History
TRIUMF was founded in 1968 by Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Victoria in order to meet research needs that no single university could provide. Initially, 'TRIUMF' stood for TRI-University Meson Facility, but after the University of Alberta joined the TRIUMF consortium, the acronym was dropped and is no longer used. TRIUMF currently has 17 member universities from across Canada.
Since its inception as a local university facility, TRIUMF has evolved into a national laboratory while still maintaining strong ties to the research programs of Canadian universities. The science program has expanded from nuclear physics to include particle physics, molecular and materials science, nuclear medicine, and accelerator research.
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