This week of my internship was probably the best thus far. In the lab, we accomplished a lot and were really able to tackle some of the biggest issues we have faced. Outside of the lab, I have continued to explore the Salt Lake City...
This week, we continued and finished thermal testing for MinXSS; also, we started building a possible replacement battery pack to be included on the satellite in its flight. Outside of the lab, I have progressed in writing the GUI to display rocket data; I have...
Its hard to believe that I only have one more week in DC, the time has really flown by. This week started out with a trip to the weight management clinic where I shadowed a physician who sees patients who need help with managing their...
My name is Alexa Yanosky and I am one of many 2018 Pinhead Interns from Montrose, Colorado. This summer I have the amazing opportunity to take part in a medical internship in the United States Virgin Islands, more specifically the beautiful island of St. Croix....
I cannot believe I only have two more weeks left here in Louisville! This past week has been both exciting and interesting as I am continuing to learn and experience new things. We started the week with a meeting with the whole team to finalize...
My name is Abigail Link and I am one of the five 2018 interns from Ouray High School. This past week starting on the 8th of July I begun the journey of my internship. My internship is in the St. Croix, U.S Virgin Islands shadowing...
The fourth week of my internship was amazing. To start the week we got our Xbee communication devices Daisy chained together. This helps increase the range of the devices, as data from the farthest Xbee can be relayed back to the receiver through the other...
[caption id="attachment_9417" align="alignright" width="335"] Filtration setup for the disparate nutrient tubes.[/caption] I began this week by prepping my notebook with all the tables that I needed for measurements on Thursday and Friday. The beginning of the week was not busy as there was not much for me to...
This week, I joined in the rush to get the MinXSS 2 satellite ready for launch. I was involved in temperature testing of the satellite, which involved heating it and running a diagnostics test, as well as cooling and running diagnostics. I was tasked with...
I began my internship in Farmington, New Mexico at San Juan Medical Center. Throughout my internship, I was able to shadow different nurses and interact with some patients. Each day was spent in a different department, learning a variety of tasks and requirements. I stayed...
[caption id="attachment_9263" align="alignleft" width="225"] The Capitol view from the office building of congressmen[/caption] I've officially been at the Rodham Institute for a month now and I have fully accustomed to living in the city. My dad came to visit for the weekend so I took Monday...
Hello, and welcome to my Pinhead Internship blog for this summer! My name is Jaden Evans and I am from Telluride High School in Telluride, Colorado. For the next six weeks, I will be interning in the Virtual Production division of the visual effects studio,...
This week was a big preparation for a CloudMap campaign which is next week. I will be going to Alamosa, Colorado to do research of the winds aloft coming from the nearby peak. We have been working on a fixed wing aircraft that we will...
[caption id="attachment_9357" align="alignright" width="169"] It rained on Tuesday and when it rains it pours[/caption] Hello! I just finished my third week as an intern at Frazier Rehab Institute. The heat here was astonishing and always a topic for conversation. But other than that the week flew...
Hello! My third week in the Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at the Fraizer Rehab Institute was far less hectic than the week before. It started off with a SATco experiment that consists of measuring the patient's trunk control (control of there upper body) and simultaneously...