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Niv Drory is a leading figure in modern observational astrophysics, renowned for his central role in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey V (SDSS-V), the first all-sky, multi-epoch, optical-to-infrared spectroscopic survey. His key research areas include large-scale spectroscopic surveys, galaxy evolution, and the structure of the Milky Way. Drory’s major contributions are foundational to SDSS-V, where he has been instrumental in designing and implementing its pioneering "panoptic" approach—mapping the sky with multi-object spectroscopy across both hemispheres. This work enables unprecedented studies of black holes, galaxies, and stars over cosmic time. His most cited paper (2025, 25 citations) details the survey’s transformative capabilities, while his leadership on the Local Volume Mapper Instrument (LVM-I) showcases his engineering prowess in building a robotic, ultra-wide-field IFU to map the Milky Way and nearby galaxies at high spatial resolution. With over 25 citations on his top paper alone and a career spanning decades of survey science, Drory’s impact is profound, shaping the next generation of spectroscopic exploration and providing the astronomical community with a rich, dynamic view of the universe.