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Joleen K. Carlberg is a leading astrophysicist whose research focuses on large-scale spectroscopic surveys, stellar astrophysics, and the chemical evolution of the Milky Way. She is best known for her pivotal role in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey V (SDSS-V), which she describes as “pioneering panoptic spectroscopy”—the first all-sky, multi-epoch, optical-to-infrared spectroscopic survey. Her work has been instrumental in mapping the sky with multi-object spectroscopy across both hemispheres, using the 2.5-meter Sloan Foundation Telescope at Apache Point Observatory and facilities in the southern hemisphere. Her most-cited paper, “Sloan Digital Sky Survey. V. Pioneering Panoptic Spectroscopy” (2025), has already garnered 25 citations, reflecting the immediate impact of this transformative project. A second related publication has also contributed to the field. Carlberg’s contributions are enabling unprecedented insights into stellar populations, galactic dynamics, and the chemical enrichment of the universe. Her leadership in SDSS-V underscores her commitment to advancing open-access, large-scale astronomical data, making her a key figure in modern observational astrophysics and a mentor to the next generation of researchers.