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Sheperd S. Doeleman
American astrophysicist
Sheperd "Shep" S. Doeleman (born 1967) is an American astrophysicist. His research focuses on super massive black holes with sufficient resolution to directly observe the event horizon. He is a senior research fellow at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian and the Founding Director[2] of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project.[3] He led the international team of researchers that produced the first directly observed image of a black hole.[4][5]
Doeleman was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2019.[6]