Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos from space

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.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5276x3522+0+0/resize/5276x3522!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F68%2F60%2Fb88a79434709af3e60e9407e2d96%2Fap26276547774483.jpg' alt='FILE - A Nobel diploma and medal are displayed, Dec. 8, 2020, during a ceremony in New York.'/><p>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.</p><p>(Image credit: Angela Weiss)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-146622' />