Question 726

X is a brilliant astrophysicist in the Physics Department at Caltech, being known for a noted publication on Kuiper Belt object size distribution.For his discovery of a planetary object beyond the Kuiper Belt, 2008 NQ17, which he named "PlanetBollywood", X was included in People magazine's "30 (Visionaries) Under 30 (Years of Age) to Watch", received a larger office, and became a celebrity of sorts.

After six months of failed research on the composition of trans-Neptunian objects, X feared the prospect of being deported back to India.To stay in the country, X sought out a research position in stellar evolution with another professor; the job proposition failed & X ended up "exploring the string theory implications of gamma rays from dark matter annihilations". Ironically, X had once expressed a desire to be the "Indira Gandhi of particle astrophysics".

Id X.

Answer: Rajesh Kothrapally