American Institute of Physics

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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Week 3: Reading, Celebrating, and Relaxing

Friday, July 5, 2013

Fiona Muir

Despite only spending three days of it at work, this week has been more hectic than the last two put together. Last weekend I headed up to New York to see a friend I hadn’t seen in over a year and tried to fit as many tourist attractions as possible in to the twelve hours I was there.

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Week 2: Singing Acapella

Friday, June 14, 2013

Jamie Garrett

Time is flying by here in DC! Often I’ve thought to myself, I can’t believe I’ve only known these people for two weeks now! It’s nice that we all, the interns, get along so well. It feels like I already have great friends here. So let us begin where I left off last week…

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Week 4: Eventful Days

Friday, June 28, 2013

Jose "Ro" Avila

So, I got a seat in front of the piano at this Kennedy Center concert! It was incredible, and I met a jazz pianist and vocalist from Oregon, who was sitting next to me, with whom I shared the awe of this concert.

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Week 2: International Food

Friday, June 14, 2013

Jose "Ro" Avila

One more week went by, and we were only able to smell it pass through. Last Friday we had the opportunity to try something new. We took the metro to Union Station and went to an Ethiopian restaurant.

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Week 1: The Elephant Team

Friday, June 7, 2013

Jose "Ro" Avila

I remember the day I received the email from SPS offering me the Career Pathways internship for this summer. I was really excited, but at the same time I had no idea of what it actually meant, or what to expect from it.

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Communicate with Congress

A call to action

Final Reflections: Applying my skills and knowledge

Monday, August 26, 2013

Jose "Ro" Avila

Until this summer, I could not imagine what a summer internship would look like. Especially a summer internship in the capital of the United States working along with the American Institute of Physics and the Society of Physics Students (SPS).

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Shouvik Bhattacharya

AIP Career Pathways Intern

Ryan Barley

AIP Center for History of Physics Intern

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