Sigma Phase
Gavin Garside, Ph.D., is an accomplished materials engineer with extensive experience across various companies in the aerospace and nuclear sectors. Currently serving as Chief Materials Engineer and Founder at Sigma Phase, Garside contributes to significant advancements in rocket launch consulting and material qualification programs. Previous roles include Principal Engineer at USNC, where responsibilities involved establishing a leading materials research and development facility, and Director of Materials Development at USNC-Tech, overseeing a team that secured a $5M contract from NASA and the Department of Energy for novel nuclear fuel prototype development. Garside's career also includes impactful positions at SpaceX, Metal Technology, and ATI Specialty Alloys & Components, alongside a strong academic foundation with a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Utah.
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Sigma Phase
Founded on the principle that access to industry-leading professionals should be accessible to both small and large business. Some completed targeted consulting topics include: • Contributed to 143 successful orbital-class rocket launches delivering payload to intended orbit • Development of material qualifications programs including test plans, data analysis, material allowables calculations, etc. • Thermal spray optimization and processing including cold spray, HVOF, and arc plasma spray • Hot and cold processing methodology of metals to set up robust supply chains • Analysis and compilation of mechanical test data including (cryogenic, room temperature, elevated temperature) tensile, creep, fatigue, bend, etc. • Examination of grain sizes/structures and metallographic work for property relationship determination • Brazing materials, applications, and practices on metallic and ceramic systems • Lab equipment selection based on client usage including furnaces, surface preparation, metallographic preparation equipment, optical microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, and universal test frames • Optimization of furnace cycles to augment material properties • Design and delivery of custom resin 3d printed parts to customers around the world