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Holly Everson is an aerospace and robotics researcher whose work sits at the cutting edge of in-space assembly (ISA) and autonomous robotic construction technologies. Her research addresses one of the most pressing challenges in modern space exploration: how to build large-scale structures in orbit without relying on costly and risky human extravehicular activity (EVA). Everson is perhaps best known for her contributions to the Built On-orbit Robotically assembled Gigatruss (BORG) project, a pioneering mixed-assembly architecture that pushes beyond the limitations of traditional deployable space structures. Her 2023 trade study on BORG (5 citations) and its 2024 ground demonstration represent a coherent research arc from concept to physical prototype. Complementing this work, her 2020 papers on autonomous multi-robot solar array assembly and robust autonomous assembly methods (each garnering citations from the broader robotics and space systems community) established foundational advances in sequence planning, structural error detection, and hardware testbed development. Everson's research collectively champions a future where fleets of autonomous robots construct the next generation of space infrastructure — from solar arrays to massive trusses — making ambitious missions more practical, affordable, and safe.