Nate Vanderwaal is a third year member of Precision Guessworks and plans to attend Purdue University after graduation. He enjoys the competitions over all. He is a member of the Drive Train subteam and also works with Mechanisms.

He describes himself as "the coolest person ever" and he feels that sharks are almost as cool as himself. His favorite holiday is his birthday. He is not a big fan of sushi because anything raw seems like a bad idea. He enjoys BMX, paintball and robotics and plans on becoming a mechanical engineer. His favorite colors are blue and green.

He plans to fight global warming by buying a really big coat.