Intern Blog Postings

Week 1: Leaving the Desert; Entering the Humidity

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Kelby Peterson

My first week as an SPS Intern has been a whirlwind of new and exciting things as well as a blast of jet lag, culture shock, and some mild climate changes. DC has been a great experience all around; from the awesome food to the Memorial Day Parade I have had great experiences exploring the city.

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Week 1: Introductions

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Nick Durofchalk

Technology. I’ve known a couple of people who, upon learning of my two majors, question the wisdom in pursuing a degree in two vastly different subjects. These people wave their hands and claim that the two don’t work together, but I disagree. I see the two as entirely complimentary and after finishing my undergraduate studies, I hope to combine my love of sound and science and pursue a Ph.D. in Acoustics.

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Week 1: Sooooo Oriented!

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Kirsten Randle

My first week in DC has been pretty interesting. After flying in Tuesday night and checking into my massive apartment on the GWU campus, I started getting to know the other interns.

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Week 1: Guess Who's Back!

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Caleb L. Heath

I'm Caleb Heath, the prodigal intern. If you're staff or friend or family, than I and my story are familiar to you. But some of you reading this will be spaced further down the temporal flow. Some of you are future interns, or at least, you'd like to be.

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Reflection: A Summer of Growth

Monday, August 26, 2013

Darren McKinnon

It's officially been over a month since I left DC. As I lose myself in another semester of school, I think back on my internship with fond memories.

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Final Reflections: Applying my skills and knowledge

Monday, August 26, 2013

Jose "Ro" Avila

Until this summer, I could not imagine what a summer internship would look like. Especially a summer internship in the capital of the United States working along with the American Institute of Physics and the Society of Physics Students (SPS).

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Reflections on My SPS Internship

Monday, August 26, 2013

Alexandra Day

I can’t believe it’s already been a month since the end of the SPS internship program! Looking back on my experiences, I’m struck by how much I learned – both about myself and about what it’s like to work at a national lab.

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Retrospective: Through the Mirror Brightly

Monday, August 26, 2013

Caleb Heath

I didn't expect to go to Washington DC this summer.

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Week 10: Week of the Parthian Shot

Friday, August 9, 2013

Caleb Heath

Despite the title, I have nothing barbed to say about this week, except to wish that someone would hurry up and invent practical transporters. I would have saved considerable time at the airport. More importantly, I could come back at will.

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Final Reflections: A great experience

Friday, August 9, 2013

Fiona Muir

Now that I’m back in London and getting stuck in to my classes for this term, the excitement of DC seems a million miles away. Talking to all my friends about what they’ve been doing this summer, I do feel like I’m bragging a bit when I describe what a great experience I had.

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