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Jason D. Eastman is an observational astronomer whose research spans gamma-ray burst astrophysics, exoplanet detection, and the development of innovative robotic telescope instrumentation. His early work contributed to understanding broadband gamma-ray burst behavior, using the ROTSE-III robotic telescope network to capture rare simultaneous optical and gamma-ray emission from Swift GRB events, earning 63 citations. Eastman has made particularly significant contributions to exoplanet science through the design and deployment of purpose-built automated observational facilities. His DEMONEX telescope series provided homogeneous, high-precision photometry of transiting exoplanet systems around bright stars, while the MINERVA and MINERVA-Australis arrays — dedicated to radial velocity measurements and TESS planet confirmation — demonstrate his commitment to scalable, cost-effective observational infrastructure. His involvement in Las Cumbres Observatory's Network of Robotic Echelle Spectrographs (NRES) further underscores his expertise in high-resolution spectroscopic instrumentation deployed at global scale. Collectively accumulating over 230 citations, Eastman's body of work reflects a career defined by bridging instrumentation innovation with pressing observational challenges, making him a notable contributor to the expanding infrastructure supporting modern exoplanet and time-domain astronomy.