Tom Daniel holds the Joan and Richard Komen Endowed Chair and has appointments in the Department of Biology, Computer Science & Engineering, the Program on Neurobiology and Behavior Faculty at the University of Washington. Prior to the UW, he was a postdoc at Cal Tech an received his PhD from Duke. Daniel has received honors including a MacArthur Fellowship, the University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award, and the University of Washington Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award. Daniel's research programs focus on biomechanics and sensory systems, addressing questions about the physics, engineering and neural control of movement in biological systems.