INTERNS
Have a cool STEAM idea? Interested in being a summer intern?
SUMMER 2022
JAIDYN CATHERALL - STONE EDGE OBSERVATORY INTERN


DANIEL FENG - DARK SKIES INTERN
OLIVIA CHIANCONE - COMMUNICATIONS INTERN


MAIRE LUCERO - SONIFICATION INTERN
CHARLIE CARVAJAL - STONE EDGE OBSERVATORY INTERN

SUMMER 2021

KRISTIN BAKER - SDSS/LENSS/WEBSITE INTERN
ASHANAH GAYDEN - HISTORY INTERN


SIMON MORK - DARK SKIES OFFICE INTERN
SOPHIE MARSH - SDSS INTERN
Sophie is a student at UW-Platteville, where she is studying mechanical engineering. She received an AAUW scholarship in the spring of 2020, which led her to an internship at GLAS Education. Sophie admitted she was a bit hesitant about the internship, but decided that it would be neat to learn something about astronomy.
As a GLAS intern in the summer of 2021, she worked on the SDSS Plug Plate project, which is designed to make astronomy more BVI accessible.
Sophie said the internship taught her new skills such as how to use CAD programs and do 3D printing. She said she had never used a CAD program until her summer internship. “Now I’m moving on feeling a lot more advanced in my modeling and design, and 3D printing skills,” she said.

FALL 2020
JAIDYN CATHERALL - ASTROPHYSICS INTERN
In a small office at GLAS Education, Jaidyn Catherall, a University of Chicago astrophysics student, writes online lessons for students a half world away.
Jaidyn, a sophomore, said the lessons through Google Classroom will help English-speaking African students learn basic information about astronomy, such as sky orientation and the mechanics of refracting and reflecting telescopes. The lessons will assist students as they prepare to join the Stone Edge Observatory (SEO) program. SEO projects are part of the McQuown (McQ) Scholars that were first established at Yerkes Observatory. SEO projects use a research-grade telescope in Sonoma, California
Writing astronomy lessons for students on another continent seems to be a far cry from Jaidyn’s career goals. “My dream was always to work with NASA,” Jaidyn said. “I’ve always been interested in astrophysics and I always felt that it had the perfect blend of everything I like: space, math, and physics.” She holds on to a childhood dream of becoming an astronaut but admits plans may change.
While not trained in education, Jaidyn said she enjoys the challenge of writing lessons. “I was thinking about how I like information presented to me,” Jaidyn said. She said she provides PowerPoint presentations and videos to make the lessons more accessible to students. The lessons also have web links to other sites with more information.

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