Title: Research Chemist 
Employer: Intertek
Previous Roles: Lab Tech & Research Chemist: Enzyme Assay Development, ADM; Coral Health and Disease Intern, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium

Nathan graduated in 2018 from Integrative Biology, and started working at the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida.  Since then he has worked at ADM as a Lab Technician and then Research Chemist focusing on enzyme assay development.

Currently, Nathan is a Research Chemist for Intertek, a small analytical chemistry lab in Champaign, IL.

As a Coral Health and Disease Intern he assisted in day-to-day water quality checks for coral tanks as well as exposure experiments of corals including elements such as: ocean acidification, warming waters, sunscreen, microplastics, and disease, especially the Stoney Coral Tissue Loss Disease that has been devastating the Florida Reef Tract. He also performed a decent amount of microbiology work including PCR of coral samples to find clonality.

If you are also interested in marine biology, conservation, or applied research Nathan would be a great person to talk to! Contact Christina Swanson at alumnimentor@sib.illinois.edu if you would like to connect with Nathan.