William Jewell College

Week 10: Freedom from the Airport

Monday, August 5, 2024

Kaden Gammon

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Week 9: Bringing Home the Gold

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Kaden Gammon

With just a week left, this past week made for one of the best in the summer. To begin, on Tuesday we visited the Niels Bohr Library Archives, which was pretty cool to see some cool historical documents or just fun, random things like Richard Feynman’s calculus notes.

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Week 8: A longing for something greater (chili dog > hot dog)

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Kaden Gammon

It’s unbelievable how fast this summer has gone. It was just a few weeks ago that I was struggling to figure out how to write my first blog to describe my first week here.

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Week 7: The 3 B's (Bachelorette, Beach, and Buffalo Chicken Dip)

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Kaden Gammon

I’m going to begin by saying that in all honesty I probably should have enjoyed my time in D.C. this past week than I did. Most of the week, I admittedly spent very tired and filled with doing random chores like going to the store.

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Week 6: 4th in the Capital

Sunday, July 7, 2024

Kaden Gammon

With the 4th of July and a Friday off, not a lot of work was done this week. However, it was an incredible, extended weekend. Before enjoying the time off, on Tuesday I got to listen to a historical talk on science during lunch with the other interns.

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Week 5: Cramped Cars & Millennial Trivia Nights

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Kaden Gammon

I know that I did a LOT this past week and made some great memories, but I honestly can’t even remember everything I did. I’m going to do my best to recall everything, but I’m pretty certain I’ve forgotten some highlights of the week.

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Week 4: Dumplings, Cake, and BBQ

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Kaden Gammon

The weeks here are going by so fast and are packed with making the most of the summer here. With Juneteenth off, a group of us enjoyed some morning brunch and then checked out the National Portrait Museum.

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Week 3: Are you sure LEDs should light up?

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Kaden Gammon

With each day in D.C., I learn even more about what the city offers. This week was packed with adventures throughout the city and made me even more eager to keep exploring. Fortunately, Jaden goes to George Washington University, so he shares a lot of things to do in the city in our group chat.

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Week 2: Free Food!

Sunday, June 9, 2024

Kaden Gammon

It’s been a busy week, but it’s been more memorable and enjoyable than I could have hoped. Now that I’ve completed much of the required training necessary before working at NIST, I was able to begin learning how to take measurements on the devices I will be working on over the summer.

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Week 1: Finally Here!

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Kaden Gammon

Hello everyone! My name is Kaden, and I am a research intern at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). I just completed my third year at William Jewell College and in the fall will be attending Washington University in St.

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