Intern Blog Postings

Joseph Dees

Week 2:Settling down and reflecting

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Joseph Dees

Wow, what a week.  So much turmoil around us, not only with COVID-19 but also in society with #Strike4BlackLives and #ShutDownSTEM.  Will life go back to some sense of normal?  What will that normal be when it finally returns?   

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What I learned during the STEM Shutdown

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Madison Swirtz

The first resource I looked into was ParticlesForJustice.org. The call to action on the front page is worth reading in its entirety, and I took my call to action as the following quote:

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Omitted

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Maria Stokes

I never imagined I would conduct historical research without access to physical books. It turns out that books are rather useful when it comes to certain forms of historical research (please contain your surprise).  

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Week 2: A Long Way To Go

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Abdul Qadeer Rehan

Having gained familiarity with this internship I started week two with an excitement to get hands-on with my summer project. With all the information export hurdles completed, I was granted access to the algorithms and code developed by researchers on the project at NIST.

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Week 2: Miles Left to Go

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Samantha Creech

When budding physicists are first learning about the rich history of their field, they realize that all researchers are standing on the shoulders of giants. They hear the names of famous scientists from across the centuries.

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Week 2: Compact Productivity

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Jack Moody

The second week flew by! Mostly because a lot of work got done, but also because I only had a 3 day week. APS did not conduct operations on Wednesday in support of #ShutDownSTEM, and I took Friday off to go with my family to pick up our new Irish Wolfhound puppy from New York.

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Week 2: Cat Picture! (Also, some productive things)

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Abigail Ambrose

Week 2 is in the books! This week I started working on condensed biographies for the Society of Rheology fellows. And I even got to learn about how one of the fellows enjoys a good party. I also got to learn more about accessing the Archives while away from the building.

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Week 2 - Reflecting Pool

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Max Dornfest

Week two has been full of unique opportunities and activities, yet thankfully, I have been able to stay on top of my work load. I am narrowing down my research topic, and am now examining sources for data.

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First Week going Virtual

Monday, June 8, 2020

Benjamin Petkie

So, let’s address the elephant in the room, the entire internship has been moved online. This said, I can’t express how grateful I am to everyone who made the virtual internship possible and fought to give us an experience we will most definitely reflect positively upon.

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Week 1: Goals

Monday, June 8, 2020

Anna Murphree

[All views are my own.]

Hello! This is Anna, and I’m one of the NASA interns this summer. Briefly, I’m a senior physics major at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. I am very excited and grateful to be part of this program this summer!

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