[News-releases] To Answer "What's Next After the Higgs, " Visit Canada

[Tim Meyer]

News Release | For Immediate Release | April 12, 2013, 9:00 a.m. PDT

TO ANSWER “WHAT’S NEXT AFTER THE HIGGS,” VISIT CANADA
New Summer School Offers Students Training on Hottest Topics in Particle
Physics

(Vancouver, BC) --- Graduate students around the world who are pursuing
particle physics now have a new destination for expanding their knowledge
and sharpening their skills: Canada.  This summer, the Tri-Institute Summer
School on Elementary Particles (TRISEP) will be inaugurated with a cohort of
students travelling to Vancouver to master the pioneering topics of collider
physics, neutrino physics, dark matter, Monte-Carlo simulation, and physics
beyond the Standard Model. 

The new international summer school is convened by Canada's three subatomic
physics powerhouses: TRIUMF in experimental particle physics, Perimeter
Institute in theoretical physics, and SNOLAB in deep underground physics.
Taken together, these three institutions not only give Canada a competitive
advantage on the world stage, but they also give international students an
opportunity to learn about and then pursue the hottest science topics with
some of the leaders. 

"This summer school is an opportunity for the most inquisitive minds on the
planet to gather with some of the leading thinkers to learn, challenge, and
grow," said Nigel S. Lockyer, director of TRIUMF, Canada's national
laboratory for particle and nuclear physics.  

A recent independent analysis by the Council of Canadian Academies showed
that Canada is one of the world's top six national performers in terms of
physics and astronomy (driven by particle and nuclear physics) as measured
by bibliometric analysis and surveys of international scientists.  

As director of SNOLAB, Nigel Smith added, "I am thrilled to be involved in
this program.  With one of the world's deepest and cleanest underground
laboratories, Canada is inviting the world to propose and develop the best
experiments to drive breakthrough discovery and to inspire the next
generation of researchers."

"Canada’s growth into a world leader in basic physics is very exciting.
This summer school is a collaborative enterprise between SNOLAB, TRIUMF, and
Perimeter Institute to attract top students globally and prepare them to
become leaders in the field," said Neil Turok, director of the Perimeter
Institute for Theoretical Physics. 

The launch of the new Tri-Institute Summer School on Elementary Particles is
being overseen by Anadi Canepa, Oliver Stelzer-Chilton, David Morrissey,
Itay Yavin, Cliff Burgess, Bernd Stelzer, and Nigel Smith.  

With the joined forces of the three leading institutes, this new school is
set out to inspire the next generation of researchers.

To learn more about the school or register to participate, please visit
http://www.trisep.ca.  

-30-

****************************************************************************
***************************
Timothy I. Meyer, Ph.D.
Head, Strategic Planning & Communications
TRIUMF -- Accelerating Science for Canada | 
    Un accélérateur de la démarche scientifique canadienne
4004 Wesbrook Mall | Vancouver, BC  V6T 2A3 | CANADA
Tel: 604.222.7674
Fax: 604.222.3791
Mobile (w/call fwd): 604.235.1925
E-mail: tmeyer at triumf.ca
WWW: http://www.triumf.ca
****************************************************************************
***************************


-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: NR-TRISEP-12-Apr-2013-vFINAL.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 71716 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://lists.triumf.ca/pipermail/news-releases/attachments/20130412/9d4cee20/attachment-0001.pdf