Searches for the neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM)

The discovery of a non-zero neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM) would provide evidence for a new type of CP violation. Such a discovery would shed light on the fundamental question of why there now more visible matter than antimatter in the universe. Failure to observe a non-zero nEDM however will still constrain many versions of beyond the Standard Model physics, including minimal supersymmetry. I will provide an overview of current experimental techniques, review the world-wide status of experimental searches, and focus on the specifics of an experiment that is being developed to run at the Spallation Neutron Source at ORNL that offers a factor of about 100 increase in sensitivity over existing measurements.