Awards & Honours |
Dr. Scott Oser awarded 2019 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal |
08 May 2019 |
Announced today, the 2019 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal for Contributions to Subatomic Physics was awarded to Dr. Scott Oser of the University of British Columbia and TRIUMF. |
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Awards & Honours |
TRIUMF Researcher Emeritus Vijay Verma receives prestigious Hind Rattan award |
17 January 2019 |
Verma is being recognized for his outstanding services, achievements and contributions within the fields of project management and engineering. |
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Awards & Honours |
New Order of Canada appointments recognize TRIUMF network members |
08 January 2019 |
The latest appointments add several faculty and affiliates from TRIUMF member universities to the list of Order of Canada recipients. |
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Awards & Honours |
Dr. Ania Kwiatowski awarded inaugural Stuart Jay Freedman Award of the American Physical Society |
30 November 2018 |
TRIUMF research scientist Dr. Ania Kwiatkowski has been awarded the inaugural 2018 Stuart Jay Freedman Award of the American Physical Society (APS). |
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Awards & Honours |
Rituparna Kanungo awarded 2018 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal |
18 May 2018 |
TRIUMF affiliate scientist and Saint Mary’s University faculty member Dr. Rituparna Kanungo has been awarded the 2018 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal for her contributions to subatomic physics |
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Awards & Honours |
TRIUMF Researcher Emeritus Jean-Michel Poutissou wins 2018 CAP Lifetime Achievement in Physics Award |
15 May 2018 |
The Canadian Association of Physicists has recognized Jean-Michel Poutissou, TRIUMF Researcher Emeritus and past Science/Associate Lab Director, with the 2018 CAP Lifetime Achievement in Physics Award for lifelong contributions to the field of experimental particle physics |
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Experimental Result |
Precision measurement of the proton’s weak charge narrows the search for new physics |
09 May 2018 |
TRIUMF research scientist Dr. Willem T.H. van Oers, who led TRIUMF’s contribution to the Q-weak experiment, notes that the collaboration is using high-precision measurements to stress-test Standard Model predictions |
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Experimental Result |
Behaviour of exotic titanium isotopes confounds expectations |
27 February 2018 |
To probe 'closed shell' effects surrounding elements with 32 neutrons, a team at TRIUMF produced exotic, radioactive forms of titanium and weighed them with the ultra-precise mass spectrometers at TRIUMF’s Ion Trap for Atomic and Nuclear Science (TITAN) facility. |
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Experimental Result |
TRIUMF's (ultra)cool experiment fires up |
20 November 2017 |
After a 4-year installation period at TRIUMF, the transpacific TUCAN collaboration reported the production of the first ultracold neutrons in Canada on Monday, Nov 13, 2017. |
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Experimental Result |
Canadian-led investigation akin to antimatter forensics |
03 August 2017 |
The ALPHA Collaboration has reported the first detailed observation of spectral lines from an antimatter atom, opening a new chapter in antimatter research. |
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