"Searching for Physics Beyond the Standard Model with IceCube"

Abstract -

 The IceCube neutrino observatory, currently under construction at  the 
South Pole,
offers a novel environment to search for signatures of physics beyond 
the Standard Model.
With IceCube more than two-thirds complete complete it is currently the 
largest neutrino observatory.
The large instrumented volume and clear glacial ice allows for the  
improvement of detection
limits (in the absence of discovery) on many types of exotic 
cosmological relics, including
magnetic monopoles, Nuclearites, and Q-balls.  IceCube is also sensitive 
to long lived exotic
particles (e.g. SUSY staus) produced from high energy cosmic rays or 
neutrino interactions at
energies beyond the reach of current colliders.
 In this talk I will present the current construction status, main 
physics goals of the IceCube
neutrino observatory, as well as the potential to discover signatures of 
physics beyond the
Standard Model.