Science Week 2025

Jul 28, 2025, 8:30 a.m. → Jul 31, 2025, 6:00 p.m. America/Vancouver

Auditorium (TRIUMF)

Dates:  July 28 - 31, 2025

Email:   triumfsw@triumf.ca 

Welcome to TRIUMF Science Week 2025

Science week is planned as in-person event, but if you want to join online, please follow the zoom links that will be send out to all participants via email.

Registration is now closed.

We are excited to see you at TRIUMF!

Mon, July 28

8:30 a.m. → 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. → 9:15 a.m. Welcome

Speaker: Andrea Capra (TRIUMF)

Welcome.pptx

9:15 a.m. → 10:30 a.m. 5YP Implementation: Director's Update, and IAMI

Convener: Iris Dillmann (TRIUMF)

9:15 a.m. 5YP Implementation + 20Y Vision

Speaker: Dr Nigel Smith (TRIUMF)

2025-07-28 TRIUMF Science Week.pdf

10:00 a.m. IAMI: Status and 2026 Schedule

Speaker: Esther Schirrmacher (TRIUMF)

Science Week 2025 IAMI.pptx

10:30 a.m. → 11:00 a.m. Coffee break

11:00 a.m. → 12:30 p.m. 5YP Implementation: BL1A, ARIEL and LS26

Convener: Andrea Capra (TRIUMF)

11:00 a.m. BL1A

Speaker: Sydney Kreitzman (TRIUMF)

BL1A Science Week 2025.pdf

11:30 a.m. ARIEL: Status and Plans

Speaker: Luca Egoriti (TRIUMF)

2025-07-28 - ARIEL status and outlook - Science Week_Egoriti1.pdf

12:00 p.m. Work Coordination Group

Speaker: Doug Preddy (TRIUMF)

Work Coordination Group science week 2025.pptx

12:30 p.m. → 2:00 p.m. Lunch break

2:00 p.m. → 3:30 p.m. Session

Convener: Isabel Trigger (TRIUMF)

2:00 p.m. The Frontier of Collider Physics

Speaker: Navin McGinnis (University of Arizona)

TRIUMF_science_week_2025.pdf

2:30 p.m. Building the new ATLAS tracking detector ... and some of the side quests we encountered in the process

Speaker: Luise Poley (TRIUMF)

ATLAS ITk and side quests.pdf

3:00 p.m. Machine Learning at TRIUMF

Speaker: Wojciech Fedorko (TRIUMF)

Machine Learning at TRIUMF

3:30 p.m. → 4:00 p.m. Coffee break

4:00 p.m. → 5:30 p.m. Session

Convener: Robert Laxdal (TRIUMF)

4:00 p.m. Nuclear Physics with TPCs using Radioactive Beams

Speaker: Thomas ROGER (GANIL)

T.Roger_ACTIVETRAGETS.pdf

4:30 p.m. Photon-to-digital converters for large-scale noble liquid experiments (and more)

Speaker: Serge Charlebois (Université de Sherbrooke)

202507 Sherbrooke TRIUMF Science Week.pdf

5:00 p.m. Detector Developments for Medical Isotopes and Pharmaceuticals

Speaker: Dr Christian Aa. Diget (University of York and TRIUMF Life Science)

6:00 p.m. → 8:00 p.m. Reception & Poster Session

6:00 p.m. Measure spin polarization of Rb atoms via Faraday rotation

Speaker: Simon Zhou

Poster_V6.pdf

6:01 p.m. Tantalum Carbide and Rhenium Diffusion Barriers for Target Containers

Speaker: Sophie Worsley

6:02 p.m. Design and Synthesis of a Bifunctionalized Radio-Optical Chelation Complex for Cancer Theranostics

Speaker: Jacqueline Mang

6:03 p.m. Constraining Abundance Anomalies in Globular Clusters: γ-ray Spectroscopy of 39K​

