[Emeriti-faculty] Friday colloquium reminder

[Hugh Gallagher <hugh gallagher tufts edu>]

Hello -

A reminder that we'll have a colloquium tomorrow at 3:00 (coffee/cookies 
beforehand) in STC 136.

Our speaker is Prof. Mark Messier of the University of Indiana, who will 
be telling us about the NOvA experiment at Fermilab.   NOvA is the 
largest neutrino experiment in the U.S. at the moment, and Mark is the 
spokesman.  He's an excellent speaker and will give a broadly accessible 
talk.

I hope to see you there!

Abstract: The observation of neutrino mass and mixing has provided the 
first evidence for physics beyond the Standard Model in the laboratory and 
there is currently a world-wide program underway to better elucidate the 
nature of the neutrino. The NOvA experiment, currently under construction 
in northern Minnesota and set to begin data taking in 2013, will play an 
important role in this program uniquely providing information on the 
neutrino mass hierarchy and the neutrino charge-partity violating phase 
through studies of muon to electron neutrino oscillations and muon to 
electron antineutrino oscillations. Starting from a general introduction 
to neutrinos and the role they play in particle physics and cosmology I 
will outline the major questions still surrounding neutrinos, highlight 
the impact data from NOvA will have on these questions, and update the 
construction progress of the experiment.

Cheers,
Hugh