carolyn bowman, a postdoctoral fellow at the smithsonian center for astrophysics. june 2019, starting as assistant professor in the computing department at the california institute of technology. and worked to develop innovative ways to have techniques from astronomy and computer science to produce the first image of a black hole, received her bs even the university of michigan and phd from mit. witnesses should know the we will allow you five minutes for the testimony that will be included in the record for the hearing and your spoken testimony will question and each member will have five minutes to question the panel. we start with doctor cordova. >> members of the committee, thank you for holding this hearing and the opportunity to discuss the event horizon telescope collaboration and results being the first image of a supermassive black all. thank you for your commitment to science. we are excited by this accomplishment that will transform and enhance our understanding of black holes. i would like to pause so we can all in this room recognize the representative of the eht team. [applause] >> i want to focus my remarks on eht's history with the national science