Intern Blog Postings

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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Week 1: I'm an intern now!

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Sonja Boettcher

Exciting first week in Washington DC!

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Maia Chandler

Week 1: The Blue Dasher

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Maia Chandler

Dragonflies, order Odonata, live on every continent except for Antarctica. There are around 3000 species of this predatory insect, characterised by their huge compound eyes, two narrow pairs of intricately veined wings, and elongated, sometimes iridescent bodies.

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Piper M., physics undergraduate student at University of Colorado Denver. NIST Research Intern, Radiation Physics.

Week 1: Hello, Washington, D.C.

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Piper Malczewski

Part One: Arrival

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Week 1: Finally Here!

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Kaden Gammon

Hello everyone! My name is Kaden, and I am a research intern at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). I just completed my third year at William Jewell College and in the fall will be attending Washington University in St.

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Week 1: Return of the Jedi

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Brynn Schierenbeck

Hello again!

I’m excited to be back in DC and once again surrounded by all these smarty pants. It’s been a rather relaxing first week back so I should have just sat down and got this in on time. Yet, here I am, again choosing procrastination over productivity.

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Week 1: Lost in the Woods

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Kai Hostetter-Habib

This week, I was lost in the woods.

Starting a new internship in a new city can be daunting. You need to acclimate to your environment and job, all while trying to make the most of your time in a new place and make friends. It can be exhausting, but it is also exhilarating.

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