Associate Professor
J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
College Station, TX 77843
USA
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology — 2004
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology — 2000
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University — 1999
Awards
2020 Sandia Employee Recognition Award
2019 Sandia SPOT Award for Leadership
2014 Sandia SPOT Award for Teaming
2011 Sandia Employee Recognition Award
2009 Outstanding Women at Sandia National Laboratories
2008 Best Paper in Session Award, JANNAF Joint Subcommittee Meeting
Experience
Associate Professor, J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University — 2021 – present
Gulf Oil/Thomas A. Dietz Career Development Professor I, Texas A&M University — 2024 – present
Advisory Board, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics (PEP) — 2024 – present
Associate Editor, Experimental Techniques — 2023 – present
Chair Line, Compression of Condensed Matter Topical Group, American Physical Society (Vice Chair 2023, Chair-Elect 2024, Chair 2025, Past-Chair 2026)
Senior Scientist, Component Science, Engineering, and Production, Sandia National Laboratories — 2020
Member of Technical Staff, Energetic Material Dynamic & Reactive Science, Sandia National Laboratories (Distinguished 2015, Principal 2010, Senior 2006)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Thermal and Fluid Experimental Sciences, Sandia National Laboratories — 2004
External Service
Board of Directors, Southwest CARE Center (February 2019 — April 2021). Member of Quality and Compliance Committees. Southwest CARE Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike health care provider for individuals and families across New Mexico.