Sunday, June 7, 2020
Paul McKinley
Week 1 is in the books! And what a wild ride it’s been, even though I’ve spent the majority of it in my room on my computer.
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Samantha Creech
On the first morning of my internship with Physics Today, I sat at the desk in my Asheville apartment with nervous hands clasped in my lap. The chaos of the coronavirus pandemic had forced a complete reimagining of summer programs.
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Abdul Qadeer Rehan
After a previous week of pandemic stressors, political turmoil, and rising social movements, Monday was a breath of fresh air. Zoom calls have become the center of the pandemic and its hardships but in earnest, the orientation zoom meeting with all interns and SPS staff was a welcome sight.
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Madison Swirtz
My first warning sign was in the first sentence of the instructions: “This is something that should be avoided at all costs due to the amount of time it requires.” The steps were pretty simple, click about 20 buttons to specify the degree level and majors that apply to STEM, then choose
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Joseph Dees
As I woke up Monday morning, the air was charged with energy. In just a few moments, I would begin my internship journey, maybe a little bittersweet as we were not able to be in Washington, but exciting nonetheless. The rest of the interns, the SPS staff, and I spent the day on a zoom meeting l
