Wale is a graduate student in the Materials Science and NanoEngineering Department. He is currently working on the micorballistics research using the alpha-LIPIT setup. His research focuses on studying the dynamic behavior of materials at high velocities. Specific research is conducted on high velocity micrometal deformation and impact analysis of carbon nanomaterial. Before coming to Rice, he was a undergraduate at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs majoring in Materials Science.