Masters Student, J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
103A Doherty Building, 3123 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
Hometown: Friendswood, TX
Email: mwiest@tamu.edu
Mikayla Wiest is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, having completed her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering there in May 2024. While receiving her bachelor’s degree, Mikayla participated as undergraduate research assistant in the HVIL. She received the J. Mike Walker ’66 Impact Award in the Fall of 2024 in recognition of academic and innovative excellence. Mikayla plans to continue her research at the HVIL with a focus in diagnostic equipment development and its applications to micrometeoroid/orbital debris impacts.