Undergraduate researcher, J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
103A Doherty Building, 3123 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
Hometown: Pearland, TX
Email: jdleaverton@tamu.edu
James is a senior mechanical engineering student at Texas A&M and a Brockman Scholarship recipient. He is on track to finish his degree in May 2022 and will pursue a M.S. Business degree followed by a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. James joined the HVIL in December 2019 and helped establish the laboratory after working on the FAA Post-Crash Fire Forensic project. Since then, he has conducted a self-started research project (forthcoming publication) to empirically model hypervelocity sabot separation. James is currently interning at NASA Langley Research Center studying hypervelocity impacts to carbon-carbon composites.
Cullen Miller
Undergraduate Researcher, J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
103A Doherty Building, 3123 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
Hometown: The Woodlands, TX
Email: cjmiller22@tamu.edu
Cullen is a senior mechanical engineering student at Texas A&M. He will be graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in May 2022, although he is also considering a Master’s degree. His experience includes working as a fluid mechanics research and development intern at Halliburton. He is looking forward to continuing to work with Dr. Lacy and the HVIL team for the rest of his undergraduate career.
Brynn Martin
Undergraduate Researcher, J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
103A Doherty Building, 3123 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Email: brynnmartin1@tamu.edu
Brynn is a senior mechanical engineering student at Texas A&M. She is on track to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in December of 2022. Before joining the HVIL in December of 2021, she had several experiences working in many team environments. She is president of a student organization on campus and her recent summer internship in building design provided great collaboration exposure to a team of different engineers. Brynn is very excited to begin hypervelocity impact research with the HVIL team.
Hasnaa Ouidadi
Master’s Student, J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
103A Doherty Building, 3123 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
Email: ho127@tamu.edu
My name is Hasnaa Ouidadi, I am currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University working on the “Post-Crash Fire Forensic Analysis on Aerospace Composites.” I got my Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the International University of Rabat (UIR) where I acquired a solid foundation and knowledge in various disciplines related to the aerospace domain. I pursued a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU). As a master student at MSU, I worked on the “Validation of the Two-Parameter Fracture Criterion (TPFC)” an equation developed by Professor J.C. Newman (my Master advisor). The TPFC equation can be used to correlate and predict failure loads on cracked metallic fracture specimens. During this work, I performed two-dimensional finite-element simulations using the critical crack-tip opening angle (CTOA) to analyze the fracture data of middle crack tension specimens made of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy. I was awarded full scholarships from both UIR and MSU. I also worked on the development of a technical report about “RADAR absorbing materials and their implementation in aircraft structures.” I was a teaching assistant for a “Statics and dynamics” and “Solid mechanics in mechanical design.” My hobbies are traveling and singing.
Zachary Gant
Undergraduate Researcher, J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
103A Doherty Building, 3123 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
Email: zgant@tamu.edu
Zachary is a Bachelor of Science student in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is on track to finish his undergraduate degree in May of 2021. His professional experience includes being an Aircraft Painting Technician for AAR Corp where he also shadowed aircraft mechanics. He plans to research hypervelocity impacts throughout the rest of his undergrad at Texas A&M University under Dr. Lacy’s guidance.