Daniel Maxbauer
Co-Founder at Alkali Earth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Maxbauer is a scientist-turned-entrepreneur with nine years of experience applying data-driven methods to geoscience and climate solutions. As Co-Founder of Alkali Earth, he is commercializing enhanced weathering and mineralization approaches for permanent carbon removal while maintaining an academic appointment as Assistant Professor of Geology at Carleton College. He brings deep quantitative skills in R (Tidyverse, Monte Carlo, Shiny, ggplot2), familiarity with Python and Git, and a track record of designing reproducible analyses and interactive dashboards. His background combines rigorous PhD-level geoscience research at the University of Minnesota with hands-on teaching and project management across higher education. Colleagues describe him as an effective communicator who translates complex Earth-science problems into testable engineering and policy-relevant solutions. He pairs entrepreneurial ambition with academic rigor, pursuing measurable impact on carbon removal at scale.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), with honors in Natural Sciences, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), with honors in Natural Sciences at St. John's UniversityMaster of Arts (M.A.), Earth and Environmental Sciences, Master of Arts (M.A.), Earth and Environmental Sciences at Wesleyan UniversityUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities
Github Skills (2)
java6
android5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
dan-maxbauer/max-unmix
Mar 2017 - Jun 2021
Max-UnMix code
Contributions:18 commits, 6 PRs, 16 pushes in 4 years 4 months
javaandroid
jaren-yambing/NOAA-Shiny-App
Sep 2019 - Jun 2024
Contributions:3 PRs in 4 years 10 months
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