Daniel completed his Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney, Australia in 2009. During his time at USYD, Daniel was employed by the Environmental Hydraulics Laboratory as an undergraduate researcher. He also had the opportunity to participate in a research internship at the Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment in Nantes, France, where he worked with the wind and structures group. After graduating with honors, he worked professionally for 2 years as a project engineer at VIPAC Engineers and Scientists. Daniel came to RPI to pursue his PhD in the Fall 2012, studying under Professor Letchford & Professor Amitay. Daniel subsequently took a Lecturing position in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at RPI where he teaches Thermal-Fluid Engineering I, Wind Engineering and Introductory to Engineering Design.Daniel's research interests are concerned with fundamental questions in wind engineering where wind interacts with the built environment. He is particularly interested in Reynolds number effects on laminar-to-turbulent transition in shear layers, vortex shedding from square prisms and scale effects of free stream turbulence on peak pressure generation in separating/recirculating flow from blunt edges. Daniel has published in the preeminent fluid mechanics journals and was recently the author of the project description of the NSF funded proposal: Model to Full-Scale Validation of Peak Pressure Mechanisms in Buildings that Cause Cladding Failures and Windstorm Damage, where he remains in an advisory role.Outside of the academic life, Daniel is a board member, organizer, volunteer and mechanic at Troy Bike Rescue. Dan enjoys urban farming and raising chickens. He rides bikes for transport, exercise and fun!