Intern Blog Postings

Week 2: National Institute of Subzero Temperatures

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Kelby Peterson

I tend to be a bit of an adrenaline junkie; rock climbing, mountain biking, sky diving, skiing, snowboard, scuba diving, long boarding, etc. I love it all. My first day at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was an adrenaline rush of a different nature.

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Week 1: Arriving a Bit Late to DC

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Benjamin Preis

Unlike all of the other interns, this past week I arrived in Washington, DC to begin this amazing summer. I arrived late due to a confluence of events: I was leading a cultural exchange/learning trip to Mumbai, India with Tufts University — where I go to school — until May 29th.

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Week 2: NASA

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Nick Durofchalk

And so on Monday, the Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center hosted its orientation for the fresh crop of summer interns.

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Week 2: Crash Course in Everything

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Kirsten Randle

My official first week on the job has been pretty exciting. I've read several papers on the CMB, the CLASS Detector, and the primary noise source in the detector. I've basically spend the whole week learning lots of new things and meeting lots of people.

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Week 2: Let's Run the Experiment

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Caleb L. Heath

"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing." -- Wernher von Braun

The key difference between an expert and a novice is not knowledge or ability: it is process.

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Week 1: The Beginning

Monday, June 2, 2014

Jacob Zalkind

New jobs are always an indicator of a new beginning. It is an opportunity to meet new colleagues, supervisors, bosses and networking opportunities as well as become a part of something much greater than ourselves.

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Week 1: Jumping in on Committee Work

Monday, June 2, 2014

Ashley Finger

My first week as an SPS intern in Washington, D.C. got off to an incredibly exciting start. My roommate, Kelby, and I both arrived on Sunday afternoon and moved into our cozy and antique apartment that very quickly became homey and filled with life, especially as the other interns began to arrive.

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Week 1: Transition to D.C. and First Days

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Mark Sellers

Before I explain what I have been up to for the past week, allow me to introduce myself! I'm Mark Sellers and I'm the 2014 SOCK intern. I am originally from Kansas City, Missouri and am a rising senior at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Week 1: Arriving in D.C. and the first week!

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Simon Patane

Just a week ago I was packing my room up at Vassar and now I can barely believe that I'm here in D.C.! This week's been an amazing adventure. But first let me introduce myself.

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Week 1: Chocolate City

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Kearns Louis-Jean

My first week in chocolate city has been quite an experience to say the least. I flew out to DC on Sunday. It was really hot which reminded me of the weather back at school. My good friend Jonathan from college who recently graduated came to pick me from the airport.

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