For the past 20 years University of Wisconsin physics professor, Francis Halzen, has conducted groundbreaking subatomic particle research in the South Pole.  Halzen’s project, known as the IceCube project, is a detector in the South pole that detects subatomic particles known as neutrinos. Halzen first came across the IceCube project and the study of neutrinos completely by accident. In fact, Halzen joked … Continue reading Little things matter: UW professor studies subatomic particles in South Pole