Roger D. Blandford, Director, Kavli Institute for Particle Physics and Cosmology and a co-author of the study, has made significant theoretical contributions in diverse areas of astrophysics and cosmology. A Professor of Physics at Stanford University and at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Blandford was the chair of ASTRO 2010, the decadal survey sponsored by the National Research Council of the National Academies of Science that identifies the highest priorities in astronomy and astrophysics research for the next decade. Credit: KIPAC