Jim Madsen has been at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF) since 1989, and is currently a professor of physics and chair of the Physics Department. He has been involved with the IceCube project and its predecessor, AMANDA (Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array), for about a decade. Dr. Madsen’s original contribution to the project was to investigate the performance of the IceCube neutrino telescope using computer simulations. More recently, he has been working on the surface detectors, which form an array at the South Pole known as IceTop. In addition to the research, Dr. Madsen does education and outreach for the IceCube project including professional development courses for teachers and science and math instruction for the UWRF Upward Bound Program. His research interests include condensed matter and astrophysics, and he has worked with numerous undergraduate students and teachers on his various projects in Antarctica.