Research

Darren McKinnon

NASA Goddard Space Center Intern

Alec Lindman

NASA Goddard Space Center Intern

Alexandra Day

NIST Research Intern

Final Reflections

Friday, August 1, 2014

Kirsten Randle

My last week at Goddard and AIP was a very good review of what I'd done all summer. I reviewed my slides and my work (also in Latex) in order to create a poster for the NASA intern poster session. My project was very well suited to my skills and the time period allotted.

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Week 2: Crash Course in Everything

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Kirsten Randle

My official first week on the job has been pretty exciting. I've read several papers on the CMB, the CLASS Detector, and the primary noise source in the detector. I've basically spend the whole week learning lots of new things and meeting lots of people.

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Week 1: Sooooo Oriented!

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Kirsten Randle

My first week in DC has been pretty interesting. After flying in Tuesday night and checking into my massive apartment on the GWU campus, I started getting to know the other interns.

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Final Reflections

Friday, August 1, 2014

Kelby Peterson

Back home now after my crazy, wonderful summer. I came home and jumped right back into things, moved back to school, got my apartment settled, caught up on my missed rock climbing and mountain biking this summer, and have started back in on my research projects at home.

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Week 2: National Institute of Subzero Temperatures

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Kelby Peterson

I tend to be a bit of an adrenaline junkie; rock climbing, mountain biking, sky diving, skiing, snowboard, scuba diving, long boarding, etc. I love it all. My first day at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was an adrenaline rush of a different nature.

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Week 1: Leaving the Desert; Entering the Humidity

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Kelby Peterson

My first week as an SPS Intern has been a whirlwind of new and exciting things as well as a blast of jet lag, culture shock, and some mild climate changes. DC has been a great experience all around; from the awesome food to the Memorial Day Parade I have had great experiences exploring the city.

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Final Reflections: Looking Back on it ALL

Friday, August 1, 2014

Benjamin Perez

As I return to the school year routine, I think back to the wonderful memories I had this summer. I couldn’t imagine doing anything better with my time. The SPS internship program was truly amazing and opened my eyes to the possibilities a person has graduating with a physics major.

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