[LIVE] Observation of high-energy neutrinos from the Galactic plane

A scientific webinar announced the observation of high-energy neutrino emission from our galaxy, the Milky Way, led by the National Science Foundation’s IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. Hosted in person at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, USA and TU Dortmund University in Dortmund, Germany, the webinar features talks from IceCube researchers detailing the main results, published in Science (June 30, 2023), and a question & answer session.

Master of Ceremonies:

Ignacio Taboada, IceCube Collaboration spokesperson, Georgia Institute of Technology

Opening Remarks:

Denise Caldwell, Director of Physics Division, National Science Foundation, USA
David Brown, Dean of College of Arts & Sciences, Drexel University, USA
President Prof. Dr. Manfred Bayer, TU Dortmund University, Germany
Parliamentary State Secretary Jens Brandenburg, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany

Panelists:

Naoko Kurahashi Neilson, Drexel University, USA
Steve Sclafani, Drexel University, USA
Mirco Huennefeld, TU Dortmund University, Germany
Wolfgang Rhode, TU Dortmund University, Germany
Albrecht Karle, IceCube Upgrade Principal Investigator, University of Wisconsin–Madison