"The physics program and status of NOvA"

ABSTRACT:

The NOvA long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment at Fermilab has transitioned from construction to operation, with the 14-kton Far Detector and the 0.3-kton Near Detector now collecting neutrino data.  With it's full planned exposure, NOvA will make the most precise measurements to date of the "atmospheric" neutrino sector, and NOvA's 810-km baseline gives it a unique sensitivity among existing experiments for measuring the neutrino mass hierarchy, a critical missing piece of the neutrino framework.  I will summarize the construction and commissioning of NOvA, the status of the neutrino source upgrade, current analysis activities, and the physics goals of the experiment.