Eliot Quataert is the Thomas and Alison Schneider Chair in Physics, and a Professor of Astronomy and Physics, at UC Berkeley.   He is also the Director of the Theoretical Astrophysics Center.    Quataert is an astrophysical theorist who works on a wide range of problems, from the astrophysics of stars and black holes to how galaxies form.  He is the recipient of a number of national awards for his research and is also a highly regarded teacher and public lecturer.