Speaker: Claire Jameson

6:04 p.m. Development of Neutron Detectors for a Negative Muon Induced Fission Experiment S2425

Speaker: Austin Keetley

6:05 p.m. Cosmic Muon Tagging and Calibrating Superconducting Sensors in Search for Sterile Neutrinos with BeEST

Speakers: Nicolas Folk, Theo Manev

Nic Folk and Theo Manev SW2025 Poster.pdf

6:06 p.m. Impact of Niobium Carbide Formation in Superconducting RF Cavities for Particle Accelerators

Speaker: Boutelaa Chahinez

6:07 p.m. Study of 12Be structure in multi-threshold vicinity with ACTAR TPC

Speaker: Laurie Dienis

6:08 p.m. Development of Purity Monitoring and Event Discrimination Tools for PIONEER

Speaker: Miguel Acosta Velazquez

6:09 p.m. Conditioned quantum-assisted deep generative surrogate for ATLAS particle-calorimeter interactions

Speakers: Denaisha Kraft, Leo Zhu

ScienceWeekPoster2025_Denaisha_Kraft_Leo_Zhu.pdf

6:10 p.m. Radiopharmaceuticals & Targeting Heparanase: A Step Towards Cancer Imaging and Therapy

Speaker: Minh Le

6:11 p.m. Modeling Shallow-Angle Tracks in Gas Electron Multipliers for DarkLight

Speaker: Andy Yang

6:12 p.m. Study of Rare Kaon Decays with CERN Experiment NA62

Speaker: Angie Parra Ovelencio

6:13 p.m. Ion Implantations and 𝛃NMR Detector Material Effects Characterization for the BeEST Experiment

Speakers: Maisy Willet, Megan Marquis

Megan Marquis Science Week 2025 Poster.pdf

6:14 p.m. A magnetic trap for neutral atoms in HAICU

Speaker: Giles Wankling

6:15 p.m. The Bigger, the Better? Optimizing Neural Networks For Calorimeter Calibration in the L0 Trigger with hls4ml

Speaker: Annabel Li

SW2025 Poster - A_Li - final.pdf

6:17 p.m. Construction of a novel bitter-type magnetic trap for an atomic hydrogen fountain

Speaker: Fionn Milhench

6:18 p.m. Coupling of TIGRESS, TIP, and EMMA

Speaker: Heinz Asch

6:19 p.m. Timing Resolution of SiPM Readout Scintillator Detectors for Muon-Induced Fission Using High-resolution TDC Controlled by Custom MIDAS Frontend

Speaker: Audrey Yang

6:20 p.m. Development of a Glow Discharge Ion Source to Deliver Th Beams for Radioactive-Molecule Experiments

Speaker: Stephanie Cui

6:21 p.m. Synthesis of SiFA-Crown: A Compact Radiohybrid Chelator for Theranostic Development

Speaker: Sasha Kondratenko

6:22 p.m. Developing a Novel Method for Direct Alpha Spectroscopy of Cancer Cells via ²²⁵Ac

Speaker: Angelina Chen

6:23 p.m. Calculations of N14(p,g)O15 using no-core shell model with continuum

Speaker: Roan Stafford

6:25 p.m. Web-App Development for Viewscreen Live Image Acquisition

Speaker: Alex Hayes

Science Week Poster.pdf

6:26 p.m. Pre-irradiation effects on Quenching in Optical fibres for Proton Therapy Applications

Speaker: Francesca Sogus

Tue, July 29

8:30 a.m. → 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. → 10:30 a.m. Session

Convener: Petr Navratil (TRIUMF)

9:00 a.m. Applications of ab initio and phenomenological nuclear reaction theory

Speaker: Mack Atkinson (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

atkinson-science-week-2025.pdf

9:30 a.m. [remote] Nuclear Astrophysics Opportunities with Recoil Separators

Speaker: Thanassis Psaltis (Duke University)

