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Daniel Hall earned his B.S. in Chemistry
from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001, graduating magna
cum laude. He spent much of his time at the university in the
labs of Dr. C. Grant Willson, doing fluorine polymer research for
microlithographic photoresist applications. Upon graduation
he took a position with Myramid Analytical Inc., an air emissions
testing firm in Austin, Texas. Within eighteen months he was
the quality assurance officer for the company, and soon after was
made an associate project manager. After three years at Myramid he decided to pursue further education in the environmental field, and in September 2004 he started the Master in Environmental Science and Management program at the Bren School at the University of California, Santa Barbara. While at Bren Daniel has interned on a project that is preparing a textbook on sustainable development, doing background research and article summaries. He is spending the summer in Washington, DC at the Institute on Governance for Sustainable Development. Daniel’s interest in the straw-bale block research project stems the novel character of the CP Block itself, and the synthesis of economics and environmental science that will be required for the project. He is also excited about the long-term potential for the block internationally. “When you realize how many places in the world grow rice as a major crop, and the population and economic growth that is going on in many of these places, it’s intriguing to think about a straw-bale block truly transforming how building is done in much of the world,” he speculates. Daniel grew up near Dallas, Texas, the oldest of seven children. He
was homeschooled throughout his primary and secondary education. In
high school he was named a National Merit Scholar, and earned a scholarship
to attend UT. He was also an accomplished pianist, taking lessons
for 13 years, a fact his mother occasionally reminds him of when
they talk about how many years it has been since Daniel has sat down
and played (currently six). Daniel spent many summer vacations
with his family in the national parks of New Mexico and Colorado,
and has a great number of national parks he would still like to visit,
with Yosemite and the Grand Canyon topping the list. He recently
made it out to Joshua Tree National Park for the first time. He
was there for the rock climbing, as this is one of his favorite activities. His
current climbing projects in the Santa Barbara area include The Jesus,
a burly 5.10c lead at The Playground, and The Great Race, a challenging
5.10a face climb at San Ysidro Canyon. |
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