DR. KATIE BOUMAN

American Computer Scientist

Katie Bouman (1989-) is an American computer scientist and educator.

FAST FACTS:

• She received a doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT in 2017
• She led the creation of an algorithm called CHIRP on the Event Horizon Imaging Team that unveiled the first ever image of a black hole in 2019
• She’s a recipient of an NSF CAREER Award, the Electronic Imaging Scientist of the Year Award, an Okawa Research Grant, a Caltech faculty teaching award, a finalist for the AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science, and is a co-recipient of the Breakthrough Prize
• She’s currently a professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Electrical Engineering, and Astronomy at Caltech in Pasadena, CA

To learn more about Dr. Bouman, check out the links below:

• Caltech: Katie Bouman
• Algorithms gave us the black hole picture. She’s the 29-year-old scientist who helped create them
• TED Speaker