Psaltis_TRIUMF_SW.pdf

10:00 a.m. The New beta-SRF Facility at ISAC and First Results

Speaker: Edward Thoeng (TRIUMF)

ET_ScienceWeek2025.pdf

10:30 a.m. → 11:00 a.m. Coffee break

11:00 a.m. → 12:30 p.m. Session

Convener: Chloé Malbrunot (TRIUMF)

11:00 a.m. The Development of Model Coupled Accelerator Tuning at TRIUMF

Speaker: Olivier Shelbaya (TRIUMF)

shelbaya_SW25.pdf

11:30 a.m. The Quest for 14Be at ISAC

Speaker: Aurelia Laxdal (TRIUMF)

ScW2025.pdf

12:00 p.m. Hyperfine structure of anti-hydrogen at ALPHA

Speaker: Simone Stracka (INFN Pisa)

alpha_scienceweek.pdf

12:30 p.m. → 2:00 p.m. Lunch break

2:00 p.m. → 3:30 p.m. Session

Convener: Hua Yang (TRIUMF)

2:00 p.m. TRIUMF Life Sciences program trough the lense of IAEA

Speaker: Valery Radchenko (TRIUMF)

Radchenko_TRIUMF_Sceince_Week_2025.pptx

2:30 p.m. Centre for Molecular and Materials Science Some Updates and Highlights

Speaker: Jeff Sonier (Simon Fraser University)

Sonier-TRIUMF_Science_Week-Quantum_Materials_29July2025.pptx

3:00 p.m. Exploiting Decatungstate-Catalysis for C-H 18F-Fluorination

Speaker: Robert Britton (Simon Fraser University)

3:30 p.m. → 4:00 p.m. Coffee break

4:00 p.m. → 5:30 p.m. Session

Convener: Mark Hartz (TRIUMF/Kavli IPMU (WPI), University of Tokyo)

4:00 p.m. Ultracold Neutron Sources for Fundamental Physics ― Status at TRIUMF and Future Prospects

Speaker: Takashi Higuchi (RCNP & KURNS)

TRIUMFSW2025_Higuchi_final.pdf

4:30 p.m. Current Progress and Prospects of the Hyper-Kamiokande Next-Generation Neutrino Experiment

Speaker: Nick Prouse (TRIUMF)

TRIUMF Science Week 2025 - Current Progress and Prospects of the Hyper-Kamiokande Next-Generation Neutrino Experiment.pdf

5:00 p.m. Digital SiPMs: Offering new opportunities by combining photosensor and electronics in one device

Speaker: Peter Fischer (Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg)

2025_Fischer_TRIUMF_DSiPM.pptx

Wed, July 30

8:30 a.m. → 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. → 11:00 a.m. TUG AGM

9:00 a.m. Introduction

Speaker: Moritz Pascal Reiter (University of Edinburgh)

TRIUMF Science week 2025 AGM.pptx

9:10 a.m. TRIUMF User's office update

Speaker: Dr Marcello Pavan (TRIUMF)

UsersOffice-TUG_AGM_2025.pptx

9:30 a.m. Beam delivery update

Speaker: Martin Alcorta moreno (TRIUMF)

Scienceweek_alcorta.pdf

9:50 a.m. GAPS update

Speaker: Christopher Chambers (TRIUMF)

20250730_GAPS_SW2025TUG_Update.pptx

10:10 a.m. FAQs: the long shutdown implementation

Speakers: Andrea Capra (TRIUMF), Katherine Pachal (TRIUMF), Moritz Pascal Reiter (University of Edinburgh)

shutdown-FAQs.pdf

10:30 a.m. Q&A with management

11:00 a.m. → 11:30 a.m. Coffee break

11:30 a.m. → 12:30 p.m. Science Technology: When will digital SiPM move beyond the R&D phase for subatomic physics and other applications?

