Intern Blog Postings

Week 2: No red panda, yet...

Sunday, June 9, 2024

Sonja Boettcher

Journalism is difficult and the red pandas are hiding from me.

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Week 2: Settling In

Friday, June 7, 2024

Johnny Miri

What a wonderful week! I’m having the most amazing time here. Our intern cohort finally worked out our taxes, which was a lot of fun because everyone was on a zoom call together.

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Week 1: Settling In

Monday, June 3, 2024

Amanda Maeglin

Hi! My name is Amanda Maeglin, and I am the APS STEP UP intern this summer. I am a rising senior at Vanderbilt University, where I am triple majoring in Physics, English with a creative writing concentration, and the Communication of Science and Technology.

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3 AM Wake Up Call

Monday, June 3, 2024

Charlotte Bimson

Week 1 is over!

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Week 1: Crying over spilled milk

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Johnny Miri

What an amazing start to the summer! My name is Johnny, and I'm the American Institute of Physics FYI Science Policy News intern. My hometown of Cedar Park, TX is a little hotter and much dryer than this city. I've had a blast exploring Washington, DC so far.

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Good Morning DC (Week One)

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Reidyn Wingate

 

Good Morning DC!

 

Good Morning History,

Walking down the same streets as some of our country’s greatest leaders,

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Week 1: Am I Technically an Astrophysicist Now?

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Jaden Sicotte

Big takeaways from the first week? I love DC summers, SPS is the best, and whoever lives in this building and can’t make popcorn without setting off the fire alarm needs to be evicted. Also I now know what reionization means if anyone was wondering. 

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Charles Wszalek

Week 1: What I've Learned

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Charles Wszalek

 Hello friends, family, and future, present, and past interns

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What's in a name? That which we call a dorm, by any other word would be just as jank.

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Evan Erickson

What makes a dorm a dorm? Researchers are still looking into the defining properties of the structure. The two most prevalent schools of thought are the Copenhagen and the Everett interpretation.

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Week 1: ...Ready For It?

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Jenna Mastropolo

Hey, I didn’t see you there! My name is Jenna, and I am the Mather Public Policy Intern at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) this summer. I am from the greatest state ever, New Jersey, and I attend High Point University in North Carolina!

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