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From the Director |
Jolly Good: UK Consulate Visits TRIUMF |
27 June 2011 |
UK science attaché Dr. Paolo Marcazzan visited TRIUMF last week and learned about the strong partnerships between Canadian and UK researchers. |
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Workshops & Conferences |
Workshop on Coulomb Excitation Techniques |
24 June 2011 |
Just over 20 partcipants came together to learn and practice techniques in Coulomb excitation with radioactive beams. |
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Awards & Honours |
TRIUMF Welcomes Infusion of Young Minds |
17 June 2011 |
Three recipients of the TRIUMF Fellowship are set to arrive at the lab early July. They will work with the ATLAS, DRAGON, and Nuclear Medicine teams. |
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Current Events |
Go Canucks Go! |
15 June 2011 |
Come on Kesler - we're rooting for 1 goal for each of our member universities tonight - 17! Go Canucks Go! |
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Experimental Result |
Neutrinos Becoming Less Mysterious |
14 June 2011 |
The international Tokai-to-Kamiokande experiment based in Japan announced today hints that their project is on track to unravel key mysteries about neutrinos. |
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Experimental Result |
Upping the Anti |
05 June 2011 |
The ALPHA experiment at CERN has succeeded in storing antimatter atoms for over 16 minutes; setting the stage for future discoveries in this field. |
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Awards & Honours |
Professor Wins Funds for Trapping Atoms |
31 May 2011 |
Dr. Dan Melconian of Texas A&M University received the Early Career Research Award. He was a past graduate student at TRIUMF. |
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Experimental Result |
Why Carbon-14 is the Way It Is |
27 May 2011 |
TRIUMF scientist Petr Navratil works with collaborators in the USA to explain how three-nucleon forces give carbon-14 a long half-life. |
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Experimental Result |
F-DOPA PET/CT - A Novel Technique for Detecting Certain Tumours |
26 May 2011 |
TRIUMF's nuclear science group along with scientists from BC Children's Hospital have determind a more accurate way to scan for certain tumours. |
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Awards & Honours |
CAP Awards Vogel for Teaching Excellence |
12 May 2011 |
Peter Vogel at Notre Dame Regional Secondary School in Vancouver has been recognized for his excellence in teaching high school physics. |
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