Society of Physics Students

Commuting: Make it Productive

Friday, July 14, 2017

Jacob Robertson

The single downside of living in Foggy Bottom and working in College Park is the fifty-five minute daily commute by Metro. While, thankfully, the train isn't quite as crowded on my side of the tracks, fifty-five minutes is still a substantial chunk of a 24 hour day.

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Week Seven: Familiar Territory

Friday, July 14, 2017

Zakary Noel

As time marches on, making sure I'll be able to complete everything I wanted to do is certainly a challenge, but one I'm always more than willing to take.

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Week Six: Ready for More

Friday, July 14, 2017

Zakary Noel

My top priority as the summer goes on is to focus on a new placement site at NIST for the Summer Teachers' Institute.

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Week Five: Refocusing

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Zakary Noel

"In June, you have all the time in the world. By July, you don't have any time left."

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Science Policy: Imperfect Science

Monday, July 3, 2017

Jacob Robertson

It was quite a week for science policy.

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Rocky Horror: Vulnerability and Growth

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Jacob Robertson

After dinner at the Hamilton to celebrate my 23rd birthday, we decided (on a late-night whim, of course) to see a midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Seeing Rocky Horror in a theater is quite an experience.

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Week Four: Inspiration and Purpose

Saturday, June 24, 2017

Zakary Noel

It's nice to keep in mind a reason for why we're here and why we're doing what we are. For me, that bit of purpose comes in observing how far we've come and how much further we could go.

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Pride Month: Diversity in Physics

Friday, June 16, 2017

Jacob Robertson

This past weekend, The Optical Society (OSA) invited the SPS interns to celebrate pride month at their offices. After mingling with OSA's staff on the patio, we relocated to the street to watch the parade.

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Week Three: Making the Most of It

Friday, June 16, 2017

Zakary Noel

There's all kinds of people and all kinds of places to see when you're a physicist. Maybe I haven't quite earned that title in it's entirety yet, but when I'm reminded of my place here it makes the effort all the more worth it to strive for that.

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On the Mall: Tips for Public Engagement

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Jacob Robertson

"What brought you here today?" is a question I asked often at last week's Astronomy Festival on the National Mall.

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