Daniel Taller
About Daniel Taller
Daniel Taller is a Scientific Software Developer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where he has worked since 2015. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and he specializes in high performance computing and computational chemistry applications.
Work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Daniel Taller has been employed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory since 2015, serving as a Scientific Software Developer. In this role, he contributes to the development of massively parallel scientific code that operates on advanced supercomputer architectures. He collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of computer scientists, engineers, and physicists to enhance physics simulations, focusing on performance and memory optimizations within high-performance computing (HPC) environments.
Education and Expertise
Daniel Taller earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College, where he studied from 2006 to 2010. He furthered his education at the University of Notre Dame, obtaining a PhD in Aerospace Engineering between 2010 and 2015. His academic background equips him with a strong foundation in engineering principles, and he has developed expertise in computational chemistry codes with applications in national security.
Background
Daniel Taller attended Lynbrook High School from 2002 to 2006, where he completed his secondary education. Following high school, he pursued higher education at Harvey Mudd College and later at the University of Notre Dame. His early career included various internships, such as an Engineering and Software Summer Intern at Lockheed Martin in 2008 and a Propulsion Intern at SpaceX in 2015.
Professional Experience
Before joining Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Daniel Taller worked as a Junior Project at SRI International for five months in 2009. He also spent five years as a PhD Candidate at the University of Notre Dame, where he was involved in research within the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering department. Additionally, he served as Treasurer for the Society of Schmitt Fellows during his time at the University of Notre Dame.