Nicholas Bigelow's scientific background spans several fields, from biology, to chemistry, to physics. Professionally, he has done analytical chemistry on algal biofuels and food security, chemical reactivity analysis for NOAA, and computational electrodynamics for the study of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmon plasmonics]. He recieved his PhD in chemistry from the Unversity of Washington in 2014.
Nick's interest in beer began in earnest soon after his 21st birthday when his uncle took him to his first brewery tour. A first taste of Russian River Supplication brought sour beer and eventually lambic to his attention. Nick lives in Seattle with his girlfriend and two dogs.