Intern Blog Postings

Hannah Means

Week 2: And Then the Projects Commenced

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Hannah Means

I think I am a Metro professional now.

 

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Colin Myers

Week 2: Challenge

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Colin Myers

Week 2 as a NIST intern has been some of the most personally challenging physics I've dealt with! I thought that the last 3 years of rigorous classes could have prepared me for anything, but I was severly mistaken.

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Week 2: Dewey Decimal 100-199 "Philosophy"

Sunday, June 11, 2023

MJ Keller

I've heard it said (mostly by philosophy majors) that philosophy is the study of knowledge. I'd like to counter that. Successfully editing Wikipedia is the true study of knowledge.

Or, at least, that's how it seemed this week.

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Week 1: Remember Me?

Monday, June 5, 2023

Janessa Slone

As Eminem once said: Guess who’s back?? Back again.

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Week 1: We made it!!!

Monday, June 5, 2023

Emily Pavasars

Hello everyone!! My name is Emily Pavasars and I am the SOCK intern for the summer! Let me introduce myself before I get started on how my week went. I am a rising senior at Valparaiso University majoring in Physics with minors in Math and Education.

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Week 1: It's ok to not know what you're doing

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Ruthie Vogel

Hey everyone! My name is Ruthie, and I’m the Mather Science Policy intern this summer. I’m working for the US House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (or the Science Committee for short), for the democratic staff.

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Week 1: Settling In

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Eva Rissanen

This week was probably one of the most eventful weeks I’ve had in a while.

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Colin Myers

Week 1: Opportunity

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Colin Myers

Hello! My name is Colin Myers, and I am a research intern at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The first week of this internship has been one of the most exciting times of my life. Meeting the other interns has been fantastic!

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Gizem Dogan

Week 1: We’re back at it again!

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Gizem Dogan

It’s good to be back! As a former SPS intern (Physics Today’22) I am honored to return as the Mather-NIST Science Policy Intern. It feels good to not only to see some familiar faces such as Brad, Mikayla, Kayla, Jack, and my fellow former intern Janessa but also to be back in DC.

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Week 1: Landing on One Foot

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Brynn Schierenbeck

This week, I’ve learned exactly three things:

  1. The field of Rheology has endless research opportunities.

  2. IT problems will make or break your workday.

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