Intern Blog Postings

Week 5: Humidity and Humility

Friday, July 6, 2018

Phoebe Sharp

I swim to work. I swore that no summer could be worse than a summer in Memphis. Being right on the Mississippi river, going to work everyday was like breathing in water. My glasses would fog up when I would step out of my car.

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Week Five: The Fourth

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Mikayla Cleaver

Hello again internet!

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Week Four: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

Friday, June 29, 2018

Sarah Monk

It’s the end of my fourth week at Capitol Hill. Since I started I’ve been asked countless times how I like working there. Have I started to pull me hair out yet? Is working for the government as bad as it seems? To be completely honest, I absolutely love it.

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Week 4: Archives, Astronomy, and Anxiety

Friday, June 29, 2018

Stephanie Williams

 

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Week Four: Astronomy.. Not on The Mall!

Friday, June 29, 2018

Amanda Williams

All the interns working at the American Center for Physics agreed to divide and conquer the Astronomy on the Mall supplies. Hence, I took to the metro with a big blue Physcon tote filled with rainbow glasses, LEDs, and a big copper pipe (no one on the metro was phased by this).

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Week Four: Staying in the Moment

Friday, June 29, 2018

Mikayla Cleaver

“If I like a moment, for me, personally, I don’t like to have the distraction of the camera. I just want to stay in it.” -Sean O’Connell, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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Week 4: Vision Boards and Test Runs

Friday, June 29, 2018

Kristen Larson

I can’t believe that an entire month has past by already! Time is going by so fast.

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Week 4: For My Family

Friday, June 29, 2018

Daniel A Morales

This week was a little far from average for me. I didn't discover the graviton (yet) nor did I figure out what happened before the big bang. Instead, I decided to shave my head for breast cancer awareness in honor of my stepmother who was recently diagnosed.

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The Years Start Comin'

Friday, June 29, 2018

Michael Welter

 "If you think of anything ever, do it. Then show me." -Brad Conrad, encouraging me to be creative with new SPS promotional material.

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Craft your message

Friday, June 29, 2018

Brigette Smith

OSA ambassadors are emerging leaders in the field of optics and photonics and they provide career advice, technical knowledge and mentorship to students and early career professionals.

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