university teacher2 members2 mentions · 24h
Francis Halzen.
Belgian-American astrophysicist
Today's story
Report names Francis Halzen as 2026 Nobel physics laureate
Francis Halzen of UW-Madison wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize for high-energy neutrino discovery with IceCube's over 5,000 Antarctic detectors.
Science · 19 sources · 11hRead itThe journal
Open the journal →The conversation starts in the journal — be the first to post.
About Francis Halzen
Francis Louis Halzen is a Belgian particle physicist. He is the Hilldale and Gregory Breit Distinguished Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Director of its Institute for Elementary Particle Physics. Halzen is the Principal Investigator of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica, the world's largest neutrino detector which has been operational since 2010.
Everything about Francis Halzen →- Occupation
- university teacher, physicist
- Citizenship
- United States, Belgium
- Born
- March 23, 1944