Chiba University professors and others ``very happy'' Ice Cube participates in Nobel Prize

This year's Nobel Prize in Physics will be awarded to American Professor Francis Hultzen, who is leading the international joint research project ``Ice Cube.'' Professor Shigeru Yoshida, Director of the International Center for Hadronic Space Studies at Chiba University, who is participating in the project, and others held a press conference at the university in Chiba City on the 6th. Professor Yoshida expressed his joy, saying, ``I was able to get a glimpse of the universe that no one has ever seen before.I am very happy to receive this award.''

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Professor Yoshida joined the project in 2002 in response to Professor Hultzen's invitation. Looking back on those days, he revealed, ``People around me were against it. I was half-convinced.'' He emphasized, ``We must never forget our challenger spirit. There is nothing in science that guarantees success from the beginning.''

Professor Yasuno Ishihara, who attended the press conference online from his business trip, said of the future, ``I want to promote the next generation Ice Cube project.I hope it will be an opportunity to advance (neutrino research) worldwide.''