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Current Events

Canada is Physics Powerhouse

27 September 2012

Canada's top six fields of research include physics and astronomy, driven in part by particle & nuclear physics, according to a new report.

Current Events

Canada Commits to Medical Isotopes

14 April 2010

The Government of Canada released its "Response to the Report of the Expert Review Panel on Medical-Isotope Production."  TRIUMF is positioned to play a major role with cyclotrons and linear accelerators.

Workshops & Conferences

Building Partnerships at the TRIUMF-GSI/FAIR Workshop

19 June 2008

In April, physicists from the GSI (Gesellschaft fuer Schwerionenforschung) laboratory in Darmstadt, Germany, met with TRIUMF researchers at a three-day workshop to discuss nuclear structure, astrophysics, detector development, theory, and isotope production.

Current Events

Bruce Ralston, MLA from Surrey-Whalley Visits TRIUMF

13 January 2009

Last Friday, January 9, 2009 Bruce Ralston, a Member of Legislative Assembly from Surrey-Whalley was a guest at TRIUMF's facilities. He visited to learn more about TRIUMF and its contribution to British Columbia.

Current Events

Bringing You to the Frontiers of Modern Physics

21 October 2009

The 2009/2010 Saturday Morning Lecture Series kicked- off its first event this past weekend. The morning featured a lecture on short-term climate variability & prediction and a science and technology career panel.

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.

Current Events

Bombardier VP Joins TRIUMF Board

14 January 2013

Bombadier, Inc.'s Sylvain Lévesque has accepted appointment to the TRIUMF Board of Management as a representative of Canada's private-sector.

Workshops & Conferences

Be a Physicist for the Day

17 March 2011

Students from lower mainland BC will be particpating in CERN's Masterclass on March 18, where they will analyze real data from CERN.

Awards & Honours

BCIC/TRIUMF High School Fellowships Recognize Future Scientists

25 April 2008

Congratulations to Sen Mei, from Penticton Secondary School, and Darien Niamir, from Collingwood High School in West Vancouver, for being selected as the recipients of this year’s BC Innovation Council (BCIC) / TRIUMF High School Fellowship award.

Workshops & Conferences

BC Science Teachers' Pro-D Day at TRIUMF

01 November 2010

On Friday, October 22, 2010, 60 British Columbia high school math and sci