标题: 托马斯-L-丹尼尔 生物学家 [打印本页] 作者: shiyi18 时间: 2022-4-7 03:34 标题: 托马斯-L-丹尼尔 生物学家 Thomas L. Daniel
Biologist | Class of 1996
Title
Biologist
Location
Seattle, Washington
Age
42 at time of award
Area of Focus
Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Published July 1, 1996
ABOUT THOMAS' WORK
Thomas Daniel is a biologist whose work combines the disciplines of zoology, engineering, and mathematics to study the neuromuscular dynamics of human and animal motion.
Daniel studies how organisms interact with their environment and the mechanical properties of each organism’s components. He creates testable hypotheses based on imaginative models and creates the necessary hardware and software for his experiments, incorporating new technologies from mathematics and engineering to help increase our understanding of biological principles. His research integrates neural stimulation patterns, muscle mechanical properties, and fluid mechanics to understand coordinated locomotion in leeches and in flying hawkmoths.
BIOGRAPHY
Daniel has been teaching at the University of Washington since 1984, where he is the Joan and Richard Komen Professor of Biology and chair of the Department of Biology. He has also been a member of the external graduate faculty at the University of Oregon. He has published numerous articles in such journals as Acta Astronautica and the Journal of Experimental Biology.
Daniel received a B.S. (1976) and an M.S. (1978) from the University of Wisconsin, and a Ph.D. (1982) from Duke University.