My name is Fe (‘fay’/’f-eh’) McBride (formerly: Krauß); I use she/her pronouns. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Bowdoin College, where I study some of the most energetic and mysterious objects in the Universe. My research explores how supermassive black holes, active galactic nuclei (AGN), and blazars produce powerful emissions and how they might be linked to high-energy neutrinos, “ghost particles” that travel across the cosmos.

I manage the Bowdoin Observatory, which is currently used for observing sessions for students.

This is my 21-year old cat “Miss Cat”. In the photo you can see her “helping” me with grading.

When I’m not busy spoiling the cat, I enjoy arts & crafts, music (piano, cello), reading, as well as video games.