2026 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Francis Halzen, pioneer of high-energy neutrinos

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen for “decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.” Halzen is a Belgium-born physicist, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and principal investigator at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica.