Mr. Hayden Hanna is a research engineer for the US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) located in Vicksburg, MS. His research field specializes in advanced composite structures and manufacturing for military engineering and civil works applications. Mr. Hanna actively works with industry and academic partners to develop new state of the art materials and technology for the advancement of materials and additive research. Mr. Hanna has obtained a bachelors in polymer engineering from the University of Southern Mississippi and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in polymer engineering with a specialization in high performance composites for kinetic energy dissipation.