Joost Daniels is a senior research technician in the Bioinspiration Lab at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). His education includes a bachelor’s and master’s degree in applied physics from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, with a specialization in plasma & radiation physics and a minor in sustainable energy technology. As part of his master’s degree, Joost did an internship at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL). Joost is a research engineer at MBARI. With a background in applied physics (laser-plasma accelerator technology and fusion energy) and marine biology (white shark migration patterns), he feels right at home in the multidisciplinary Bioinspiration Lab, using lasers and advanced imaging tools to develop new ocean instrumentation and bio-inspired engineering designs. He is also keenly interested in engaging with the public through community science (FathomVerse), and helping accelerate ocean exploration with open data (FathomNet) and state-of-the-art algorithms.
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