Nathan is a patent agent, chemist, chemical engineer, and systems specialist, with bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry, a master's degree in chemical engineering, and a master's degree in space resources. Besides his half-decade in patent drafting and prosecution, he has worked in field engineering in mining, mineral processing, oil & gas, cryogenics, and practical applications in space resources. This includes large-scale industrial project management; chemical & metallurgical process design; electrical, instrumentation & controls selection, installation, and programming; numerical simulation, first-principles models, and artificial intelligence implementation; and pilot-scale mineral processing equipment design, construction, operation, and maintenance.

His work has been focused on bringing practicality and function to complex systems. He was principal investigator on a NASA funded SBIR in 2016 focused on processing of methane into ethylene for use in plastics production for space missions. NASA awarded his team funding for the 2021 Big Idea Challenge for lunar landing dust mitigation.

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Seth is a Chemical Engineer with experience in process engineering and quality control in the medical device, mining, and aerospace industries. In aerospace, his work has focused on maintenance, repair, and overhaul, working mostly with Nadcap special processes. He was part of a nuclear engineering research group in college where he studied heat storage methods and conducted feasibility analyses for large-scale applications paired with nuclear power.

Seth has always had a strong appreciation for the real-world application of science, which led him to engineering. He is a generalist in interest and understands the basics of many fields outside of his chosen profession. He finds joy in technical creativity and innovation.