{"id":9857,"date":"2026-03-05T07:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/?p=9857"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:18:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:18:32","slug":"student-spotlight-amber-replogle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/2026\/03\/05\/student-spotlight-amber-replogle\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: Amber Replogle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">Voiland College<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College Student Success.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Voiland College Student Success<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div><header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tStudent Spotlight: <br>Amber Replogle\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n\n<p>What makes Washington State University&#8217;s Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture stand out from the crowd for those looking to get a degree?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We ask materials science and engineering graduate student Amber Replogle for her thoughts on what makes WSU such a special place.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\" wsu-overlap wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlap__container\">\r\n\t\t\n<div class=\" wsu-overlap__column  wsu-overlap--surface-column\">\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-image  wsu-image--style-framed\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/Amber-Replogle-scaled-e1772143193923-396x625.jpg\" alt=\"Amber Replogle.\" class=\"wp-image-9858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/Amber-Replogle-scaled-e1772143193923-396x625.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/Amber-Replogle-scaled-e1772143193923-792x1250.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/Amber-Replogle-scaled-e1772143193923-768x1212.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/Amber-Replogle-scaled-e1772143193923-973x1536.jpg 973w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/Amber-Replogle-scaled-e1772143193923-1298x2048.jpg 1298w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/Amber-Replogle-scaled-e1772143193923-125x198.jpg 125w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/Amber-Replogle-scaled-e1772143193923.jpg 1484w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\" wsu-overlap__column  wsu-overlap--surface-column wsu-overlap--overlap-xxmedium\">\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:286px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wsu-hide--tablet\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-top--xmedium wsu-spacing-padding-right--xmedium wsu-spacing-padding-left--xmedium wsu-spacing-bottom--sxxsmall\" >\r\n    \n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Major: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/degrees.wsu.edu\/degree\/materials-science-and-engineering\/\">Materials Science and Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expected Date of Graduation:<\/strong>  Spring 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>College:<\/strong> Spokane Falls Community College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\t<\/div> \r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">What has been your favorite class or program that you have been involved with at WSU?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Being president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/materialadvantage.vcea.wsu.edu\/\">Material Advantage club<\/a> this year has been incredibly rewarding. The members are all so close, and we completed the forging of a sword for the TMS blade smithing competition! I genuinely enjoy all my classes and the professors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/VCEA-Club-Sword_2076-792x424.jpg\" alt=\"Group of students in coug gear holding a sword and a banner.\" class=\"wp-image-9872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/VCEA-Club-Sword_2076-792x424.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/VCEA-Club-Sword_2076-396x212.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/VCEA-Club-Sword_2076-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/VCEA-Club-Sword_2076-1536x822.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/VCEA-Club-Sword_2076-2048x1096.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2026\/02\/VCEA-Club-Sword_2076-198x106.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students of WSU&#8217;s Material Advantage Club showing off the sword they forged. Amber is standing second from right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Have you participated in any research projects related to your field of study?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been doing research under Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/mme.wsu.edu\/mme-personnel\/wsu-profile\/scott.beckman\/\">Scott Beckman<\/a> in computational theory. I enjoy the research group and appreciate that they are always there for help and advice! I recommend all undergrads to get into research, you learn at an exponential rate, and get to see some really cool things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Have you participated in any internships?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I had the pleasure of interning at the Failure Analysis Lab at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL). It was a dream job; I was investigating failures by testing different components in unique ways. The team was incredible, knowledgeable, and extremely helpful. I hope to work with them again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Why would you recommend attending Washington State University?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This campus is absolutely gorgeous, the people are kind, we have amazing professors, and there are countless opportunities here. I have had so many incredible experiences. I love it so much, I am staying for grad school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amber Replogle is a materials science and engineering graduate student graduating in Spring 2026. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14162,"featured_media":9858,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[570],"tags":[603],"wsuwp_university_location":[332],"wsuwp_university_org":[504,443],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9857"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14162"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9857"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9918,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9857\/revisions\/9918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9857"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=9857"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=9857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}