Sonoma State University

Week 1: Learning to Bear DC

Monday, June 13, 2016

Demitri Call

The first week is over and it was a whirlwind of events for me. On day two of arriving here I decided it was time to venture out to get some of the basics like groceries and household goods. My little adventure took me to Target and Best Buy with a stop at Safeway on the way home.

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Demitri Call

Demitri Call

AIP Mather Policy Intern

Max Torke

Final Reflection

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Max Torke

I still can’t believe my fortune in being chosen for this internship! Getting to live in D.C. and work at NASA were both incredible stand-alone experiences. Together they constituted the best summer I have ever had! I had so much fun cruising around DC and meeting so many great people!

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Amandeep Gill

Final Reflections: Physics to Engineering, making the leap

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Amandeep Gill

I am all settled in San Jose, California now, my first semester as an Aerospace Engineering grad student at San Jose State is well underway. As a physics undergrad turned engineering grad, I was worried about leaving physics behind and not being involved in the physics world anymore.

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Visit Washington

Building Bridges to Advocate for Science Funding

Week 9: Family affair

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Amandeep Gill

This is the last full week of our internships, excluding Brean and Shauna who have two weeks after the rest of us leave. It is bittersweet to be this close to the end of the program.

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Max Torke

Week 9: Wrapping Up

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Max Torke

Monday was the Capital Hill Tour led by Drew and Elias.  Starting in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, we toured exhibition hall, the Library of Congress, and the Capitol rotunda.  Like the many memorials and monuments on the National Mall, the U.S.

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Max Torke

Week 8: Is Science Policy the Answer?

Friday, July 24, 2015

Max Torke

This weekend several interns made our way down to Georgetown. We walked around in the downtown, checking out the shops, bookstores, and nearby neighborhoods. We ended up wandering around Georgetown until dinner, eating at a restaurant along the main street. It was a pleasant day trip.

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Week 8: Lasers and Sisters

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Amandeep Gill

This week I discovered Georgetown. I heard so much about how cute the neighborhood is and had to go see for myself. Connor, Max, Katie (my roommate), Brean, Brean’s friend from school, and I went there over the weekend in pursuit of thrift shops and cupcakes.

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Demitri Call

Demitri Call

Associate Zone Councilor

Sonoma State University

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