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Friday, July 31, 2015

Drew Roberts

One of the wildest parts about being in DC is the perpetual feeling that the individuals in the room might be the smartest group of people that you've ever met. The past week made me feel this several times. Elias and I had two big meetings.

Week 9: Wrapping Up

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Max Torke

Monday was the Capital Hill Tour led by Drew and Elias. Starting in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, we toured exhibition hall, the Library of Congress, and the Capitol rotunda. Like the many memorials and monuments on the National Mall, the U.S.

Week 7: Adventures with physics teachers

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Brean Prefontaine

This was one of the most exciting weeks I have had so far this summer! I felt as though I was able to experience many different things and I loved it. The weekend started off with a trip to Mount Vernon with Veronica.

Week 9: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Caffeinated

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Elias Kim

Over the weekend, I met up with a couple of friends from Vassar to see a concert over near U Street. It was a cool combo of jazz and electronic music, and it was free! The next day, I went up to Baltimore to see some friends who had graduated a couple years previously.

Week 9: The Hill

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Veronica Martinez-Vargas

Second to last week and I spent most of it at the Hill, I took the opportunity to express my concerns to the representatives and explore their workspace.

Week 9 : Accelerating up to the finish line...

Friday, July 24, 2015

Teresa Turmanian

Wow, this summer has gone by fast! This week started off with a tour of Capitol Hill where two of my fellow interns have been working with science policy. First we toured the Capitol building itself.

Week 9: Politics, Astronauts, and all that Jazz

Friday, July 24, 2015

Hannah Pell

This past week was full of more exploring and activities; oh, and quite a bit of work too.

Week 9: Teaching Teachers

Friday, July 24, 2015

Connor Day

I escaped intern life for a bit this past weekend. I spent Friday evening in Alexandria, VA (across the river from southeast DC) with my friend Olivia who is from there. We walked through Old Town Alexandria down to the waterfront; it’s a beautiful area.

Week 7: Making Out of this World Connections

Friday, July 24, 2015

Shauna LeFebvre

Hello from the American Center for Physics! I am back at the SPS offices after a wonderful two weeks working with the middle school science teachers at NIST. On Monday we took a tour of the Capital with Drew and Elias. It was a lot of fun to see the center of US politics! We also learned a bu

Week 8: Is Science Policy the Answer?

Friday, July 24, 2015

Max Torke

This weekend several interns made our way down to Georgetown. We walked around in the downtown, checking out the shops, bookstores, and nearby neighborhoods. We ended up wandering around Georgetown until dinner, eating at a restaurant along the main street. It was a pleasant day trip.

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