1. The NOvA Experiment http://www-nova.fnal.gov http://www-nova.fnal.gov The NOvA Experiment http://www-nova.fnal.gov http://www-nova.fnal.gov Mark Messier Indiana University for the NOvA Collaboration 180 scientists and engineers from 26 institutions Mark Messier Indiana University for the NOvA Collaboration 180 scientists and engineers from 26 institutions

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14. The NOvA Collaboration at Argonne National Lab, 25 April 2009 Argonne National Laboratory - University of Athens - California Institute of Technology - University of California, Los Angeles - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory - College de France - Harvard University - Indiana University - Lebedev Physical Institute - Michigan State University - University of Minnesota, Duluth - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - The Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow - Technische Universität München, Munich - State University of New York, Stony Brook - Northern Illinois University, DeKalb - Northwestern University - Ohio State University, Columbus - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro - University of South Carolina, Columbia - Southern Methodist University - Stanford University - University of Tennessee - Texas A&M University - University of Texas, Austin - University of Texas, Dallas - Tufts University - University of Virginia, Charlottesville - The College of William and Mary - Wichita State University