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C. McCully is a leading figure in time-domain astrophysics and robotic astronomical instrumentation. As a key member of the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (LCOGT), McCully’s most prominent contribution is the development of the Network of Robotic Echelle Spectrographs (NRES), a system of four identical, high-resolution optical spectrographs. This innovative network, detailed in a highly cited 2018 paper (51 citations), enables simultaneous, automated, and precise spectroscopic follow-up of transient phenomena across the globe. By fiber-feeding each spectrograph with up to two 1-meter telescopes and a calibration source, McCully’s work has dramatically increased the efficiency and reliability of stellar characterization and exoplanet confirmation. This robotic infrastructure has been instrumental in rapid-response observations of supernovae, tidal disruption events, and other cosmic explosions. Beyond NRES, McCully’s contributions to the Las Cumbres Observatory pipeline have made him a central architect of modern, automated time-domain astronomy, providing the community with a powerful, open-access tool for high-cadence, multi-wavelength studies of the variable universe.
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- 1NRES: the network of robotic echelle spectrographs51 citations · 2018