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Dan Molland

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SO2 Research and Experimentation at British Army
📍 Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Dan Molland is the Co-Founder and CTO of SHIELD SPACE, developing autonomous satellites for NATO allies. A DPhil graduate from the University of Oxford, he is a soldier-scientist who also leads AI decision-support experimentation for the British Army. His expertise includes launch integration, having contributed to payloads for NASA and SpaceX missions.

Describing himself as a mission-driven soldier-scientist, Dans academic passion lies in astrobiology. His doctoral research at Oxford, sponsored by the European Space Agency, focused on protein stability in non-terrestrial systems and the fundamental building blocks for life beyond Earth, a topic he has lectured on extensively.

He has collaborated with veteran NASA astronaut Dr. Mike Foale on space science research and developing experiments for the International Space Station.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
SO2 Research and Experimentation
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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Space Defence
As co-founder of SHIELD SPACE, his core mission is to provide battle-winning space control capabilities to the UK, NATO, and allied forces using intelligent, autonomous satellites.
Autonomous Satellites
His company's core technology is an AI-guided system that allows satellites to detect and evade threats in real-time without direct input from ground control teams.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
SO2 Research and Experimentation
British Army
4-2025
Chief Technology Officer
SHIELD SPACE
1-2025 - 12-2025
SO2 Research Accelerator - Army
UK Ministry of Defence
10-2021
Rifleman
British Army
10-2021 - 5-2025
DPhil Candidate
University of Oxford
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Education
9-2021 - 5-2025
Doctor of Philosophy - DPhil
University of Oxford
2017 - 2021
Masters in Science - MSci
King's College London
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