nicholas b.

Nicholas Budsberg received his Bachelor in Anthropology from Western Washington University in 2010, was admitted to Candidacy for his doctoral degree in Nautical Archaeology in May of 2016, and recently published two articles in peer-review journals related to historical navigation. After graduation, Nicholas plans to raise endowments to launch a non-profit organization that focuses on facilitating sustainable archaeological programs, infrastructure, and cultural resource management initiatives in economically marginalized regions throughout the world. Nicholas is also receiving a Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship from the Center of New Ventures and Entrepreneurship at May's business school, TAMU. He currently owns and operates RAH soap, a natural bath and beauty company, with his wife, and enjoys writing in multiple styles - technical, academic, historical, copy, blog, and creative - and is editor for a forthcoming monograph regarding Spanish and Portuguese seafaring.