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The prize commemorates Professor Julius Wess, who worked tirelessly to advance theoretical and experimental particle physics at the University of Karlsruhe—now KIT—and during his time there published research of outstanding international significance.

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In recognition of his outstanding scientific achievements in the field of astroparticle physics and his leading role in the international IceCube experiment, Professor Francis Halzen was awarded the Julius Wess Prize of the KIT Center Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics as early as 2017.

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As these electrically charged elementary particles pass through the ice, they produce a characteristic cone of light that is detected by highly sensitive sensors.

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Since neutrinos themselves do not produce detectable signals, their traces are detected through muons and other secondary particles generated in rare interactions in the ice.

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Since 2010, the IceCube Observatory at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station has been providing groundbreaking measurements of the highest-energy cosmic neutrinos. Neutrinos are particles originating from the cosmos.

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#KITKarlsruhe congratulates Francis Halzen on the #NobelPrize in #Physics 👏. He is being honored for his decisive contributions to the IceCube neutrino observatory and for the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin. Researchers from KIT are closely involved in the observatory.

Francis Halzen (left) and KIT Vice President Oliver Kraft during the award ceremony for the 2017 Julius Wess Prize.
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Bettina Frohnapfel is a fluid mechanics engineer and professor at @kit.edu who has established a place for herself in a traditionally male-dominated discipline.

Read more about her journey and how she supports other women as a host and scout in the Henriette Herz Scouting Programme: bit.ly/4yD2yII

The graphic shows a portrait of Bettina Frohnapfel, Scout in the Henriette Herz Scouting Programme and Professor at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). She has short brown hair, is wearing a black shirt and a red pearl necklace and is smiling at the camera. Above the portrait, a quote reads: “This is where Humboldt Foundation sponsorship is so crucial: it helps women to establish themselves in research and build their own networks.” Photo credit: KIT.
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4,000 #trees in two days: Using #LIDAR-scanners and 360-degree cameras, all the trees at KIT's Campus South were scanned to make a #DigitalTwin. The data will be used in research and tested if it can also improve tree management on campus. @itas.bsky.social

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Christian Koos, Matthias Lauermann, and Philipp-Immanuel Dietrich have achieved key advances in optical data transmission. Now the researchers from #KITKarlsruhe and two of its spin-off companies have been nominated for the Deutscher Zukunftspreis. 👏

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