<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">FYI.<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Science Division Shared Account <<a href="mailto:sciencediv@triumf.ca" class="">sciencediv@triumf.ca</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">FW: Opportunity: University of Edinburgh "Physics with a Year Abroad" Degree</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">December 11, 2018 at 12:18:56 PM PST<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Barry Davids <<a href="mailto:davids@triumf.ca" class="">davids@triumf.ca</a>>, Bassam Hitti <<a href="mailto:hitti@triumf.ca" class="">hitti@triumf.ca</a>>, Chris Ruiz <<a href="mailto:ruiz@triumf.ca" class="">ruiz@triumf.ca</a>>, David Morrissey <<a href="mailto:dmorri@triumf.ca" class="">dmorri@triumf.ca</a>>, Fabrice Retiere <<a href="mailto:fretiere@triumf.ca" class="">fretiere@triumf.ca</a>>, Mark Hartz <<a href="mailto:mhartz@triumf.ca" class="">mhartz@triumf.ca</a>>, Nigel Hessey <<a href="mailto:nhessey@triumf.ca" class="">nhessey@triumf.ca</a>>, Oliver Stelzer-Chilton <<a href="mailto:stelzer-chilton@triumf.ca" class="">stelzer-chilton@triumf.ca</a>>, Petr Navratil <<a href="mailto:navratil@triumf.ca" class="">navratil@triumf.ca</a>>, Syd Kreitzman <<a href="mailto:syd@triumf.ca" class="">syd@triumf.ca</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Jens Dilling <<a href="mailto:jdilling@triumf.ca" class="">jdilling@triumf.ca</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Dear Department Heads + Deputies,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Please see below for distribution throughout your departments.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thanks!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "HelveticaNeueLT Pro 55 Roman", sans-serif;" class="">Allayne McGowan<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "HelveticaNeueLT Pro 55 Roman", sans-serif;" class="">Administrative Assistant – Physical Sciences Division<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "HelveticaNeueLT Pro 55 Roman", sans-serif;" class="">t <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="tel:604-222-7438" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">604-222-7438</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; 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font-family: "HelveticaNeueLT Pro 55 Roman", sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "HelveticaNeueLT Pro 55 Roman", sans-serif;" class="">4004 Wesbrook Mall<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "HelveticaNeueLT Pro 55 Roman", sans-serif;" class="">Vancouver, BC V6T 2A3<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div></div><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Dear Dept. Heads and Deputies, please could you circulate this amongst your departments. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">This is a solicitation for projects and potential supervisors at TRIUMF. </span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">We are moving into the second year of our exchange program with the University of Edinburgh. This year we had two excellent students from them working on projects with Alpha and DRAGON, and this year there are potentially more students available. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">How the program works: </span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The University of Edinburgh has a 5-year Masters (MPhys) Degree called "Physics with a Year Abroad". Essentially,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">potential TRIUMF supervisors would get a free* Masters student</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in the 4th year of their degree to work on a TRIUMF project for up to 12 months. Note that since the UK MPhys degree is continuously evaluated and open to only students of high academic standing, and this particular degree somewhat student-driven, these would be high-quality and self-motivated students.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">We would like to provide up to 1-2 project proposals per group/department to bid for these students. Please disseminate this amongst your group/department as you see fit.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The project description (from Edinburgh) is as follows:</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">"The Year Abroad will run for students in the 4th year of our five-year MPhys degree programme. During their time abroad students will be expected to carry out a full-year research project, which will be assessed by the local (TRIUMF) supervisor, with input from the course organiser in Edinburgh to standardise marks. Assessment consists of a literature survey related to the project, a final written project report (thesis), an oral presentation and an assessment of their overall performance in the project.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">The student needs a project, a supervisor, somewhere to sit and access to all relevant facilities. The student will also have an Edinburgh supervisor; if there is someone with whom there is an existing working relationship then this will be ideal, otherwise someone will be nominated. The project selection is "student-driven”, i.e. the student makes contact with the proposed supervisor abroad and agrees the project with them, we then find an Edinburgh supervisor to suit.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">An academic from Edinburgh would visit sometime in late November/ early December to see how the student is getting on and to discuss the literature review (which will be carried out early in the project to get the student’s feet wet). There is a degree of selection of students before they are admitted onto the year abroad, so that we will only send students that we think are appropriate."</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">We are now soliciting potential supervisors and project ideas for the 2019/2020 academic year. If you or your group wish to be considered, please provide a project description of up to 600 words and send to myself (<a href="mailto:ruiz@triumf.ca" id="LPlnk929170" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">ruiz@triumf.ca</a>) before the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">deadline of January 7th 2019.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thanks,<br class=""><br class="">Chris<br class=""><br class="">*Students have access to UK research funds to support themselves while at TRIUMF. No financial commitment is required from TRIUMF. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div id="Signature" class=""><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class="">Chris Ruiz</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class="">Head, Department of Nuclear Physics</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class="">Physical Sciences Division</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class="">t <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="tel:604.222.7666" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">604.222.7666</a></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><u class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class=""><a href="mailto:ruiz@triumf.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">ruiz@triumf.ca</a></span></u><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 13.5pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 176, 240);" class="">TRIUMF </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 176, 240);" class="">Canada’s particle accelerator centre</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class=""><a href="http://www.triumf.ca/" target="_blank" id="LPNoLP" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">www.triumf.ca</span></a> @TRIUMFLab</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 13.5pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class="">4004 Wesbrook Mall</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class="">Vancouver BC V6T 2A3 Canada </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>