Intern Blog Postings

Week 6: In a Contemplative Fashion, and a Tranquil Frame of Mind

Friday, July 12, 2013

Jamie Garrett

My new topics for the PhysicsQuest project are proving more difficult than the previous. I am working on rotation and angular momentum in relation to quantum physics.

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Week 5: Hearings & Markups

Friday, July 12, 2013

Katherine Stankus

Representative Kilmer and I. This week has been the busiest week so far.

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Week 5: Short Week, short post

Friday, July 12, 2013

Christine O'Donnell

Last week, I finalized the presentation I will give at the AAPT Summer Meeting next weekend to the Executive Board and Section Representatives. We want to let them know about the work I’m doing and encourage members to pursue advocacy, so my talk focuses on what resources I am creating.

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Week 5: Georgia Bound

Friday, July 12, 2013

Nicole Quist

Saturday we went to the Folklife festival put on by the Smithsonian. They had booth set up about the Americas, fashion, as well as a bunch of booths for Hungry. It was fun walking around and seeing all the displays. They also had food, so we got some Chicken and Waffles and fresh fruit.

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Week 6: NASA Trip!

Friday, July 12, 2013

Alexandra Day

The highlight of this week was our trip to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

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Week 6: Tour de Goddard

Friday, July 12, 2013

Darren McKinnon

Following the fun of the 4th, it was back to work on Monday. Most of the week was taken up with familiarizing myself with writing scripts in Linux and working my way through the modeling code that we would be utilizing.

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Week 6: Week of the Titans

Friday, July 12, 2013

Caleb Heath

It’s been a busier week than usual. On Wednesday, we went to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but I didn’t foresee sitting in on an address by the NASA Administrator (which is apparently the position of head honcho).

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Week 6: Week of the Titans

Friday, July 12, 2013

Caleb Heath

July 8-12, 2013

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Week 5

Friday, July 12, 2013

Dayton Syme

It has been very fun to meet and talk with all of the interns around the Department of Education. On Thursday, there was a 21+ intern social. We did what many people do in DC after work – we went to happy hour. I met about 20 interns from different departments and background.

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Week 4: In the Sun

Friday, July 12, 2013

Fiona Muir

I finally understand what everyone else has been saying all along – the weeks seem shorter and shorter the longer I’m here!

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