Carlos Bacigalupo
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Carlos Bacigalupo is an instrumental figure in the design and construction of cutting-edge astronomical spectrographs, with his work driving major advances in both Galactic archaeology and exoplanet science. His most impactful contribution is his central role in the High Efficiency and Resolution Multi-Element Spectrograph (HERMES) at the Anglo-Australian Telescope. As detailed in his highly cited 2015 paper (93 citations), Bacigalupo helped bring this facility-class instrument online, enabling the first major, large-scale survey to chemically tag millions of stars and reconstruct the Milky Way’s formation history. Demonstrating a remarkable versatility, he also led the development of the RHEA spectrograph, an ultra-compact, replicable design optimized for small robotic telescopes. This innovative instrument, described in his 2014 paper (16 citations), makes high-resolution exoplanet and asteroseismology studies accessible for dedicated, long-term projects on 0.2–0.4 m class telescopes. By bridging the gap between massive facility instruments and agile, low-cost systems, Bacigalupo’s work has expanded the reach of precision spectroscopy, empowering both large collaborations and smaller research groups to explore the cosmos.
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