Dustin Sims

Dustin received the B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from Texas A&M University. Before joining Texas A&M he served 5 years in the U.S. Navy in the engineering department aboard a submarine. He also previously completed an internship at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHUAPL) where he worked on spacecraft reentry systems development. At Texas A&M, Dustin was part of the prestigious Zachry Leadership Program and also conducted research in Mexico to help solve engineering challenges related to potable water. For his senior design project he helped design a reusable spacecraft capable of transporting 150 colonists and crew to the Jovian (Jupiter) system. He has been with the ARSL since Fall 2025. Dustin is pursuing research related to trajectory optimization of spacecraft. He has been with the ARSL since Fall 2025.