Dr. Dayna Baumeister

Co founder and Keystone of Biomimicry 3.8, Dr. Dayna Baumeister’s fascination with the natural world began with daily forays into the woods and mountains of Colorado, her childhood home. As an adult, nature has continued to inform her personal and professional endeavors. Dayna received a BS in marine biology. After several years exploring the intricate relationships of coral reefs, she turned in her wetsuit and headed back to the mountains.

To meet the growing demand for more professional training, in 2008, Dayna designed and taught the world’s first Biomimicry Professional Certification Program, a two year master level course for designers, business people, biologists, and engineers with participants from all over the globe. Graduates are applying biomimicry in their work in different settings and places including Fortune 500 corporations, the EPA, South Africa, Spain, Columbia, Mexico, Turkey, as well as the US. As senior editor, Dayna compiled a decade of experience in iomimicry into a practical how#to guide Biomimicry Resource Handbook: A Seed Bank of Knowledge and Best Practices 2013 .

Bringing home the principles of life that she espouses in her work, Dayna finds physical and spiritual sustenance as a gardener, green remodeler, hunter gatherer, pilates addict, and naturalist. She is on the board of her local science museum, ExplorationWorks! and a staunch advocate for bringing systems thinking into local the school system.