Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics

Say hello to our 2026 physics laureate Francis Halzen! Halzen sent us a snapshot from his hotel room in Italy - join us in congratulating our new Nobel Prize laureate.

From Physics Today (physicsworld.com/a/francis-ha...): ‘When asked what he will do for the rest of today, Halzen replied “I’m working on a proposal. I hope this prize will help get it approved.”’

The 82-year-old scientist, originally from Belgium, is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research into capturing neutrinos at the South Pole dates back to the 1980s. n.pr/4xXvV77

A rare solo #NobelPrize in physics goes to neutrino scientist Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”. Full coverage here: physicsworld.com/a/francis-ha... 🧪⚛️

Congratulations to this year's winner of the Physics Nobel Prize!

Coming in second place for this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics is the University of Arkansas for their revolutionary work on Petrinos.

Such a good Nobel Prize! Francis Halzen is a great person, and “let’s turn the Antarctic ice sheet into a neutrino detector” is the kind of idea that deserves a Prize if you can pull it off.

I claim best quote from Nobel prize winner Francis Halzen in this 2015 story: “We are in the happy situation that there are not enough Muppets,” he says. “We’ve run out of Muppets." www.newscientist.com/article/2053...

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. https://to.pbs.org/4AP3NWp

The 2026 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen for his work detecting cosmic particles https://cnn.it/4yAHQcn

Breaking News: The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Francis Halzen for the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.

In 1992 Peter Ratcliffe received this rejection from Nature. Almost 30 years later he won the Nobel Prize for the same discovery.

An immigrant to the United States won the Nobel Prize in physics

The Nobel Prize in physics goes to Francis Halzen, who figured out how to turn a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice into a neutrino detector. The resulting IceCube experiment is now studying extreme events across the universe. 🔭🧪 www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

Francis Halzen wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on a high-energy neutrino observatory at the South Pole go.nature.com/4dYcCn5