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17 Aug Alex Birck, LASP, Week 9

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Hello everyone! It is hard to believe that my internship at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) is already over. Somehow, nine weeks went by incredibly quickly. When I first arrived in Boulder, nine weeks sounded like a long time, but now it feels...

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10 Aug Vito Zampini Davies, Materials Testing Lab, Last week.

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Hello everyone!   What a way to end my internship! This last week has been packed with some very exciting internship work and crazy new experiences that didn’t even happen in Santa Barbara!  Monday- I have no pictures unfortunately, but I will put my imagery to work. My...

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09 Aug Akira Smith, Bob Miller UCSB Lab, Week 6

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Hey everyone! This is my last and final blog, and I genuinely can’t believe how quickly these weeks have gone by! I went on quite a few adventures this week, and it ended up being the perfect way to wrap up my Pinternship. Me and Kaitlyn started...

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07 Aug Isaias Gutierrez, Lasp, Week 7

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Hello everyone, this was my seventh and final week at LASP, and it was hands down one of the best weeks of the whole pinternship! I honestly can't believe it's already over, but I made sure to go out with a bang, both in the...

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02 Aug Vito Zampini, Materials testing lab UCSB, week 4

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Hello everyone, this week was my favorite week so far!! Monday was very fun but a little laid back. Matt and I went over the dimensions for the laser enclosure one last time, and I think he sent them off to get built. Then he showed...

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02 Aug Colorado School of Mines, Week 8

Posted at 17:00h in 2026 Interns, Evan Stogner by Evan Stogner 1 Comment
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It is the end of week 8 my last week here at the Colorado School of Mines and we made one last prototype for the avionics for the IPEx Rover before I had to go home. [caption id="attachment_36042" align="alignright" width="225"] New sensors and protoboards for the...

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02 Aug Fraizer Rehab Institute Week 5

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Every week in the clinic brings a different pace and a new set of learning opportunities. This week taught me a lot about adaptability—how to navigate the slower moments, step up when things pick up, and keep building my clinical confidence. Clinical Focus: Stepping Up in...

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02 Aug Akira Smith, UCSB Bob Miller Lab, Week 5

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Hey everyone! This week absolutely flew by, but it was packed with research, boating, and plenty of sunshine! Kaitlyn and I continued working on our side project while also getting a glimpse into several other projects happening throughout the lab. One of my favorite parts of this...

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29 Jul Jayden Hernandez, Smithsonian YLT, DC Intensive Pt. 3

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This is part three of my internship! Thursday was the most important day of the week-long intensive– it was filming day! We spent the first half of the day filming the video we'd been planning, and each student had an assigned role. I served as an...

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29 Jul Jayden Hernandez, Smithsonian YLT, DC Intensive Pt. 2

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This is part two of my DC intensive! To start our day on Tuesday, we spent the first half of the day planning and prepping for the filming that would take place later in the week. Here's the conference room we primarily worked in during our...

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29 Jul Jayden Hernandez, Smithsonian YLT, DC Intensive Pt. 1

Posted at 22:49h in 2026 Interns, Jayden Hernandez by Jayden Hernandez 0 Comments
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Hi all! This is the first blog I'll be posting about my week in DC. I recently finished my week-long intensive in DC, and I wanted to use this opportunity to reflect on a truly life-changing experience. The journey there was nothing unusual– just a bunch...

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28 Jul Liliana Almanza Mendez- Scripps Research @ Briney Lab, Week 5

Posted at 10:25h in 2026 Interns, Liliana Almanza, Pinhead Intern Blogs by Liliana Almanza 0 Comments
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I am very sad to say that we are in the grande week finale! I've had such blast blogging every week and I hope everyone enjoyed reading my blogs, as much as I did writing them! Monday, July 20th We dropped off at the glider port this...

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27 Jul Yakelin Ramos- Energy and Geoscience at U Utah, week 6

Posted at 13:43h in 2026 Interns, Pinhead Intern Blogs, Yakelin Ramos by Yakelin Ramos 0 Comments
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This last week at my internship was absolutely fabulous, and I’m surely going to miss it deeply. It was such a rewarding and memorable way to wrap up my time there. For starters, I focused on finishing all the assigned tasks I had been given for...

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27 Jul Alex Birck, LASP, Week 8

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Hello everyone! It is crazy to think that this was already my eighth week at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). The summer has gone by incredibly fast, and with only one more week left, this week was another busy one with more work...

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26 Jul Isaias Gutierrez, LASP, Week 6

Posted at 23:45h in 2026 Interns, Isaias Gutierrez, Pinhead Intern Blogs by Isaias Gutierrez 0 Comments
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Hello everyone, this was my sixth week at LASP, and it was full of activities, which made it such an amazing time! This internship has been so incredible that we asked to stay for one more week, and our mentor Dmitry gladly said yes!  I...

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