Ph.D. Student, J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Fully Trained 2SLGG Gunner
103A Doherty Building, 3123 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
Hometown: Los Angeles
Email: gkkawaguchi@tamu.edu
Garrett is a Ph.D. student in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. He graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a B.S. in mechanical engineering. During his undergraduate studies he engaged in research which investigated the use of shear-thickening-fluids intercalated in soft body armors to improve their energy absorption characteristics under high strain-rate conditions. Now a member of the HVIL, he intends to focus his research efforts on developing protective structures and components to mitigate the effects of various hypersonic weapons.