Ian U. Roederer

I am a fourth-year graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin, pursuing a Ph.D.
in astronomy.  My research is concerned with observations of old, metal-poor stars in
the Milky Way Galaxy; the chemical abundance patterns in these stars inform our
understanding of the formation of our Galaxy, stellar evolution, and the nucleosynthesis
of the atoms that constitute ourselves and the Universe around us. My wife, Renee, is
pursuing a Master of Divinity at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. 

Born and raised in Georgetown, Indiana, with the initials "I.U." I was destined to attend
Indiana University.  I graduated from IU in May, 2005, with a double-B.S. in astronomy
and physics and a minor in mathematics.  Renee is a 2004 graduate of the University of
Louisville with a B.A. in vocal music performance and a minor in religious studies.  We
were married in New Albany, Indiana, on June 04, 2005.