Welcome to Todd's World!

Aim a little higher you're shootin' too low
Aim for the dirt and you'll never know
Glorious redemption and heavenly hope
Aim a little, aim a little, aim a little higher
-- Aim a Little Higher, Everything That's On My Mind, Charlie Peacock.

I am an Assistant Professor at Valparaiso University in Indiana. I work in the Department of Physics & Astronomy.
Life outside of that is pretty limited other than my involvement in church related activities.

These are a few of my favorite things:
(You know: when the dog bites, when the bee stings, etc, etc.)

My wife!
My son! He was born on Jan. 19, 2006!
Astronomy. Observational Astronomy, like at the WIYN Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. See picture above.
My Research.
Teaching. Most recently Introduction to Astrophysics here at Valpo.
Books (of most kinds, old and rare are the best) especially Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
Church
Sports, i.e.-football, skiing (snow), softball, etc.
Music, mostly Christian music. Caedmon's Call , and many others.
Places
Cooking,
Anderson University (my alma mater! - B.A. Physics/Mathematics, 1993)
Ball State University (another alma mater! - M.S. Physics, 1995)
Indiana University (yet another alma mater! - PhD Astronomy, 2001)
The Outdoors! Hiking, hunting, fishing, wandering, camping, etc.