Faculty Alter Egos
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John Krussel
Professor of Mathematics
Alter Ego: Cheesecake Baker My hobbies don’t have anything to do with math. The whole point is to do something completely different. Once I felt I had the teaching thing down, I decided to make cheesecake. -
Freddy Vilches
Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies
Alter Ego: Professional Musician I feel so fortunate to have my academic life and also be able to play music with such talented musicians. I get to share my love of literature and music through teaching and performing. I’ve found a perfect balance. -
Greta Binford
Associate Professor of Biology
Alter Ego: Rock Collector I’m riveted by the puzzle of how life has evolved to become as diverse as it is. This puzzle is closely tied to the history of the earth, and rocks include little pieces of that history. -
Paulette Bierzychudek
William Swindells Sr. Professor of Natural Sciences
Alter Ego: Gardener The kind of science I do is all about understanding patterns in nature, and you can’t really do that unless you’re attentive to what you see. In that sense, gardening is constantly raising questions for me as a scientist. I wonder why this or that is happening, and it presents an opportunity to do mini experiments to try to get the answers. -
Peter Drake
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Alter Ego: Fire-Knife Dancer It’s nice because it gives me an opportunity to reverse the relationship with students: they’re teaching me, and I get to experience what it’s like to have difficulty learning something.
