Neutrino Interaction Cross Sections in the NOvA Near Detector

NOvA is a long-baseline neutrino experiment designed to measure neutrino flavor oscillations in an effort to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy and constrain oscillation parameters. NOvA deploys two coarse grain scintillating calorimeters that are identical in construction and at differentbaselines in order to observe oscillation. The NOvA Near Detector (ND) is about 290 tons and is situated about 1 km from the Fermilab provided NuMI beam and is instrumental in reducing the convolved systematic uncertainties around beam flux and neutrino interaction cross sections. This configuration allows the NOvA ND serve as a fixed-target neutrino interactions experiment with a hydrocarbon target for the precision measurement of neutrino-nucleus interaction cross sections. This talk summarizes the recent contributions of NOvA to world neutrino-nucleus cross-section data through the measurement of coherent and inclusive cross sections with electron and muon neutrinos and various final states. We will also briefly review new measurements on the horizon that employ developing analysis techniques to illuminate neutrino scattering dynamics.