administrative and student information presentation by dana giasson
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Owned and operated as a joint venture by a consortium of Canadian universities via a contribution through the National Research Council Canada
Propriété d’un consortium d’universités canadiennes, géré en co-entreprise à partir d’une contribution administrée par le Conseil national de recherches Canada
Canada’s National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics Laboratoire national canadien pour la recherche en physique nucléaire et en physique des particules
Student Orientation
Dana Giasson| Student Coordinator| TRIUMF
Your First Day
January 4, 2016
9:00 Welcome Jonathan Bagger
9:10 Introduction Reiner Kruecken
9:30 Student program information Dana Giasson
10:00 Radiation Safety & Badges Phil Jones
10:15 Coffee Break
10:30 Industrial Safety Gord Wood
11:00 Computing at TRIUMF Kelvin Raywood
11:30 Lunch Break on your own
12:30 Tour of TRIUMF
2:00 Meet Supervisors
2:00-4:00 Take Photos for Badges Jill Seeley
Title Name Local Outside TRIUMF Email address
Student Program Director Oliver Stelzer-Chilton 7681 604 222-7681 [email protected] Student Program Coordinator Dana Giasson 7565 604 222-7565 [email protected] Human Resources Shirley Tang 7360 604 222-7360 [email protected] Site Safety/Administration Jim Hanlon 7390 604 222-7390 [email protected]
Computing Services Steve McDonald
Hossein Rafighi Kelvin Raywood
7552
7553 7670
604 222-7552
604 222-7553 604 222-7670
[email protected] [email protected]
Operations (24 hours a day) First aid, miscellaneous 7333 604 222-7333 Safety Training Coordinator Phil Jones 6171 604 222-1047 x6171 [email protected] Radiation Safety Joe Mildenberger 7661 604 222-7661 [email protected] Industrial Safety Gord Wood
Terry Sanghera 7495 604 222-7495 [email protected]
Outreach Marcello Pavan 7525 604-222-7525 [email protected]
Help Numbers
January 4, 2016
Where are you from?
January 4, 2016
UBC 4 TRU 1
Waterloo 8 SFU 5
Carleton 3
BCIT 1
Concordia 1 Uvic 2
Where are you working?
January 4, 2016
Physical Sciences 10
Life Sciences 3
Accelerator 8
Directorate 3
Engineering 1
• Tuesday January 19 - 2pm – Hot Spot Cafe
• Pop/Juice and snacks provided.
• To discuss any social activities you would like to do this term.
• Movie nights, pub nights, get-togethers, lunchtimes, etc.
Social Meeting
January 4, 2016
• How do you want to communicate with each? – Facebook account – emails
• Student information web pages - www.triumf.ca/students
• Please provide input
Student Communication
January 4, 2016
• Look up employees or rooms (via search yellowpages)
• Maintain your own information – Click on “Directory”
• Then select “update your profile via this link” ! Same login that you used for your Online Orientation
Online Directory
January 4, 2016
• Located around the corner from the mailroom. • Any student issues will be posted there.
Student Bulletin Board
January 4, 2016
• Orientation (to)day • Safety training (as necessary) • Seminars/lectures for students on TRIUMF related
topics • Presentation skill workshop • Project management seminar • Student symposium with prizes • Soldering crash course by Alex Sorokin
What does the student program provide for you?
January 4, 2016
• Variety of topics are covered – Nuclear, particle, astro, accelerator, medical physics,
theory & experiment – Philosophy and communication of science – Seminars about TRIUMF projects/experiments/groups
• Wednesdays and Fridays 10 am • MOB Conference Room (ground level) • Refreshments are provided…
– … if there is a volunteer to take care of them
Seminars
January 4, 2016
Interactive 1-day workshop enables you to increase your confidence in any presentation setting
• Following completion of this workshop you will be able to: • Plan and organize an effective presentation • Become aware of elements that contribute to an effective presentation
delivery • Efficiently structure a short presentation with a limited amount of time
Near the end of your work term, we want you to give a ~10min talk about your work for your fellow students (TRIUMF Student Symposium) • Prizes based on presentation delivery • Years winner goes to Winter Nuclear and Particle Physics Conference (WNPPC)
or other national conference of your choice • Prizes for top three presenters
Student Symposium
January 4, 2016
• Safety training and shoes (if needed) • Windows domain account • Several seminars each week
– At least the colloquium should be general enough to follow
– see your handout. – Can subscribe on the web to receive notifications
What does TRIUMF provide for you?
