American Institute of Physics

Week 3: Exploration and Conversation: A Continuation of Week 2

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Benjamin Preis

This was quite the week! I continued my foray into writing the Physicist’s Guide to Washington, DC with continuous exploration this week. On Monday, I went to the Jefferson Memorial early in the morning. Someone had recommended it to me the previous week, and I wanted to visit before I forgot.

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Week 9: Not Wasting Time

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Ashley Finger

The end of Week 8 was just as busy as the start.

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Week 8: Whirlwind

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Ashley Finger

I mentioned last week that the events on my calendar looking forward were extremely exciting, but even so, I was not aware of the whirlwind in which I was about to be swept up.

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Week 7: A Water Themed Week

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Ashley Finger

This week, my office had only two interns (compared to the usual four), which made for a busy week.

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Week 6: Fourth of July Weekend

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Ashley Finger

The week leading up to Independence Day was a recess week for Congress. As a result, I had expected the week to go slowly with no hearings, markups, or briefings to speak of.

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Week 5: Half Way Point

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Ashley Finger

I came into this internship with an affinity for a busy schedule and I'm happy to say that as my fifth week in Washington, D.C. comes to a close, my "to do" list is becoming longer rather than shorter as I learn about more opportunities this city has to offer.

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Week 4: Week Four Already?

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Ashley Finger

This week in the House Science Committee was filled with hearings, markups, and additional side projects.

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Week 3: A Lot of Physics

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Ashley Finger

Last weekend really set the pace for this week. As I wrote about in my last journal entry, we had a dinner with AIP staff, stargazing, and a community outreach event.

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Week 9: The Capitol, Pentagon, and Presentations!

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Simon Patane

I can't believe I'm on my last few days here in D.C.! This past week has been absolutely great, with tours of the Capitol and the Pentagon as well as our final presentations this past Friday.

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Week 8: NIST, NASA, and meetings!

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Simon Patane

Many new things to journal about for Week 8! Two of the highlights of this week were by far the tours of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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