The Optical Society

And So it Begins

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Brigette Smith

The process of moving to Washington DC was a real hassle. I've never moved by myself before and I took a plane on top of that. It was pouring raining when I arrived and I had to try to drag three giant suitcases around GWU campus to find Amsterdam hall.

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Brigette Smith

Brigette Smith

The Optical Society Intern

Week 6: Kayaking on the 4th

Monday, July 10, 2017

Michael Forkner

This week we had Monday and Tuesday off for the Fourth of July. Most of the weekend was spent relaxing, looking into future graduate schools, and exploring DC. The best part of my long weekend, and probably my favorite day of the summer, was the Fourth of July.

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Week 5: Mid-Summer Reflection

Monday, July 10, 2017

Michael Forkner

As week five came to a close, it was hard to believe that my time in DC was half over. In the beginning, ten weeks seemed like it was plenty of time to explore the city and accomplish all my projects.

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Week Four: Blogs on Blogs on Blogs

Friday, June 23, 2017

Michael Forkner

This week I spent two days attending an incubator that OSA hosted.

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Week Three: Pride, End of Finals, and a Murder Mystery!

Friday, June 16, 2017

Michael Forkner

This week has been absolutely packed full of activities. Last weekend was DC pride, which was an amazing experience. My intern host, The Optical Society, is along the parade route, so they hosted a pride party and invited all the SPS interns.

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Week Two: Exploring the City

Friday, June 9, 2017

Michael Forkner

It is the end of my first full week at The Optical Society (OSA). So far I absolutely love my team members, as well as all the staff at OSA. Everyone is very welcoming and friendly and I feel like I have worked here for much longer than a week and a half.

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Week 1: Moving to DC!

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Michael Forkner

Wow. It's been a crazy week. I just moved here from Oregon on Sunday and it's my first time out on the east coast. We have been exploring D.C., doing outreach, working, and I have been working on homework.

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Michael Forkner

Michael Forkner

The Optical Society Intern

CLEO: 2017

CLEO is the premier international forum for scientific and technical optics — uniting the fields of lasers and opto-electronics by bringing together all aspects of laser technology, from basic research to industry applications.

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