Daniel da Silva

Daniel da Silva currently serves as an Associate Research Engineer and Project Manager at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, specializing in the NASA Goddard Planetary Heliophysics Institute, and as a Visiting Scientist at UCAR's High Altitude Observatory. Previous experience includes a Senior Research Engineer role at USRA within the NASA Goddard Heliophysics Division, focusing on applied statistical learning and solar wind modeling. Daniel has also held positions as an Instrument Engineer at Trident Vantage Systems, where significant contributions were made to instrument noise analysis and data management for NASA missions. Earlier roles include a Graduate Program Teaching Assistant at The Johns Hopkins University and a Software Engineer at Telophase Corporation, alongside internships at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Google. Daniel's education includes a PhD in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado Boulder, a Master's degree in Space Systems Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Maryland.