Harvey Quamen is an Associate Professor of English & Humanities Computing at the University of Alberta. Although it is true that his interests include homebrewing beer and digital photography, he does not -- contrary to popular belief -- practice alchemy or sacrifice small animals.
http://huco.ualberta.ca/~hquamen/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hquamen/
http://cwrc.cs.ualberta.ca/index.php/EMiC:EMiC