Prof. Jeffrey Nelson
Department of Physics
William and Mary

Abstract

Neutrinos, key to understanding fundamental questions in physics, have revolutionized the field with the discovery of flavor oscillations. This colloquium will discuss recent advances in neutrino oscillation experiments, including ongoing and upcoming studies aimed at determining the mass hierarchy, CP violation, and their role in the universe’s matter-antimatter asymmetry. Additionally, I will explore the future of neutrino interactions, which are critical for us to make accurate oscillation measurements allow for exciting opportunities for new discoveries in neutrino physics.

 
Brief bio: 

BS University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 1987; PhD University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 1994. Chair of the Physics Department at William and Mary. Expert in neutrinos.