Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Francis Halzen for ice research
- Halzen was honoured "for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin", the Nobel jury said.
- “Francis Halzen has led an international team of researchers and engineers who have provided us with a fantastic instrument.
- His tenacity and scientific vision has paved the way for a new kind of astronomy,” Mark Pearce, chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics, said in a news release.
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- Halzen was honoured "for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin", the Nobel jury said.
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- “Francis Halzen has led an international team of researchers and engineers who have provided us with a fantastic instrument.
- His tenacity and scientific vision has paved the way for a new kind of astronomy,” Mark Pearce, chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics, said in a news release.
Sources: Nobelprize, France 24