Ph.D. Candidate, J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Fully Trained 2SLGG Gunner
103A Doherty Building, 3123 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
Hometown: Stephenville, TX
Email: siddavis424@tamu.edu
Sidney is a Ph.D. student in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University who began in Fall ’22. He graduated with a Dual B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from Tarleton State University (TSU). While attending TSU, his research focus was on Ion Beam analysis and various types of mathematical modeling in physics and disease modeling. His current research focuses on investigating the hypervelocity impact response of aerospace composite material. This is done in a joint experimental and computational approach. He holds expertise in running several different impact codes for studying hypervelocity impacts to composites, metals, and other materials. In addition, his work focuses on developing other high-rate diagnostics to measure relevant parameters often useful in the fields of high-rate impacts and hypersonics.