UW-Madison Professor Wins Nobel Prize
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics on Oct. 13 for his work studying neutrinos, elusive subatomic particles that scientists believe could provide clues about how the universe evolved. “It was a great surprise, and I obviously didn’t expect it,” Halzen, 82, told the Nobel Physics Committee by phone. The... University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in physics for his work in studying neutrinos, subatomic particles that scientists believe could provide clues about how the universe evolved. Halzen, who is the first active UW-Madison faculty member to win a Nobel Prize since 1975, proposed using the vast Antarctic ice sheet as one of the detectors for neutrino research. His work was instrumental in the development of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, which detected high-energy neutrids originating from distant galaxies. His research has helped scientists study rare, high-ener neutrils that could provide information about the formation and evolution of the universe.
Published : 4 days ago by Gabe Farr in Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics on Oct. 13 for his work studying neutrinos, elusive subatomic particles that scientists believe could provide cl... [4242 symbols]
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