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| Physics in the News |
| Title: | Eliot Quataert Named Simons Investigator |
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| URL: | http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/24/theoretical-astrophysicist-r eceives-500000-no-strings-atta |
| Date: | 10/23/2012 |
| Publication: | UC Berkeley News Center |
| Editor: | Robert Sanders |
| Extended Text: |
University of California, Berkeley, theoretical astrophysicist Eliot Quataert received an email out of the blue a few weeks ago offering him $100,000 a year for five to 10 years to pursue whatever research he wants.
After checking whether the email was a spoof, he accepted.
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