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Testing the Standard Model: A Conversation with Professor Sean Foster about Particle Physics, Teaching, and Cake

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…