American Physical Society

Week 5: Shape Up Week

Sunday, July 5, 2020

Jack Moody

This was a short but chaotic week here at APS Careers. The long and short of it is that this week can “kindly” be called, Shape Up week...The email series had a very tumultuous timeline that took up far more headspace than Midhat or I predicted.

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Joseph Dees

Week 4: What to say

Monday, June 29, 2020

Joseph Dees

AS I reflect on the events that have passed so far this summer, I can't imagine how the world is changing.  Amidst it all, the fundamental building blocks of the universe are never changing.  Our understanding of the changes on a daily basis.  With each passing day, it becomes more and more evide

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If there's something you don't know, literally just ask.

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Madison Swirtz

Since I had officially finished up the activities that were supposed to take me the rest of the summer, the APS Programs department gave me the opportunity to try some new things. 

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Week 4: Keep the ball rolling!

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Jack Moody

This was another fun week at APS Careers! I feel like I’m really making an impact on the community and am loving being around fellow physicists that care so deeply about helping the physics community progress and thrive.

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Joseph Dees

Week 3:Really!!!!

Monday, June 22, 2020

Joseph Dees

Wait, what did you say???  It can't be week 3!!

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For anyone who is interested in what my job actually is

Monday, June 22, 2020

Madison Swirtz

Although my blogs the first two weeks were not very insightful, I do actually have a real job at APS. My job for the summer was to update the APS Top Educators lists and Physics Graphs & Statistics. All in all, lots of working in Excel.

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Week 3: Social Engagement and Major Progress

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Jack Moody

This was a fantastically productive and encouraging week here at APS Careers. I am really starting to feel like a member of the team and the community both within APS Programs and amongst my fellow SPS interns! 

Now for actual updates: 

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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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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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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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