Dan is an Earth Scientist specialising in geodynamics: geo (as in the rocky Earth); dynamics (as in why stuff moves). His research endeavours to link computational models of the earth with the insights from earthquake data (the rocks deforming beneath our feet). He is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, working on the Model Atlas of the Earth (M@TE). This AuScope-funded project curates and distributes numerical simulations to increase re-usability and educational potential. He has previously worked at the University of Tasmania, the GFZ in Potsdam, and Monash University.