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Belgian-American particle physicist (born 1944)
Francis Louis Halzen is a Belgian-born American physicist who has worked in both theoretical and experimental particle physics, including high-energy astrophysics. 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.
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The Nobel Prizes are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. The original Nobel Prizes covered five fields: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace, specified in Nobel's will. A sixth prize, the Prize in Economic Sciences, was established in 1968 by Sveriges Riksbank in memory of Alfred Nobel.
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Particle physicist Francis Halzen has earned the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to neutrino astronomy.
STOCKHOLM -- Belgian-born scientist Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for his efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that researchers believe offer clues to how the universe evolved.
On Tuesday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded Francis Halzen the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.” RELATED: Nobel Prize in Medicine Honors Three Optogenetics Researchers…