Francis Halzen
Belgian-American astrophysicist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1944 · age 82
Francis Louis Halzen is a Belgian-American physicist who has worked in both theoretical and experimental particle physics, including high-energy astrophysics.
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Born in Belgium, he was educated at the Catholic University of Leuven and worked as a scientific associate at CERN before moving to the United States, where he has been a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1972. Since 2001 he has been the principal investigator and co-spokesperson of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the world's largest neutrino detector, based at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. He received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics "for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin."
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Edward WittenBoth received APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research
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Kip S. ThorneBoth received Cocconi Prize
Lisa RandallBoth received Julius Wess Prize