Project Title

Management and operations of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory 2016-2021

Summary

Event Number:
A-333-S
NSF/OPP Award 1600823

Program Manager:
Dr. Vladimir Papitashvili

ASC POC/Implementer:
Paul Sullivan / Sheryl Seagraves / Leah Street

Principal Investigator(s)

Dr. Francis Halzen
halzen@icecube.wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin Madison
Department of Physics
Madison, Wisconsin

Location

Supporting Stations: South Pole Station
Research Locations: IceCube Lab (ICL)

Description

The IceCube neutrino telescope transforms a cubic kilometer of ice into a Cherenkov detector. IceCube will open unexplored wavelength bands for astronomy using neutrinos as cosmic messengers. The project is an international collaboration, and the University of Wisconsin Madison serves as the host institution providing oversight and staffing.

Field Season Overview

NSF has reduced on-Ice staffing levels during the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 virus. The IceCube project will only deploy two grantees that will work during the austral summer and winter seasons. The existing winterover crew will stay longer during the summer to assist with training and transitioning. At a maximum, there will be four IceCube grantees on station.