I met Nathan in my first year PhD theory core course. There were only 3 of us in the class that year, so we got to know each other pretty well. I was very impressed by Nathan's enthusiasm for theory, especially since it was not his main subfield (I should also say, he did better than me on the field exam, even though I'm the theorist!). We always had good conversations before and after class. I can remember him telling me about how he wanted his dissertation to focus on the risks of global catastrophes - it sounded so exciting to me. He also once described himself as an OG+ realist in IR, which amused me (I'm not sure if that was still how he described himself more recently). Nathan was one of those people I wish I had cultivated more of a friendship with, but it never quite happened. I was looking over our fb messages, and it made me a bit sad to see how many times we tried to connect (he invited me to play poker a few times, I invited him to come out for drinks with friends) but we never quite aligned. Either way, I'm thankful to have known him at all, he was an awesome guy.
I met Nathan in my first year PhD theory core course. There were only 3 of us in the class that year, so we got to know each other pretty well. I was very impressed by Nathan's enthusiasm for theory, especially since it was not his main subfield (I should also say, he did better than me on the field exam, even though I'm the theorist!). We always had good conversations before and after class. I can remember him telling me about how he wanted his dissertation to focus on the risks of global catastrophes - it sounded so exciting to me. He also once described himself as an OG+ realist in IR, which amused me (I'm not sure if that was still how he described himself more recently). Nathan was one of those people I wish I had cultivated more of a friendship with, but it never quite happened. I was looking over our fb messages, and it made me a bit sad to see how many times we tried to connect (he invited me to play poker a few times, I invited him to come out for drinks with friends) but we never quite aligned. Either way, I'm thankful to have known him at all, he was an awesome guy.
