Category Archives: IceCube
IceCube Upgrade for precision neutrino physics and astrophysics kicks off
The launch of the so-called IceCube Upgrade—which will deploy seven new strings at the bottom [...]
The LAB3 exhibition: collaborative artwork, interdisciplinary conversations
WIPAC and the Arts + Literature Laboratory (ALL) are kicking off the school year with [...]
WIPAC professor Stefan Westerhoff dies at 50
Stefan Westerhoff, a professor in the physics department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, passed away [...]
Solving the mysteries of cosmic rays
Since cosmic rays were discovered in 1912, scientists have sought the origins of these mysterious [...]
The 2018 IceCube Masterclass: engaging students around the world with IceCube scientists
The fifth edition of the IceCube Masterclass hosted over 300 students at 17 institutions in [...]
Juan Carlos Díaz-Vélez awarded the best PhD thesis from Centro Universitario de los Valles
At WIPAC, Juan Carlos Díaz-Vélez leads the simulation production for IceCube, but he has also [...]
WIPAC alumnus Markus Ahlers receives $1.2 million to continue his work with IceCube
After a five-year John Bahcall postdoctoral fellowship at WIPAC, astroparticle physicist Markus Ahlers returned to [...]
Do fast radio bursts emit high-energy neutrinos?
Although fast radio bursts’ (FRBs) progenitors are supposed to be compact and perhaps catastrophic cosmic [...]
Ice-bound detector reveals how ghostly neutrinos are stopped cold
In a critical measurement that may one day help predict new physics beyond the Standard [...]
IceCube at the Wisconsin Science Festival!
IceCube is proud and excited to be a part of the Wisconsin Science Festival this [...]