January 4, 2016
These groups might be of help for your project: • Design office
– From idea to machine-shop drawings • Machine shop & scintillator shop
– State-of-the-art manufacturing • Computing
– Compute Canada contact, TRWIN etc => Steve McDonald • Radiation Protection group
– If you need access to certain areas at TRIUMF • Vacuum group
– If you have vacuum problems, need a leak checker etc • Electrical shop
– 120 V wiring etc • Electronics group & shop
– From cabling to whole electronics boards • Stores
– Office supplies, screws, cables, O-rings etc • Purchasing
– Finds best supplier for you and orders goods • Shipping & receiving
– If you want to ship things or are waiting for something that was purchased • Cryo Group
– Advice on all kinds of low temperature things
Services available at TRIUMF
January 4, 2016
That you… • … learn new skills. • … make a (hopefully significant) contribution to
your project. • … experience a world class research environment. • … get to know/learn from each other. • … explore TRIUMF. • … have fun! • … understand what it means to work in academia/
research.
What do we expect from you?
January 4, 2016
TRIUMF Safety Course
• Should have already been completed – Online Orientation.
• If not, you must complete it. • Based on the “safety handbook” - link to the
booklet is included in your package. • Radiation safety may also be required.
– your supervisor will let you know
January 4, 2016
TRIUMF Personal Safety
January 4, 2016
TRIUMF Site (13 acres) – Be alert to peculiar activity – call 7333 – TRIUMF Security Guard – UBC Campus Patrol
UBC Campus (1000 acres) – RCMP detachment on campus – UBC Campus patrol
Public Transit – Bus #41 runs along Wesbrook – Stops are outside the entrance to TRIUMF
– Other buses run along SW Marine – a short walk from TRIUMF
Pacific Spirit Park (2000 acres) – Walk I pairs – Coyotes – Dog Walkers
A very safe campus, but keep your wits about you!
• Online format only. • Need a Campus Wide Login (CWL) • Do not edit! • Let TRIUMF know if it is wrong. • T4 – next year – will be mailed unless you select to
receive it electronically - online.
Payroll Records
January 4, 2016
• Work 37.5 hours per week.
• Work schedule will be determined between you
and your supervisor.
What are my work hours?
January 4, 2016
• You not expected to work overtime while you are at TRIUMF.
• If you do, you can make arrangements to take equivalent time off.
What if I work extra time?
January 4, 2016
• No Sick time • Deduct from pay or make up time
• No Vacation time • salary has been adjusted to include 4% holiday pay
in lieu of vacation.
What if I am sick or take vacation?
January 4, 2016
• Near the end of your work term – Form confirming your last day of work and mailing address – End date is April 29, 2016. You can have an earlier or later end date if
needed, just confirm with your supervisor
• Important for T4 mail out – If you have not elected to print your own T4
Last Day of Work Confirmation Form
January 4, 2016
• UBC Library Cards • Student Rec Centre drop in • UBC Rec course • UBC Bird Coop • UBC Aquatic Centre
Using UBC
January 4, 2016
• You can claim travel expenses • Need original receipts • Forms available from Dana
Travel Claims
January 4, 2016
• Feedback on your work term – Please let us know if you have any problems or issues
during your work term. – We want to work out any problems – sooner rather than
later.
January 4, 2016
Owned and operated as a joint venture by a consortium of Canadian universities via a contribution through the National Research Council Canada
Propriété d’un consortium d’universités canadiennes, géré en co-entreprise à partir d’une contribution administrée par le Conseil national de recherches Canada
Canada’s National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics Laboratoire national canadien pour la recherche en physique nucléaire
et en physique des particules
For any concerns/questions/suggestions, please don’t hesitate to contact us:
Dana Giasson office 5 phone #7565 [email protected] Ruediger Picker office 98 phone #7671 [email protected]
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