Field goals and fieldwork

by Melanie Moyer Nick Beswick-Seidl BS/BA’26 defies easy categorization. When the Biology and Chemistry double-major isn’t hitting the books, he’s hitting the field as a member of Willamette’s football team, all while presenting his research at academic conferences. For Beswick-Seidl, this trifecta of achievement is all part of the Willamette experience. Last year, Beswick-Seidl was among twelve students out of nearly 400 nominees for a competitive research award by the US Aquacultural Society (USAS), securing an invitation to present at the Triennial Aquaculture Conference in New Orleans. He was the only undergraduate student competing against more experienced graduate students. By…