Professor Dr. Eliot Quataert

Biography

Eliot Quataert is a Professor in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University and holds the position of Charles Young Professor of Astronomy. He is a theorist in astrophysics working on a wide range of problems including stars, black holes, accretion theory, plasma astrophysics, and galaxy formation. His research employs both analytic calculations and numerical simulations. Quataert is passionate about teaching and engages students at both undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as giving non-technical talks to the public on topics such as black holes, neutron star mergers, and galaxy formation. He completed his undergraduate degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University. After a postdoctoral tenure at the Institute for Advanced Study, he joined the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley before moving to Princeton in 2020.

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