(SUDBURY) The decision by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to award the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics to Francis Halzen did not come as a surprise to SNOLAB Executive Director Jodi Cooley.

The Nobel Prize for a Badger 🏅 Congratulations to Francis Halzen, UW–Madison professor of physics and principal investigator of the National Science Foundation (NSF) IceCube Neutrino Observatory, on being named the 2026 Nobel laureate in physics. His work helped unlock new ways of understanding the universe and the particles known as neutrinos. Learn more about his groundbreaking work: https://lnkd.in/eZzNCU2F | 111 comments on LinkedIn

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I am again live-blogging reactions to the announcement of the Nobel Prize. Join me early on the morning of October 6 (EST) for the announcement and some reactions!

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