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What Are Astronomers Doing?
Jennifer Simmerer
"Studying the Disk of the Milky Way" 
Jennifer Simmerer
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Jennifer Simmerer is a recent graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. She studies the chemical processes that make elements (like carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen) within stars. The chemical make-up of stars can be tied to the locations where they were formed. Jennifer worked with faculty member Chris Sneden on her Ph.D. dissertation project -- the chemical history of stars in the Milky Way’s thick disk. These kinds of studies have offered insights on the Milky Way’s formation history.
Jennifer Simmerer
Ph.D.,Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Physics and Astronomy, Boston University
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