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Francis Halzen is the Gregory Breit Professor and Vilas Research Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he has been a key figure in the Department of Physics since 1987. As principal investigator of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, he has pioneered neutrino astronomy through projects like AMANDA and IceCube, transforming Antarctic ice into a Cherenkov detector for high-energy subatomic particles.
- Academic Appointments: Vilas Research Professor, Gregory Breit Professor
- Key Collaborations: IceCube Collaboration, AMANDA Collaboration
Research Focus: Dr. Halzen's work spans particle astrophysics, neutrino astronomy, and cosmology. He investigates cosmic ray acceleration mechanisms, dark matter, and neutrino oscillations, with recent studies on extragalactic neutrino sources like NGC 1068 and TXS 0506+056. His team uses machine learning for low-energy neutrino reconstruction and explores theories involving extra dimensions.
Scientific Contributions: IceCube's 2023 discovery of Galactic plane neutrinos and 2022 NGC 1068 neutrino emission stand out among his 1,000+ publications. The 2013 observation of PeV-energy neutrinos marked a breakthrough in high-energy astrophysics.
- Major Awards: Balzan Prize (2015), European Physical Society Prize (2015), Julius Wess Award (2017), Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award (2014)
- Honorary Doctorates: Ghent University (2013), Southern Methodist University (2017), Ruhr University Bochum (2022)
Technical Leadership: Dr. Halzen contributes to detector design, including IceCube-Gen2 upgrades and KM3NeT projects. He advises on major experiments like SNO, Auger-Upgrade, and Fermilab PAC, while advancing open-source analysis frameworks like GollumFit.
