Intern Blog Postings

Friday, June 16, 2017

Samantha Pedek

These past few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity, but I am coming to enjoy the fast paced life of the city. For being as large as it is, D.C. is quite charming and welcoming. I am starting to feel at home here, which can be attributed to my growing confidence in my navigation abilities.

Week Three: Making the Most of It

Friday, June 16, 2017

Zakary Noel

There's all kinds of people and all kinds of places to see when you're a physicist. Maybe I haven't quite earned that title in it's entirety yet, but when I'm reminded of my place here it makes the effort all the more worth it to strive for that.

Deeper Understandings -- Week 3

Friday, June 16, 2017

Justine Boecker

This past week has been probably my least exciting week to report so far. For the first time, I spent all five days in the office. I have been hard at work at developing lessons for a K-8 Waves and Sound Workshop to be held in Cincinnati this July.

Week Three: Cutting Paper and Cruising

Friday, June 16, 2017

Lexxi Reddington

Over the past week, Tori and I have been working on the physical aspects of creating the exhibit: finalizing designs, printing and resizing images, obtaining the large images for the backgrounds, etc.

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.

Week #3: Embrace the unknown…

Friday, June 16, 2017

Francisco Ayala Rodriguez

We can fix a destination, but the journey will write itself down.

Technology Meets Congress

Friday, June 16, 2017

Eleanor Hook

Between hearings on cybersecurity and symposia on new NASA technology, there's always something exciting to learn about!

Pride Month: Diversity in Physics

Friday, June 16, 2017

Jacob Robertson

This past weekend, The Optical Society (OSA) invited the SPS interns to celebrate pride month at their offices. After mingling with OSA's staff on the patio, we relocated to the street to watch the parade.