Convener: Fabrice Retiere (TRIUMF)

Vancouver_30072025 1.pptx

12:30 p.m. → 2:00 p.m. Lunch break

2:00 p.m. → 3:00 p.m. TUG: Student talks

Conveners: Brad Schultz (TRIUMF), Xiaoyue Li (TRIUMF)

talks-intro.pdf

2:00 p.m. Neutron Detection with Organic Scintillators: Creation to Usage

Speaker: Austin Keetley

3 Minute Talk - Austin Keetley .pptx

2:05 p.m. Design and Synthesis of a Bifunctionalized Radio-Optical Chelation Complex for Cancer Theranostics

Speaker: Jacqueline Mang

JackieMang_ScienceWeek_Presentation.pptx

2:10 p.m. Conditioned quantum-assisted deep generative surrogate for ATLAS particle-calorimeter interactions

Speakers: Denaisha Kraft, Leo Zhu

Science Week Slides.pptx

2:15 p.m. Investigation of Cluster Structure in Neutron-rich Lithium isotopes

Speaker: Saurabh Sawant

Science_Talk_Saurabh_Sawant.pdf

2:20 p.m. Development of a Glow-Discharge Ion Source for Short-lived Molecular Ions

Speaker: Stephanie Cui

Stepnanie Cui_Student Talk Presentation.pptx

2:25 p.m. Timing Resolution of SiPM Readout Scintillator Detectors for Muon-Induced Fission Using High-resolution TDC Controlled by Custom MIDAS Frontend

Speaker: Audrey Yang

2:30 p.m. Developing a Novel Method for Direct Alpha Spectroscopy of Cancer Cells via ²²⁵Ac

Speaker: Angelina Chen

2:35 p.m. Constraining Abundance Anomalies in Globular Clusters: γ-ray Spectroscopy of 39K

Speaker: Claire Jameson

TRIUMFScienceWeek_ClaireJameson_final

TRIUMFScienceWeek_ClaireJameson.pptx

3:00 p.m. → 3:30 p.m. Coffee break

3:30 p.m. → 4:00 p.m. TUG: Student prizes

talks-intro.pdf

4:00 p.m. → 5:30 p.m. Quantum Science

Conveners: Iain McKenzie (TRIUMF), Oliver Stelzer (TRIUMF)

4:00 p.m. IYQ 2025

Speaker: Oliver Stelzer (TRIUMF)

IYQ_Canada_TRIUMF.pptx

4:05 p.m. Quantum BC

Speaker: Daria Ahrensmeier (SFU)

Quantum BC Overview July 2025.pdf

4:25 p.m. Intense Lyman-alpha Coherent Light Sources for Particle Physics and Quantum Science

Speaker: Yu Oishi (KEK)

250730TRIUMF_YuOISHI.pdf

4:50 p.m. Quantum sensing at TRIUMF

Speaker: Iain McKenzie (TRIUMF)

SW2025 McKenzie 20250730.pptx

5:15 p.m. Quantum algorithms at TRIUMF

Speaker: Wojciech Fedorko (TRIUMF)

QC_at_TRIUMF_Science_Week_2025_local.pptx

5:30 p.m. → 5:40 p.m. Wrap-up

Speaker: Andrea Capra (TRIUMF)

Thank you.pptx

Thu, July 31

9:00 a.m. → 12:30 p.m. Early career workshops & events

9:00 a.m. Cover letter writing workshop

Speakers: Kurt Dehnel, Robert Laxdal (TRIUMF)

My Thoughts on Cover Letters.pptx

TRIUMF Cover Letter Presentation - Kurt Dehnel (1).pptx

10:15 a.m. Career panel

11:30 a.m. Speed Mentoring

12:30 p.m. → 1:30 p.m. Lunch break

1:30 p.m. → 5:00 p.m. Early career workshops & events

1:30 p.m. Git crash course

Speaker: Daniel Thomson (TRIUMF)

Git_Crash_Course.pdf

git Workshop