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A. Herrero is a leading instrumentalist in optical and near-infrared astronomy, whose work has been central to equipping the world’s largest telescopes. Their primary research focus is the design, construction, and commissioning of cutting-edge spectrographs and imagers for the 10.4-meter Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC). Herrero’s major contributions include leading the development of EMIR, a powerful near-infrared camera and multi-object spectrograph that provides critical spectral coverage from 0.9 to 2.5 µm over a wide field of view. They also played a pivotal role in MEGARA, the GTC’s future optical integral field unit (IFU) and multi-object spectrograph, a project built by a consortium led by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. With their most-cited papers—on EMIR (25 citations) and MEGARA (23 citations)—serving as foundational references for the GTC’s instrument suite, Herrero’s work has directly enabled transformative studies in galaxy evolution, star formation, and the interstellar medium. Their achievements place them at the forefront of astronomical instrumentation, providing the astronomical community with the tools needed to explore the universe at unprecedented resolution and sensitivity.