Daniel was born in Pleasanton, California and moved to San Antonio, Texas when he was 2. He grew up there in San Antonio for the rest of his life until he went to University of Texas at San Antonio from 2017 to 2020 and graduated with BS in Chemistry. He did undergraduate research with Dr. Kirk Schanze from 2018 to 2021, studying the synthesis and applications of conjugated polymers and organic photovoltaics.