American Institute of Physics

Week 5: A Week of Life Skills

Sunday, July 4, 2021

Noah Johnson

“This is either madness, or brilliance” “It’s remarkable how often those two traits coincide” - Will Turner and Jack Sparrow

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Week Five: Another day, another story

Sunday, July 4, 2021

Madison Brewer

It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through the internship. I’ve learned and written so much already. This week I got two new assignments that are sure to keep me busy. 

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Week 4: Meeting John Mather and Gaining Confidence with Bill Analysis

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Julia Bauer

The highlight (or acme, for my fellow GRE preppers) of this week was meeting Dr. John Mather at last Friday’s round table discussion. I had the opportunity to ask Dr.

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Week 4: Write, Edit, Repeat

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Noah Johnson

“I’ve got a jar of dirt!” - Captain Jack Sparrow

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Week Four: A published writer

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Madison Brewer

Last week, I learned a lot about being a working writer. But this week, I became a published writer! My first story appeared on the Physics Today website on Friday, June 25. (Don’t worry, I’ve marked it in my calendar.) 

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Week 4: Making New Friends

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Maura Shapiro

This week, I remarked on how social the internship is. Despite being virtual, I feel that there is a community of interns and colleagues. The intern game-night Zooms have been surprisingly fun and though Zoom fatigue is real, I’ve always left our meetings excited for the next one!

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Week Three: A working writer

Monday, June 21, 2021

Madison Brewer

This week was magazine heavy. Each issue takes a month to perfect.

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Week 3: It's nice to see you in person...

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Maura Shapiro

This was a great week, so I’ll just skip to the highlight: I visited AIP in person! I am from the D.C. area and was already planning to make the trek back for Father’s Day weekend, when I decided to come down early and visit the offices Friday.

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Week 3: 72 Mousetraps, 100 Ping Pong Balls, and 1 Gallon of Cornstarch, Oh My!

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Noah Johnson

“Laugh it up, fuzzball” - Han Solo

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Week 3: Bulletin Edits and Intern Cohort Appreciation

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Julia Bauer

I had an excellent time this week going through the editing process for my first FYI bulletin about the House Science Committee Ocean-Shot hearing. Bulletins contain between 750 and 1,500 words and typically cover three to four topics in depth.

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