By Vinca Lu Why is there something rather than nothing? Why does the universe contain more matter than antimatter? Does the key to answering these questions lie in ultra-cold molecules? On October 7, the Amherst Physics and Astronomy Department hosted Professor Ben Augenbraun from the Williams College Chemistry department to deliver a colloquium talk titled…
By Fernanda Morais This semester, the Physics and Astronomy Department welcomed Visiting Assistant Professor Sean Foster, who is currently teaching Electromagnetic Theory I and Introductory Mechanics. He received his Ph.D. from Boston University in 2023, working on the Muon g-2 experiment, and did a postdoctorate at the University of Kentucky, working on both Muon g-2…
Article by Amy Zheng Juan C. Vasquez Carmona is a visiting assistant professor of physics. He is the current Chair of the New England section of the American Physical Society and a full-time member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society. This academic year is his first time instructing physics at Amherst College. This…