Week two was super busy! Brad and I finalized the image for the 2020-21 SOCK. Later in the week Brad was having camera issues and was feeling a bit blue.... I also finished a demo provided by the National Council Physics is Phun Committee!
Wow, what a week. So much turmoil around us, not only with COVID-19 but also in society with #Strike4BlackLives and #ShutDownSTEM. Will life go back to some sense of normal? What will that normal be when it finally returns?
The first resource I looked into was ParticlesForJustice.org. The call to action on the front page is worth reading in its entirety, and I took my call to action as the following quote:
I never imagined I would conduct historical research without access to physical books. It turns out that books are rather useful when it comes to certain forms of historical research (please contain your surprise).
Having gained familiarity with this internship I started week two with an excitement to get hands-on with my summer project. With all the information export hurdles completed, I was granted access to the algorithms and code developed by researchers on the project at NIST.
When budding physicists are first learning about the rich history of their field, they realize that all researchers are standing on the shoulders of giants. They hear the names of famous scientists from across the centuries.
The second week flew by! Mostly because a lot of work got done, but also because I only had a 3 day week. APS did not conduct operations on Wednesday in support of #ShutDownSTEM, and I took Friday off to go with my family to pick up our new Irish Wolfhound puppy from New York.
Week 2 is in the books! This week I started working on condensed biographies for the Society of Rheology fellows. And I even got to learn about how one of the fellows enjoys a good party. I also got to learn more about accessing the Archives while away from the building.
