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Current Events |
Record Attendance for Saturday Morning Physics Lectures |
31 October 2008 |
On Saturday, October 25, Patrick Bruskiewich and Chris Waltham delivered lectures to a packed auditorium in which every seat was occupied by the 115 students and community members in attendance. The turnout signals an excellent beginning for the 2008-2009 Saturday Morning Lecture Series put on jointly by TRIUMF and the University of British Columbia. |
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Workshops & Conferences |
Professional Development Day for Teachers Is “Out of This World” |
29 October 2008 |
As a joint project with the BC Association of Physics Teachers (BCAPT) and BC Science Teachers' Association (BCScTA), TRIUMF hosted “Out of This World Science” for the 4th Professional Development Day for Teachers. Secondary school science teachers spent October 24 participating in hands-on activities and listening to speakers in sessions that make physics relevant and accessible as a high school subject. |
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Current Events |
Optical Transition Radiation Detector for the T2K Experiment Complete |
28 October 2008 |
The Optical Transition Radiation (OTR) detector for the T2K experiment is the most downstream monitor in the proton beam line at J-PARC. It was developed over the past two years by a collaboration from York University, the University of Toronto, and TRIUMF, and was successfully deployed in September and October this year. |
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Current Events |
T2K Tracker Test at TRIUMF |
24 October 2008 |
In October, the T2K (Tokai to Kamioka) neutrino experiment began tests of the T2K near detector's tracker in TRIUMF's M11 beamline. These tests mark a major milestone for T2K, which will begin taking data in Japan in 2009. |
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Workshops & Conferences |
Task Force on Alternatives for Medical-Isotope Production |
23 October 2008 |
With the demand for medical isotopes such as molybdenum-99 on the rise, TRIUMF is exploring the feasibility of using an accelerator-based solution to provide an alternative to the traditional methods used to create them. |
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Current Events |
Bringing Science to Students with the LHC Inauguration and Career Panel |
22 October 2008 |
With National Science and Technology Week in full swing across Canada, and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) inauguration ceremony occurring at CERN, TRIUMF held its own celebratory event on October 21. The day was called Science on the World Stage in recognition of the international scope of the LHC as well as the global impact of science itself. The event was aimed primarily at high school students. |
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Workshops & Conferences |
TRIUMF Hosts the 2008 International Linear Accelerator Conference |
17 October 2008 |
From September 29 to October 3, TRIUMF hosted the 24th bi-yearly International Linear Accelerator Conference (LINAC08), which took place this year in Victoria, BC. The invitation-only conference regularly brings together over 250 attendees from around the world to discuss accelerator technology. |
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Current Events |
National Science and Technology Week at TRIUMF |
09 October 2008 |
October 17-26 is National Science and Technology Week 2008! Across Canada, events are being held to celebrate, teach, and promote science. |
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Awards & Honours |
Three Physicists Share the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics |
08 October 2008 |
The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2008 was awarded on October 7 to three scientists working on two separate projects. Congratulations to Yoichiro Nambu, Makoto Kobayashi, and Toshihide Maskawa. |
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Current Events |
2008-09 Saturday Morning Lecture Series: |
03 October 2008 |
TRIUMF and UBC's Department of Physics and Astronomy are proud to present the 2008-09 Saturday morning lecture series on Quantum Physics and Chemistry. |
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