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Nobel Physics Prize Resonates with Neutrino Researchers
Original: Today’s Nobel Prize in Physics feels deeply personal. As a Ph.D. student, I travelled twice to the South Pole to work on
The Nobel Prize in Physics is drawing heartfelt reactions from scientists whose careers were shaped by the honoured work. One physicist recalled travelling twice to the South Pole as a PhD student to calibrate the AMANDA-II detector, a precursor to IceCube that helped found neutrino astronomy, and noted the personal influence of IceCube scientist Francis Halzen.
Why now: The newly announced Nobel Prize in Physics recognises work connected to neutrino astronomy, prompting scientists to share personal memories.
Nobel Prize in PhysicsIceCubeAMANDA-IIFrancis HalzenSouth Pole
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- Today’s Nobel Prize in Physics feels deeply personal. As a Ph.D. student, I travelled twice to the South Pole to work on AMANDA-II, helping calibrate and maintain the detector that helped lay the foundation for IceCube and neutrino astronomy. Francis Halzen was one of my… · jodi@mastodon.cooleysekula.net · 26
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