Update on the TRIUMF Five-Year Plan process

Tue Apr 17 09:40:02 PDT 2018

Dear Colleagues,

We are reaching out today to update you on the status of the development of TRIUMF's Five-Year Plan 2020-25<http://www.triumf.ca/FYP2020-25>.

The Policy and Planning Advisory Committee<http://www.triumf.ca/home/about-triumf/governance/external-committees/ppac> (PPAC) process elicited a strong response from the community, with 83 proposals submitted to the committee.
PPAC evaluated the proposals and submitted its report to the TRIUMF Board of Management<http://www.triumf.ca/home/about-triumf/governance/external-committees/bom>.
In January, we summarized the high-level takeaways from the PPAC report as follows:

  *   Prioritize ARIEL and IAMI as foundational for the future of TRIUMF
  *   Focus on the existing multi-disciplinary, high-impact science portfolio, including strong on-site and off-site components
  *   Make balanced investments into core infrastructure, science support, and selected new opportunities, to maximize the benefit from ARIEL and IAMI
  *   Position TRIUMF for its long-term future by further developing particularly promising new ideas without affecting the efforts on ARIEL and IAMI

With these recommendations in mind, we are continuing to consult, both with the Five-Year Plan Steering Committee<http://www.triumf.ca/five-year-plan-2020-25-executive-and-steering-committees>, the TRIUMF Board, and the TRIUMF community.

Preliminary high-level goals are being developed as we speak.  In broad terms, they include

  *   Delivering ground-breaking discoveries across TRIUMF's diverse and multi-disciplinary portfolio (to extend the frontiers of knowledge)
  *   Reinforcing TRIUMF as Canada's globally leading particle accelerator centre (to advance Canada's international standing in science and innovation)
  *   Increasing national and international collaboration (to strengthen Canada's global competitiveness in discovery and innovation)
  *   Translating science and technology into innovation (to improve the lives of Canadians)
  *   Empowering the next generation of scientists and entrepreneurs (to ensure access and opportunity)
  *   Inspiring Canadians to discover and innovate (to build a more sustainable and inclusive society)

These goals are supported by a number of strategies that support the high-level priorities, for example

  *   Completing ARIEL and ramp science program up to full capacity (triple RIB production and associated science)
  *   Completing IAMI and start medical isotope production and radiopharmaceutical research
  *   Supporting high-impact science programs, including

     *   On site:  ISAC/ARIEL, UCN, CMMS, Theory
     *   In Canada:  DEAP, SuperCDMS, and nEXO at SNOLAB
     *   Abroad:  ATLAS, ALPHA, long-baseline neutrinos

  *   Making balanced investments into core infrastructure, science support, and selected new opportunities to maximize the benefit from ARIEL and IAMI, including

     *   Refurbishments and upgrades to ISAC and the 520 MeV Cyclotron to allow for highest operational reliability
     *   Modernization of Beamline 1A as backbone of the multi-disciplinary program on Quantum Materials, Precision Physics, Medical Isotope Production, and Irradiation Services
     *   Invest in upgrades of the Detector Facilities to develop next-generation international detector initiatives
     *   Investing into facilities and spaces, develop a talented and diverse workforce, and establish a continuous improvement culture

  *   Positioning TRIUMF for its long-term future by developing particularly promising new ideas without affecting the efforts on ARIEL and IAMI.

     *   PPAC has identified a number of promising initiatives that have the potential to contribute significantly to the long-term future of TRIUMF. Which of those ideas come to fruition will depend on external context (external project approval, funding or timeline), more in-depth assessment of scientific opportunities and resource needs, and community support for future CFI competitions.

  *   Establishing TRIUMF Innovations as hub for linking science and business by streamlining access to TRIUMF's world-class expertise and infrastructure.

     *   Increase Canadian competitiveness by connecting TRIUMF researchers and technologies to market through start-ups, industry partnerships, licensing, and business development
     *   Expanding education and outreach programs across Canada through the TRIUMF network

The goals and priorities are continuing to be developed, so please continue to join the consultative process.  There are several ways to do so.

  1.  The  Five-Year Plan Steering Committee<http://www.triumf.ca/five-year-plan-2020-25-executive-and-steering-committees> represents the broad stakeholder community and we encourage you to approach the members of the Committee to provide feedback.

  1.  The Five-Year Plan is owned by the TRIUMF Board of Management, so you can also provide feedback directly to Board members.
  2.  You will also be able to engage directly, namely at the joint IPP/CINP session at the forthcoming CAP congress in Halifax [Thursday, June 14, 2018], as well as the TRIUMF User Group Annual General Meeting [Thursday, July 19, 2108] during the TRIUMF Science Week<http://www.triumf.ca/science-week-2018> in July.  At these events the high-level goals and strategies as well as the main priorities and initiatives will be presented for further discussion.

We are looking forward to your continued engagement and support.

Reiner Kruecken
Deputy Director Research, TRIUMF

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Allayne McGowan
Administrative Assistant
Physical Sciences Division
Tel: 604.222.7438

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