Daniel Herber is an assistant professor of Systems Engineering specializing in engineering design and systems engineering methods that enable deployment of new energy, aerospace and defense systems. His work encompasses engineering design optimization, model-based systems engineering and sustainable technologies, with a focus on humanitarian and next-generation engineering solutions. 

Herber’s research includes studies on the adoption of model-based systems engineering, structured requirements in systems modeling, and the optimization and economic impacts of thermal energy storage in power plants with carbon capture. 

He holds a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in systems and entrepreneurial engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he also conducted postdoctoral research with the NSF Engineering Research Center for Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems.