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Shep Doeleman

American astronomer · Belgium · On the map · Scientists · Born 1967 · age 59

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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A life in dates

2023Georges Lemaître PrizeAward2021Henry Draper MedalAward2020Bruno Rossi PrizeAward2012Guggenheim FellowshipAward1967Born26 January 1967

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Awards

Georges Lemaître Prize2023

Henry Draper Medal2021

Bruno Rossi Prize2020

Guggenheim Fellowship2012

About this person

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.

Country

Belgium