Community and Culture
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What our alumni say
The WSU Media team recently became the first outside group allowed to shoot onsite in Blue Origin’s 20 year history. HYPER alumni had a few important things to say. Check … » More …
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Cool Fuel: The class I needed
(This is a preprint of my column “Cool Fuel” for Cold Facts, the magazine of the Cryogenic Society of America.)
Flash back for a moment to that time in … » More …
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A key difference between science and engineering
… is practice.
We have a rule in the lab that any demonstration must first be trialed at least 5 times without error before being made public.
Why 5? 5 … » More …
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Codependence in the development of people and teams
WSU may be the best developmental engineering program in the Western US. Nowhere else will you find a more rural Research 1 class institution that is typically viewed as the … » More …
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How To Engage With Professionals
In collaboration with Jacob Leachman.
Today I got lucky, I received the opportunity for a redo without having to face any consequences. I logged on to a zoom call expecting … » More …
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Reasons to be thankful extracted from reference letters
Phrases I’m thankful for extracted from the reference letters I’ve written for the lab over the years:
“the quiet type that finishes everything they started.”
“I soon discovered that the … » More …
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How we master engineering through daily practice
“How do you practice to perform as an engineer?” — HYPER lab mentor PK Northcutt II
The question was simple and sincere. But I (Jake Leachman) had no answer. I … » More …
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Learning how to say thank you, from one professional to another
Looking back over my life a consistent thread … » More …
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You had an idea! Now what?
It’s awesome when it happens. A new concept or idea for something to solve a problem for yourself or someone else just popped into your head (more on that … » More …
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Grit and Overcoming the Fear of Failure
A Forward
By Yulia Gitter
As I sat on my back porch late one night chatting with some colleagues from the HYPER Lab, we somehow managed to come up on … » More …
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Professional Practice
Check out posts related to how HYPER explores professionalism in the workplace.

Safety
Here at HYPER, safety is our number one priority. Learn about how we have built this into our lab culture.

