TRIUMF
| Motto | Accelerating Science for Canada |
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| Formation | 1968 |
| Purpose | Research and Development |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 49°14′52″N 123°13′50″W / 49.247792°N 123.230596°W |
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Region served
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Worldwide |
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Staff
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~500 |
| Website | triumf |
Coordinates: 49°14′52″N 123°13′50″W / 49.247792°N 123.230596°W
TRIUMF is Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics and accelerator-based science. TRIUMF is considered Canada's premier physics laboratory, and is consistently regarded as one of the leading subatomic physics research centers on the international level. Owned and operated by a consortium of universities as a joint venture, TRIUMF is located on the south campus of one of its founding members - the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. TRIUMF houses the world's largest cyclotron, a source of 520 MeV protons, which was named an IEEE Milestone in 2010. TRIUMF's accelerator-focused activities involve particle physics, nuclear physics, nuclear medicine, materials science, and detector and accelerator development.
There are over 500 scientists, engineers, technicians, tradespeople, administrative staff, postdoctoral fellows, and students on the TRIUMF site. The lab attracts over 1000 national and international researchers every year and has generated over $1B in economic impact activity over the last decade.
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