lariat (liquid argon in a testbeam) is a neutrino experiment located at the fermi national accelerator laboratory (fermilab), chicago. it is capable of both accurately identifying and making precise 3d spatial and calorimetric measurements of particles. currently, it is in the calibration phase of development. at present, the lariat collaboration has more than 65 members from 17 institutions worldwide, including yale university, the university of manchester, and kek.