It’s Punk Science Time!
Pinhead’s summer science program kicks off Tuesday.
TJ Neumann, CU Boulder Aerospace Machine Shop, Week 4
This week was exciting! I began the creation of my yoyo in earnest. I learned how to create Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) programs. This allowed me to use the large, 3-axis Fryer milling machines to begin machining my yoyos. I learned how to choose the correct tool, speed, and feed for a given operation, and […]
Baen Tougher, Astro Physics and Astronomy, Week Three
This has been my third week of studying Astro Physics at LASP. This past week Loudon and I finished our CAD model of the Flat-sat. After making our modal we went to the machine shop to drill the holes. We made the holes using a mill, that measured out each hole within a 1000th of […]
Loudon Doemland, Astrophysics(CU Boulder), Week 3
Hello everyone! This week of my internship was probably the most exciting week yet. I got to watch our Flat-sat satellite project come to life, along with receiving the news that we could begin UV laser engraving the stencil for the satellites. At the beginning of our week(Monday and Tuesday), a major problem occurred in […]
Aubrielle Weaver, Microbiology at San Diego State University, Week 1
I am Aubrielle Weaver, spending my summer in San Diego, California, at San Diego State University (SDSU). For the next six weeks, I will be studying microbiology. My mentor is Gregory Burkeen, who is a Ph.D. student at SDSU. This is week 1 of my internship. My first day wasn’t until Tuesday, June 20th, because […]
Natalie Lopez Ramirez, Metabolism at the Ye Lab, Week 2
Hello Everyone, I am Natalie Lopez Ramirez and this is week two of studying metabolism at the Ye Lab at Scripps. I had Monday off because of Juneteenth. The other pinterns I am staying with also had the day off, so we spent the day shopping and at the beach. On Tuesday I went straight […]
Lily Vogel, Neurobiology Scripps Research Institute, Week 2
Here’s a quick recap from week one. I am Lily Vogel and I am spending four more weeks in San Diego, California at the Scripps Research Institute studying neurobiology. Last week I was able to get a ton of more hands-on experience! But first on Monday we didn’t have work because it was a holiday: […]
Melaina Yender, Neuroscience and Click Chemistry at the Scripps Research Institute (Week Two)
Hello everyone! I am Melaina Yender and this is my second week studying neuroscience and click chemistry at the Ye Lab at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, California. I am involved in a process called clearing-assisted tissue click chemistry (CATCH) which is the process of clearing lipids from the cells in brain tissue […]
Giada Amundson, Organic Chemistry at Scripps Research Institute, Week 2
Hello everyone! My name is Giada Amundson and I am doing organic chemistry at Scripps. This is my 2nd week in the lab. 5 weeks left. I am loving it so far! Monday, June 19 We had today off work because it is Juneteenth. So we went shopping, and to the beach in La Jolla. […]
Aiden’s aerospace engineering internship week 2
Hey everyone! This is week 2 of my internship. I am currently writing this as of 6/25/23. During this week I had a lot of free time. This last Sunday and Monday I spent my time on discord calls with friends or going outside during the evenings and watching the sunsets. On Tuesday we […]
Natalie Trask, Spinal Cord Injury Research at the Fraizer Rehab Facility in Louisville Kentucky, Week Two
Hi everybody, this is week two of my internship at the Fraizer Rehab Facility in Louisville Kentucky. This week was similar compared to last week. I continued observing the same patient and attending both physical and occupational therapy sessions. On Wednesday I got to observe an engineering test process for head control braces made for […]
Tahlia Trevino, Marine Biology Research at Marine Science Institute (University of California Santa Barbara), Week 1
Introduction Hi everyone! My name is Tahlia Trevino, and this is the first week of my 6-week internship at the Marine Science Institute in Santa Barbara California. At this institute, I am researching and observing several studies, specifically about Santa Barbara’s coastal ecology. This week I have had an introduction to the various species that […]