Deborah S. Shepherd

Background

Shepherd, Deborah S. was born on November 3, 1958 in Hamilton, Ohio, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Cincinnati, 1981. Master of Science in Astronomy, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1996.

Master of Science in Physics, University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1986.

Career

Research engineer Calspan Corporation, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1981—1986. Program manager Jaycor Corporation, Dayton, Ohio, 1986—1988. Postdoctoral scholar California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1996—1999.

Payload crew trainer National Aeronautics and Space Administration shuttle operations Teledyne Brown Engineering, Huntsville, Alabama, 1991—1998. Tenured astronomer, American Latino Media Arts computing deputy National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, New Mexico, 1999—2009. MeerKAT project scientist Square Kilometer Array - South Africa, Cape Town, since 2009.

Achievements

• Deborah S. Shepherd has been listed as a noteworthy astronomer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society.

Connections

Married James E. Shepherd.

Spouse:

James E. Shepherd.