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Sebastian Demasi is a leading figure in modern observational astrophysics, whose work is central to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey V (SDSS-V)—the first all-sky, multi-epoch, optical-to-infrared spectroscopic survey. His primary research areas include large-scale spectroscopic surveys, galaxy evolution, and the development of panoptic mapping techniques that bridge hemispheres. Demasi’s major contribution lies in pioneering the infrastructure and scientific strategy for SDSS-V, which simultaneously operates multi-object spectrographs at the Apache Point Observatory and Las Campanas Observatory. This dual-hemisphere approach enables unprecedented temporal and spectral coverage of millions of celestial objects. His most-cited paper, “Sloan Digital Sky Survey. V. Pioneering Panoptic Spectroscopy” (2025, 25 citations), outlines the survey’s transformative design, while a companion paper (3 citations) details its technical execution. Though early in citation accumulation, the impact of his work is profound: SDSS-V is generating a legacy dataset that will fuel discoveries in stellar astrophysics, black hole physics, and the dynamic universe for decades. Demasi’s achievements exemplify how visionary survey design can reshape an entire field.