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Week 7: Soldering On

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Kirsten Randle

After an epic 4th of July, my weekend was very laid back. Saturday, I caught up on laundry and Star Trek (TNG) episodes. Sunday, Ashley and I headed to the Pentagon City Mall for a day of shopping.

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Week 7: A Long Weekend, The Fourth of July!

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Simon Patane

This past week has been absolutely packed! The big thing around town last weekend was of course the Fourth of July and I was not disappointed by the celebrations! On top of all the extra things happening around here, it seemed like Vassar descended on the capital!

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Week 6: Work, NIST, and Meetings

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Benjamin Preis

This week was not altogether that different from last. I went to events, continued to write memos and draft letters. Overall, there were no complaints. I’m learning my way through the underground tunnels and confusing hallways of the Capitol.

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Week 7: Scrambling

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Jacob Zalkind

Scrambling

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Week 7: "Bracing"

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Nick Durofchalk

The week of July 7th began like every other week, but I wasted no time getting back to work. This week, like the week before, would be one work day short. On Friday, Kelby and Ben were to lead us on a tour of NIST.

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Week 7: Teachers Arrive

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Kearns Louis-Jean

This was my second week working at NIST. It gets more exciting by the day. On Monday the institute for the middle school science teachers started and I finally got to meet all of the teachers. We did introductions on the first day and the teachers went through a workshop on measurement.

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Week 6: A fantastic week for outreach

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Stephen Skolnick

This was a fantastic week for outreach. Thursday afternoon, a few of the other interns and I headed to NIST, under Kendra's supervision, to talk to the children at the institute’s daycare about light and optics.

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Week 6: Prepare, test, tweak, repeat

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Kelby Peterson

I know, I know, I'm cutting this week short; but don't you worry I'll get the 4th of July celebration in to next week's post.

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Week 6: Capitol Idea

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Caleb L. Heath

Highlights of this week include birthdays and the next generation. The birthday is of course America's, but the next generation was somewhat more interesting.

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Week 6: Outreach at NIST, 4th of July

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Mark Sellers

The weekend was fairly uneventful for me, which is a good thing. I definitely needed some time to take a breather, sleep, finish chores around the apartment, etc... I did go to the Air and Space Museum on Sunday, but it was super packed (which is normal, from what I'm told).

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