American Institute of Physics

Unifying Fields: Science Driving Innovation

Introducing the Theme of the 2016 Quadrennial Congress of Sigma Pi Sigma (PhysCon)

Final Reflection: The end of an extraordinary summer

Friday, September 4, 2015

Brean Prefontaine

People often say that it is easy to get wrapped up in life events and forget to take a moment to reflect. I can certainly agree! The end of summer brought an end to the SPS internship and a whole new set of things to tackle (like moving into a new house and the start of another term of classes).

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Connor Day

Final Reflections: New Adventures

Friday, August 14, 2015

Connor Day

It's all over! I have returned home to North Carolina with my family after such a fun and enriching summer in the nation's capitol with SPS. My final week of work began with three days at the AAPT summer meeting at the University of Maryland. The AIP History Center had a morning session on the second to last day of the conference at which the intern team presented. We gave an overview of the motivation and goals of our project, discussed some of the specific content, and explained our goals for the future of the teaching guides.

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Brean Prefontaine

Week 9: Everyone has to leave…

Monday, August 24, 2015

Brean Prefontaine

Things were a little strange after the final presentations on Friday of last week. I knew that this was the end for everyone else besides Shauna and myself.

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Hannah Pell

Final Reflections: Wait... It's over?

Friday, August 7, 2015

Hannah Pell

The last week came and went as quickly as the summer passed – we spent the majority of it preparing our final presentation and unfortunately, our goodbyes. I’m currently back at home in good old Hershey with a few weeks to relax and get ready for my last year of undergrad. As I look back through all the pictures, I keep thinking “Did this really happen?!” The past ten weeks feel like an awesome dream, and now it’s time to wake up and reflect on it.

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Week 8: The end? Just Kidding...

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Brean Prefontaine

This weekend included another trip up to Philadelphia to see some friends. On Saturday I was able to the Trainwreck movie. It was great and really funny! I highly recommend going to see it! Then on Sunday I was able to relax and go out for a great breakfast with Hendrik.

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Brean Prefontaine

Week 7: Adventures with physics teachers

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Brean Prefontaine

This was one of the most exciting weeks I have had so far this summer! I felt as though I was able to experience many different things and I loved it. The weekend started off with a trip to Mount Vernon with Veronica.

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Week 9: Teaching Teachers

Friday, July 24, 2015

Connor Day

I escaped intern life for a bit this past weekend. I spent Friday evening in Alexandria, VA (across the river from southeast DC) with my friend Olivia who is from there. We walked through Old Town Alexandria down to the waterfront; it’s a beautiful area.

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Week 8: Game Testing

Friday, July 17, 2015

Connor Day

I welcomed a relaxing weekend after our busy week at NASA and the Hill last week.

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Week 9: Politics, Astronauts, and all that Jazz

Friday, July 24, 2015

Hannah Pell

This past week was full of more exploring and activities; oh, and quite a bit of work too.

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