Intern Blog Postings

Week Seven: Familiar Territory

Friday, July 14, 2017

Zakary Noel

As time marches on, making sure I'll be able to complete everything I wanted to do is certainly a challenge, but one I'm always more than willing to take.

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Week Seven: New research over the Horizon

Friday, July 14, 2017

Lisa McDonald

This week I got to step outside the world of U.S. research for a bit and see a different approach: research funding in the EU.

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Week Seven: NASA, NIST, and New Projects

Friday, July 14, 2017

Lexxi Reddington

This past week was extremely busy with old projects, new projects, and tours. Firstly, Tori and I officially completed all of the exhibit cases, including hanging up stars in the downstairs case to add an extra visual component that draws attention to the information inside.

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NASA and NIST

Friday, July 14, 2017

Eleanor Hook

Tours galore!

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SCOOP SEVEN: SHINY SLY SCIENCE

Friday, July 14, 2017

Mary Ann Mort

Let’s sneak bits of science into places people aren’t expecting it so that they learn things (or at least get exposed to them) without them knowing! Random shout out to Guerilla Science!

 

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Commuting: Make it Productive

Friday, July 14, 2017

Jacob Robertson

The single downside of living in Foggy Bottom and working in College Park is the fifty-five minute daily commute by Metro. While, thankfully, the train isn't quite as crowded on my side of the tracks, fifty-five minutes is still a substantial chunk of a 24 hour day.

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Week #7: Our method of questioning...

Friday, July 14, 2017

Francisco Ayala Rodriguez

“What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.” -Werner Heisenberg.

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Week 6: Whirlwind

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Victoria (Tori) Eng

Looking back on this week has been both very eventful and very uneventful all at the same time. We had a four-day weekend with the 4th of July falling on a Tuesday. I spent both Saturday and Monday just hanging around the apartment, just relaxing.

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Week 5: Mid-Summer Reflection

Monday, July 10, 2017

Michael Forkner

As week five came to a close, it was hard to believe that my time in DC was half over. In the beginning, ten weeks seemed like it was plenty of time to explore the city and accomplish all my projects.

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Week 6: The Fourth and More

Monday, July 10, 2017

Samantha Pedek

It never ceases to amaze me how fast time is flying by, especially this past week. There is just so many things to do here in D.C., and so many sights to see! The holiday and the nice weather inspired an adventurous weekend.

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