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Shep Doeleman

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American astronomer

ScientistsBorn 1967 · age 59
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Sheperd "Shep" S. Doeleman is an American astrophysicist. His research focuses on imaging supermassive black holes with sufficient resolution to directly observe the event horizon.

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Awards 4

2023Georges Lemaître Prize
2021Henry Draper Medal
2020Bruno Rossi Prize
2012Guggenheim Fellowship

Connected to Shep 6

George F. R. EllisAlso won Georges Lemaître PrizeBohdan PaczyńskiAlso won Henry Draper MedalBengt EdlénAlso won Henry Draper MedalAtsuto SuzukiAlso won Bruno Rossi PrizeLyman PageAlso won Georges Lemaître PrizeJean-Pierre LuminetAlso won Georges Lemaître Prize

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Sheperd "Shep" S. Doeleman is an American astrophysicist. His research focuses on imaging supermassive black holes with sufficient resolution to directly observe the event horizon. He is a senior research fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Founding Director of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project. He led the international team of researchers that produced the first directly observed image of a black hole.

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Born 1967 · age 59
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