Our Mission

The Graduate student And Postdoc Society (GAPS) at TRIUMF is a volunteer committee of both graduate students and postdoctoral researchers spanning all TRIUMF divisions. We strive to ensure the following four pillars are met: 

  • Advocacy: provide support for GAPS members by liaising with TRIUMF management.

  • EDI: promote an environment that is conducive with the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

  • Professional Development: provide learning opportunities to our members, focusing on transferrable skills and career development advice for young researchers.

  • Social: build community through social events.

You can read more about our activities and see our full schedule of events on this website.

All grad students and postdocs at TRIUMF are automatically members of GAPS. Want to get involved? Join our committee meetings Fridays at 3PM in the MOB conference room!

GAPS Committee

Executives

Aveen Mahon (she/her)

Co Chair / Social Media Manager

Laura Miller (she/her)

Co-Chair

Tahereh Mohammadi (she/her)

‍ ‍ VC Advocacy

Emily Filmer (she/her)

VC EDI / Professional Development

‍ ‍Pavithra Weligampola (he/him)

‍ ‍VC Social

Kartikeya Sharma (he/him)

Treasurer

MEMBERS-at-LARGE

Felix Cormier (he/him)

Chris Griffin (he/him)

Douglas Tuckler (he/him)

Chris Chambers (they/them)

Yasaman Sigari (she/her)

Ben Reed (he/him) - Coffee warden

Ben Davis-Purcell (he/him)

Amelia Greathouse (they/them)

Pavithra Weligampola (he/him) - Webpage maintainer

Iris Halilovic (she/her)

Support Staff:

Annika Lennarz - GAPS Liaison

Monika Stachura - Head: Education and Student Programs

Marcello Pavan - Head: Users, Visitors, and Academic Programs

Past committee members:

Updated 2026-03-13