Sandia Energy > Programs > Renewable Energy > Water Power > Staff > Damian Gallegos-Patterson Damian Gallegos-Patterson R&D Mechanical Engineer Damian Gallegos-Patterson joined Sandia National Laboratories’ Water Power Technologies Program in 2022. Damian’s work focuses primarily on test coordination and analysis for wave energy converters (WECs). Damian received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (2019) from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering (2022) from the University of New Mexico. Email: damgall@sandia.gov