My name is Samuel Nothnagel, I am an international student studying Biological Science at the University of Guelph in Canada. I am also an athlete playing Volleyball for the University of Guelph Gryphons. I currently live in Melbourne, Australia, however, my education has taken me across 3 continents, with it beginning with preschool in Cape Town in South Africa, to graduating high school at Scotch College Melbourne, to University in Canada. When I am not spending my time studying, I love to spend my time honing down on my volleyball skills, or you will find me somewhere outdoors, whether it be on the ski slopes, out on a beach burning to a crisp, or you'll find me playing the saxophone.

My schooling has mostly been centred around sciences, and more specifically how things operate, ranging from machines to the human body. I am fascinated by processes and the end result of such processes. I find that the physical sciences are the ones that I find more interesting as they are the foundations of every part of life. They range from atoms all the way to the science behind a plane taking flight, and love to learn about the physics that makes it possible for things to fly. My goal for my career is to become an innovation engineer and help to come up with new technology to make manufacturing processes more efficient, as this would allow us to more efficiently use our finite number of resources that we have. Being an engineer would also mean that I get to physically work with the product in a hands-on setting, rather than being confined to focusing on theory. I draw my inspiration in science from Sir Charles Darwin, as he played a critical role in the theory of natural selection, of which is one of the major influences of evolution. This also helps to form the basis of many of the theories within biological science, as evolution has led to where we are as a species, and will also be a major driving factor for our future, whether it be biological or cultural evolution. I find most of my passion for science comes from the idea that all actions are a process and studying science has allowed me to further understand these processes and better understand how it impacts us in both a personal and global level.

An interesting fact about me that not many people know about me is that I am an immigrant in Australia. I was born and lived in South Africa before my family immigrated to Australia to prevent my brothers and I from growing up in post-apartheid South Africa.