Intern Blog Postings

Joseph Tibbs

Week Three: Some Assembly Required

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Joseph Tibbs

If I seem a bit on edge, it’s because we just heated oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (or 477.6 K, for those of you with a thing for scientific units) and discovered that the plastic on certain objects does in fact begin to decompose at elevated temperatures. It’s a long story.

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Week 3 - Trial and Error

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Nour Ibrahim

This week was all about trial and error. Being in a totally different environment like DC means that I have to experiment with many different experiences and opportunities. I found this to be a common theme both at work and outside.

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Week 3: α β γ, easy as 1 2 3

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Terance Schuh

Help, I have a problem!

Physics has consumed me.

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Meg Anderson

Week Three: Sitting at the Table

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Megan Anderson

Go on, pull up a seat. The third week of the SPS internship is now in the books, and it’s time for another reflection. 

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Nicholas Stubblefield

Blog Post 2: The Electric Boogaloo

Monday, June 10, 2019

Nicholas Stubblefield

Every summer NIST hires close to 200 college students for intern work. Hip, spry, and eager to work, these young folks are almost exclusively placed in research laboratories.

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Silence

Monday, June 10, 2019

Anna Perry

I’ve found that, in physics spaces, the less I speak, the more popular I am. Something about my voice or my mannerisms or the way I see the world is displeasing to the average physicist; and though I can change how I act so that they’ll think I’m someone I’m not, silence is easier.

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Giavanna Jadick

Congress In Session

Sunday, June 9, 2019

Giavanna Jadick

This week Congress was back in session, and it certainly got busy very quickly! On top of usual intern tasks, I attended my first hearings, toured NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, went to several special events on the Hill, and started tackling more of my individual projects.

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Week 2

Sunday, June 9, 2019

Sariah Mevs Phipps

I know that most people spend the weekend dreading Mondays but I was ecstatic when it finally arrived! All the other interns had already begun their projects, but because of conflicts that I had mentioned in my previous blog, I was unable to start anything. That is, until Monday!

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Andrew Phipps

A Happy Commute

Sunday, June 9, 2019

Andrew Phipps

Week Two -

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The Tick

Sunday, June 9, 2019

Jeremiah O'Mahony

I am interviewing a very accomplished woman tomorrow. She is the lead author on a paper which has good odds to solve a problem plaguing the energy industry for decades.

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