IceCube Events

IceCube Collaboration presented at Cosmic Ray Conference

Period: Aug 1, 2001 to Aug 31, 2001

IceCube preliminary design document published

Period: Oct 1, 2001 to Oct 31, 2001

Research on IceCube Specifics and Searching for Funding

Period: Jan 1, 2002 to Dec 31, 2003

National Science Foundation approves construction funding on IceCube

Period: May 1, 2004 to May 30, 2004

First Digital Optical Module (DOM) developed and approved

Period: Jul 1, 2004 to Sep 30, 2004

Deployed initial equiptment to South Pole

Period: Dec 1, 2004 to Dec 31, 2004

Including IceTop tanks and Enhanced Hot Water Drill

Hot Water Drill assembled at South Pole

Period: Jan 1, 2005 to Jan 31, 2005

First Season at South Pole Ends

Period: Feb 1, 2005 to Feb 28, 2005

Process data from intital strings and tanks installed

Period: Apr 1, 2005 to Apr 30, 2005

Second drilling season ends with six holes drilled

Period: Jan 9, 2006 to Jan 31, 2006

UW preforms intital data system integration

Period: Feb 1, 2006 to Feb 28, 2006

Drilling season ends with 13 holes drilled

Period: Jan 1, 2007 to Jan 31, 2007

IceCube featured on History Channel's "Modern Marvels"

Period: Feb 1, 2007 to Feb 28, 2007

Drilling season ends with 18 holes drilled

Period: Jan 1, 2008 to Jan 31, 2008

CBS Evening News visits IceCube

Period: Feb 1, 2008 to Feb 28, 2008

Polar Technology Conference hosted by IceCube Research Center at UW

Period: Apr 1, 2009 to Apr 30, 2009

Start of final drilling season for IceCube

Period: Nov 1, 2010 to Nov 30, 2010

Last string of neutrino detectors installed

Period: Dec 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2010

Marks completion of the IceCube construction

IceCube Collaboration Meeting in Madison, WI

Period: Apr 25, 2011 to May 2, 2011