Intern Blog Postings

Week 5: Busy social week! And looking forward!

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Mark Sellers

This past weekend was super fun! I went to go see Speakers of the House, a Baltimore boogaloo (aka, funk) group at Jazz in the Garden. Even though I got there a little late, I managed to snag a spot right by the stage!

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Week 5: A Day in the Life of Ben

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Benjamin Perez

It's interesting how fast 5 weeks will go by when doing research. One minute you are scrambling to take in all this information the project throws at you and the next your advisor is talking about your final presentation.

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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 5: Lab Company, Finally!

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Kirsten Randle

As Felipe returned to the lab after an eventful journey back from Mexico, my surroundings have become a little less silent. This week I finished up the draft of my paper, sent it to Dr. Chuss and Karwan for review and also got to get my hands a little dirty in the lab.

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Week 5: BBQ and Argonauts!

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Simon Patane

This past week was filled with more than a few adventurous days! Last weekend began with an outing to Jazz in the Garden outside of the National Gallery of Art. Mark and I planned on meeting up with several of the other interns, but my plans changed slightly once we arrived.

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Week 4: My First Week on the Hill

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Benjamin Preis

Monday began rather slowly as I was told by the office to arrive at 10am, I suppose as to avoid the morning rush. I entered into a small foyer, greeted one of my two co-interns, and met with the legislative correspondent (LC) for my intern orientation.

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Week 5: Meetings, Model Airplane and More Lesson Plans, Oh My!

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Jacob Zalkind

Meetings, Model Airplane and More Lesson Plans, Oh My!

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Week 5: "Progress"

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Nick Durofchalk

I would say the week was like any other week, but that certainly wasn't the case. Ted Gull came back to the office on Monday morning, so with his guidance and support, I accomplished a lot during the five days that were to follow.

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Week 5: SOCK and NIST Preparations

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Kearns Louis-Jean

This week has been dedicated to finishing the experiments for the sock. We have been writing the explanations for these demonstrations & activities. It has been very fun to go over the experiments. You get to look at the experiments from a different perspective.

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Week 5: The Eggonauts

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Stephen Skolnick

Work, this week, consisted primarily of writing copy for the website that we're going to be putting up to correspond with our outreach poster series, and writing a bit for the PhysicsCentral Physics Buzz blog. The highlight of last week, though, came after work on Tuesday.

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