UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Andre de Gouvea, Northwestern
“The Brave Nu World”
Nonzero neutrino masses are the most concrete evidence of physics beyond the standard model to date. I will provide an overview of the current status of neutrino physics, concentrating on recent experimental and theoretical developments. I will also discuss outstanding experimental and theoretical issues, and the program that is required in order to fully explore the neutrino mass puzzle, which ranges from precision neutrino oscillation searches to searches for charged-lepton flavor violation to the pursuit of a finite proton lifetime.