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UW-Madison's Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
Original: UW-Madison professor Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in physics
Francis Halzen, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics. Halzen is best known as the lead scientist behind the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, which detects neutrinos passing through the Earth. The award places the University of Wisconsin-Madison among the institutions home to Nobel laureates and marks a major recognition of neutrino astronomy.
Why now: The announcement of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics has just been made, drawing attention to Halzen's achievement.
Francis HalzenUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonNobel Prize in PhysicsIceCube Neutrino Observatory
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