Nate Rudnick was raised in Encinitas, San Diego, who has been around the ocean all his life. He is currently an undergrad student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he studies Physics. After future graduation in 2015 he hopes to continue conducting research on the ocean whatever that might be. When not in the lab Nate enjoys playing basketball, football, and beach volleyball. One day he wishes to travel all around the globe to experience all types of marine environments.