Whenever I’m repeatedly asked for advice about a topic it becomes a post on this blog. Around this time of year many undergraduates and graduates working in the HYPER lab … » More …
One of my thermo professor friends has a joke, “The first law of laboratory space is that it must be conserved, at all costs.” It’s only partly a joke — … » More …
The question of how to reliably recruit brilliant students came up in a project management workshop I recently attended. Evidently I budget substantially more money and time for working … » More …
“Hi my name is Jake Leachman, I’m a new faculty member at Washington State University and I want to solve your hydrogen storage problems.” It was the fall of 2010 … » More …
It’s fall semester and a time for new beginnings at WSU. WSU’s new Provost Mitzi Montoyo is beginning the welcomed process of developing a new Vision/Mission statement for the WSU … » More …
I received word yesterday that my first graduate studies advisor, Richard T (Jake) Jacobsen, passed away. His exemplary contributions to universities on the Palouse, the greater state of Idaho, the … » More …
Sealing anything at cryogenic temperatures requires extremely tight tolerances. If tight tolerances are not considered, holes may open at the source of the seal, allowing cold leaks to occur as … » More …
Many students have been asking for advice lately on whether to do a Ph.D. or M.S. degree in the HYPER lab. Deciding between a Ph.D. or M.S. was a very … » More …
There comes … » More …
I’ve sadly had to resort to ethical standards at several points in my (still brief) career. The odds are that you too will be faced with an ethical dilemma during … » More …