History of Daniel Aalberts

Employment

Professor, Williams College, 2009-present

Associate Professor, Williams College, 2003-2009

Assistant Professor, Williams College, 1997-2003

Visitor, Center for Studies in Physics and Biology, Rockefeller University, Fall 2000

Fellow, Center for Studies in Physics and Biology, Rockefeller University, 1996-1997

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Leiden, 1994-1996

Teaching Assistant, MIT, Spring 1994

Recitation Instructor, MIT, January 1991, 1992, 1993

Graduate Resident Tutor, MIT, 1990-1994

Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Summer 1989, 1990

Marketing Support Assistant, IBM, Summer&January 1985-1988

Education

Ph.D. in Theoretical Statistical Physics, MIT, 1989-1994

S.B. in Physics, MIT, 1985-1989

Jefferson Senior High, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1982-1985 (valedictorian)

Taft Junior High, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1979-1982

EXPO program, Squaw Creek Elementary, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1977-1979

Family School (or "Enterprise"), Tyler Elementary, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1973-1977

Family School, Truman Elementary Annex, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1972-1973

Geographical History

1997-: Williamstown, Massachusetts

1996-1997: New York, New York

1994-1996: Leiden, The Netherlands

1985-1994: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Summers 1990, 1991: Livermore, California

1969-1985: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Birth (9 Oct 1966)-1969: Lennox, South Dakota

Artistic History

Voice

Sister City Jazz Ambassadors, 2007-

Flatbed Jazz Band, 2003-

Dichterliebe with pianist Lâle Feridunoglu, 2 April 2003

Gershwin program with Jane Jenkins (piano) and Cindy Johnson (soprano), 13 March 2003

Jazz Standards with pianist Irv Goss 2001-2002

Diminished Faculty, 1999-2003

With and Without, 2001-2002

Lessons with Michael Downs 1998-2000

Seven songs at Leiden University's International Center's Musical Evening

Schubert's Winterreise and Debussy selections, with Manfred Salmhofer, May 1995

Lessons with Dr. Alton Bynum 1990-1994

Swing, Jazz, Blues (with The Dave Darmofal One), December 1994

Schumann's Dichterliebe and Vaughan Williams' Songs of Travel, February 1994

National Anthem Soloist for the MIT Women's Basketball home games, 1988-1994

Strange Attractors (Founder), 1989-1993

Church Choir, 1986-2000

MIT Gospel Choir, 1989-1990

MIT Logarhythms (Director, Soloist, Arranger) 1987-1989

MIT Chamber Chorus (Soloist) 1986-1987

Jefferson High School's West Side Delegation 1982-1985

Iowa All-State Chorus 1984-1985

Lessons with Tom Lippert 1983-1987

Plays

Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago (Danny) MIT Dramashop, March 1993

Schwartz's The Baker's Wife (Director) MIT Musical Theater Guild, Fall 1992

Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George (Asst Director) MIT MTG, Summer 1992

Kandor and Ebb's Cabaret (Chorus) MIT MTG, Winter 1992, Milkmaid award

Sondheim's Sweeney Todd (Anthony) MIT MTG, Fall 1991

Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along (Franklin Sheppard) MIT MTG, Fall 1990

Porter's Anything Goes (Chorus) MIT MTG, Spring 1990, Milkmaid award

10 high school productions --- Honor Thespian

many junior high dramatic productions and speech contests

TV: Kidsworld Announcer on the Dr. Max show

Christmas Nightengale with Cedar Rapids Community Theater

Broadway appearances

Cabaret: danced on stage with Tony Award Winner Alan Cumming, Jan 10, 1999.

Five Guys Named Moe: danced in the Conga line, March 1993.

Athletics

Yoga 1999-present

Williams noon hoops 1997-present

Berkshire Triathlon ( 1:31:00 for 0.5 mi swim, 12 mi bike, 3.4 mi run)

Sunday League IM Hoops (Williams)

Hoop-it-up Rockefeller University summer basketball league

Captain, power-forward of A-league basketball team ("Magic Potion" at MIT)

B+ league volleyball (MIT, second place)

Arranged weekend hoops for graduate physics department and others

Cambridge summer league basketball

Competitive Swimming (backstroke, individual medley)

Following Iowa Basketball

Culinary History

Turkish, 2003-present

Indonesian, 1995-present

Indian, 1994-present

Chinese, 1989-present

Mexican, 1982-present

Pizza, 1977-present

Baking oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, 1975-present

Kafloey Kaflop, 1973-present

Keeping stuff from sticking to pans, 1972-present

Immediate Family

Erica Dankmeyer, beautiful wife

Leon Keith and Leon Ann Aalberts, brilliant parents

Joel Aalberts, dearest brother