Dr. Filbert R. Z. Quintain, M.S., Ph.D., F.A.A.S., is one of the foremost specialists in the field of mutant powers. He teaches the Introduction to Superpowers (a.k.a. "Powers Theory") course at Whateley Academy, and is also the author of the textbook Introduction to the Modern Theory of Mutant Powers, while doing further research on the subject.