Speaker
Description
The goal of this phenomenology-oriented talk is to highlight some of the
manifold ways in which neutrino oscillation experiments contribute to
the global search for physics beyond the Standard Model. We will in
particular discuss searches for sterile neutrinos (for which there exist
some tantalizing but controversial hints), searches for new interactions
in an effective field theory context, and searches for dark matter.
Moreover, we will highlight the tremendous potential of neutrino "Near
Detectors" for probing light and weakly interacting new particles.
Throughout the talk, we will also highlight the Standard Model
challenges that current and future neutrino oscillation experiments are
facing, in particular with regard to precision prediction for
neutrino-nucleus interactions.
