Daniel Bollig
Graduate Research Assistant
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Bollig is an electrical engineering PhD candidate at Virginia Tech specializing in advanced control systems and marine autonomy, drawing on eight years of hands-on engineering experience across systems and mechanical design for the U.S. Navy. He blends academic research at the Center for Marine Autonomy and Robotics with practical DoD-focused R&D experience—from student internships to systems engineering and mechanical design roles—planning to continue serving national defense after graduating in 2029. Comfortable leading cross-disciplinary teams (evidenced by motorsports leadership and technical director roles), he brings strong CAD and manufacturing know-how alongside controls and autonomy expertise. Outside the lab he’s personable and network-oriented—equally likely to reconnect with past collaborators or pick up a cello for an event—bringing technical depth and human-centered collaboration to complex autonomy challenges.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 3.79, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 3.79 at Liberty UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering at Virginia Tech
Github Skills (40)
plot10
k29
astronomy9
bokeh9
cosmology9
gaussian-processes9
mcmc9
bayesian-inference9
data-visualization8
open-access8
kepler8
time-series8
astrophysics8
journal8
uniform8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
danhey/echelle
Apr 2019 - Oct 2022
Dynamic echelle diagrams for asteroseismology
Contributions:2 releases, 55 commits, 6 PRs in 3 years 6 months
diagramsechelle
danhey/danhey.github.io
Feb 2020 - Dec 2024
Contributions:44 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
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