Intern Blog Postings

Week 3: But what about this? Or that? Oh, oh that too!

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Kyle Blasinsky

If I were a legislator, I have the sneaky suspicion that I would get next to nothing accomplished. That is a seriously hyperbolic statement, but one of my jobs as an intern for a legislator is to write memos on bills seeking cosponsors. It’s unsurprisingly very difficult.

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Week 3 - Down The River, Together.

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Max Dornfest

Though I expect the coming weeks to inevitably include stress and close deadlines, the latest week of this internship has been smooth sailing for me. It is with great relief that I can say that I am ahead or on top of everything requested of my supervisors at NIST.

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Mountains

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Maria Stokes

This week’s update has to do with three mountains, two natural and one metaphorical.

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Rockin' the SOCK - Week #3

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Holly Fortener

I posted a few demonstrations this week on the SPS website: Passive Pasta and Slimy Spaghetti and Meatballs! The first has to do with energy conservation and the latter with chemical bonding.

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Week 3: Supercomputing

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Anna Murphree

[All views are my own.]

I know everyone said that time would fly in this internship, but now I really believe them! Week 3 has come and gone and things are starting to get a lot busier.

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(Not) the Longest Day of the Year

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Paul McKinley

 

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Week 3: Getting Started with COMSOL

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Billy "Trey" Cole

 This week my mentor and I were able to find a way to get a license for me to download the COMSOL simulation software on my computer. This is a big step forward towards analysing our system of interest and it will be great to get experience using the software.

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Week 3: Social Engagement and Major Progress

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Jack Moody

This was a fantastically productive and encouraging week here at APS Careers. I am really starting to feel like a member of the team and the community both within APS Programs and amongst my fellow SPS interns! 

Now for actual updates: 

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Smooth Sailing

Monday, June 15, 2020

Benjamin Petkie

Week 2 on the virtual platform and things are still running smoothly. My mentor Mark and I are remaining in great contact even though we are a few hundred miles away.

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Week 2: Vibrating Cantilever

Monday, June 15, 2020

Billy "Trey" Cole

We are now through our second week, and it was a somewhat slower paced week compared with the first week. After the rush of introductions, first meetings, and preliminary discussions for projects, this week has been mostly waiting for the next step in the plan of action.

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