Intern Blog Postings

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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Reflections on My SPS Internship

Monday, August 26, 2013

Alexandra Day

I can’t believe it’s already been a month since the end of the SPS internship program! Looking back on my experiences, I’m struck by how much I learned – both about myself and about what it’s like to work at a national lab.

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Retrospective: Through the Mirror Brightly

Monday, August 26, 2013

Caleb Heath

I didn't expect to go to Washington DC this summer.

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Final Reflections: First-hand science policy experience

Friday, August 9, 2013

Christine O'Donnell

This summer was a good experience for me. I knew there was a lot to the field of science policy, and I knew that my public policy master coursework would be useful. However, nothing beats first-hand experience working on science policy.

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Week 8: Final Goodbyes

Friday, August 9, 2013

Fiona Muir

This week has been very busy and very bittersweet! On Monday all the interns gathered at ACP to go through our presentations and see how we could improve them before the symposium on Tuesday. It was a bit daunting but so helpful to get everyone’s advice and suggestions.

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Week 10: A lot of emotions!

Friday, August 9, 2013

Jose "Ro" Avila

And just as I expected, this last week totally flew by. On Sunday my brother came to town to spend the last 4 days of my internship with me, and so he had to see our final presentations.

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Week 10: Best Summer Ever

Friday, August 9, 2013

Jamie Garrett

Museums, shopping, boat rides, walking, and a lot of food. I have had the best summer in DC working with SPS and exploring the city.

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Week 9: End of a Great Summer Internship

Friday, August 9, 2013

Katherine Stankus

The beginning portion of this week was dedicated to wrapping up my internship experience with the Society of Physics Students (SPS) at the American Center of Physics (ACP).

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Final Reflections: Furthering my career interests

Friday, August 9, 2013

Katherine Stankus

This summer internship with the Society of Physics Students has been a wonderful experience. As a Mather Public Policy Intern, I not only learned how science policy is conducted at the national level but also furthered my career interests.

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Week 9: The End to a Great Summer

Friday, August 9, 2013

Christine O'Donnell

Our last week was a blur of presentations and final evaluations. We had a day to practice and finalize our presentations for the SPS Intern Symposium.

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