TRIUMF is Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics

research and related sciences. Located on the south campus of the

University of British Columbia, TRIUMF is a world-class laboratory well

respected by the international scientific community. The laboratory is

governed as a joint venture by six full-time member universities and

six associate-member universities, with financing from the federal

government through the National Research Council of Canada. The BC

government provides support for civil infrastructure.

TRIUMF serves a large scientific community, providing scientific and

engineering leadership and support for Canadian scientists working at

home as well as high-profile scientific experiments at laboratories

around the world. TRIUMF facilities provide a first-class research

environment for both domestic and foreign scientists studying

subatomic physics, material science, chemistry, and the life sciences.

TRIUMF's new radioactive ion beam facility is becoming the premiere

facility of its kind in the world for the study of nuclear astrophysics.

TRIUMF is at the vanguard of scientific innovation and discovery,

committed to transferring advanced technical developments and skills to

industry for the benefit of the general public. Scientists at TRIUMF participate in

developing new radiopharmaceuticals, microchips, computer software,

original new designs for small cyclotrons, remote-controlled equipment,

analysis of mineral samples, and many other high-tech innovations, like the

superconducting accelerating cavities produced by a collaboration with the Legnaro

laboratory in Italy and manufactured by the Italian company Zanon.

TRIUMF's scientists innovations offer an opportunity for

commercialization outside the basic research environment.

The fascinating science and engineering program at TRIUMF is a natural

magnet for students. The TRIUMF Outreach Program is continually

developing educational programs targeted to high school students as

well as their teachers, undergraduate and graduate university students, and the

general public. TRIUMF is partnered with science promotion agencies

across Canada working to bring the excitement and benefits of

scientific research to the public.

Public website : www.triumf.info

For more info, contact Dr. Marcello M. Pavan : outreach@triumf.ca