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Welcome Braeden, 2013 Barbara Brink Intern

What is the Barbara Brink Internship?

The Barbara Brink internship is a position offered to one graduating high school student in British Columbia each year. The selected student works alongside Science World staff and over the course of the summer, designs and completes a project. The scholarship is so named to honour Ms Barbara Brink, a member of the Order of BC and a Friend of Science World.

In April, 34 candidates completed an application, answering an open-ended question that focused on science, creativity and working with kids. Fortunately for Braeden, these were his strong suits, so he had a lot to write about! In late May, several of the candidates were interviewed by Science World’s Community Engagement team and Braeden was chosen for the internship.

About me

I have lived in North Vancouver my whole life and have been a fan of science since day one. As a kid, I asked enough questions to drive my parents insane and made many a mess trying to test my ideas. In high school, besides studying and tutoring chemistry, physics and math, I was heavily involved with my school’s music program. I  served as leader of the bass section in the senior concert band, I was a co-chair on the Music Council, I chaperoned several ensemble trips and I was project leader for the plan to build a recording studio.

I play jazz guitar and concert contrabass. Don’t confuse the two as I (sadly) cannot play jazz bass or classical guitar. After this internship comes to an end, I will be going to university in Ontario to study engineering.

What I’ll be doing this summer

During my internship, I will use my background in music by working on Science World’s upcoming exhibition, AMPED. In addition to AMPED, I will be facilitating exhibits and interacting with customers at TELUS World of Science. Look for more posts from me throughout the next 6 weeks! 

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Survivors

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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Egg BB

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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Comet Crisp

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.

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Western Dinosaur

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.

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Time-Travel T-Rex

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.