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Sunday, June 15, 2014

Kelby Peterson

One of the expected aspects of research is long hours in the lab crossing your fingers hoping your experiment will work; then of course cursing your stupid mistakes when it doesn't. One aspect of research I didn't expect was to be doing all that in the dark.

Week 2: Exploravision

Monday, June 9, 2014

Kearns Louis-Jean

This week has been very eventful. Saturday we went to visit the Freer Gallery and visited Arlington Cemetery not to long after that. It was my first time witnessing The Changing of The Guard. It was a very humbling experience.

Week 2: Right into the Thick of It

Monday, June 9, 2014

Jacob Zalkind

During this first full week of work, we in the history department wasted no time in getting right into the thick of our work. So far this week, Simon and I have visited the library at least 3 or 4 times and have checked out and checked back in at least a dozen or so books between the two of us.

Week 2: Recess Week in Congress

Monday, June 9, 2014

Ashley Finger

As I write this, I am nearing the end of my first full week as an intern for the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. This week, Congress was in recess, which made for a slower pace in the office, but, I found, hardly any reduction in my excitement.

Week 2: Getting into the groove of things

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Mark Sellers

So, it's been a full week at SPS and things are going very well. I think I've made a good transition back into the working environment. Friday was spent on brainstorming more demonstration ideas, as well as meeting Dr. Kraig Wheeler of the American Crystallographic Association at a meeting.

Week 2: Arlington, A Brief Departure, Finding a Direction

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Stephen Skolnick

In order to get a feel for the kind of work they do (and the kind of puns that will fly in this office), my supervisors had me spend one of my mornings the first week reading through issues 1-6 of "Spectra: The Original Laser Superhero."

Week 2: Living the life in D.C.

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Benjamin Perez

Friday officially marked the end of my first workweek at NIST, and all I can say is I have never worked in a work environment like it. From the employees, to the SURF interns and the giant campus, I was a little overwhelmed at first.

Week 2: National Institute of Subzero Temperatures

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Kelby Peterson

I tend to be a bit of an adrenaline junkie; rock climbing, mountain biking, sky diving, skiing, snowboard, scuba diving, long boarding, etc. I love it all. My first day at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was an adrenaline rush of a different nature.

Week 1: Arriving a Bit Late to DC

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Benjamin Preis

Unlike all of the other interns, this past week I arrived in Washington, DC to begin this amazing summer. I arrived late due to a confluence of events: I was leading a cultural exchange/learning trip to Mumbai, India with Tufts University — where I go to school — until May 29th.

Week 2: NASA

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Nick Durofchalk

And so on Monday, the Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center hosted its orientation for the fresh crop of summer interns.

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