have confirmed the existence of gravitational waves. The discovery came in time to cap off the (Einstein Centenary) Saturday Morning Lecture series. |
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Current Events |
Remote Handling Help Desk |
03 March 2016 |
Last fall, the 2016 Breakthrough Prize-winning T2K project in Japan enlisted TRIUMF remote handling experts Chad Fisher and Isaac Earle to perform a critical beamline fix. |
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Current Events |
The Cyclotron's 40th Anniversary |
09 February 2016 |
Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan joined TRIUMF’s anniversary celebration and highlighted how the national laboratory continues to advance world-class science and engineering for the benefit of Canada. |
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Awards & Honours |
TRIUMF Photo Wins Global Physics Photowalk |
14 December 2015 |
Vancouver photographer wins Global Physics Photowalk 2015 competition by capturing her childhood memories in TRIUMF photo. |
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Current Events |
Canada and Japan Strengthen Partnership |
07 December 2015 |
On Friday, December 4, the heads of Canada’s TRIUMF and Japan’s High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, KEK, signed a new partnership agreement to significantly enhance research collaborations between the two centres. |
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Awards & Honours |
John D’Auria – A Rebel With A Cause |
03 December 2015 |
For his excellence in science, John D’Auria has been invited to be a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the world’s largest association of physicists. |
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Current Events |
Michael K. Craddock (1936 – 2015) |
16 November 2015 |
Dr. Michael K. Craddock, a University of British Columbia Professor Emeritus and TRIUMF Research Scientist, passed away on November 11, 2015 at St. John’s Hospice at UBC following a brief illness. |
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Awards & Honours |
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics |
09 November 2015 |
This prize is awarded jointly to the Daya Bay, Kamland, SNO, Super-K, and T2K/K2K collaborations “for the fundamental discovery of neutrino oscillations, revealing a new frontier beyond, and possibly far beyond, the standard model of particle physics.” |
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