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Jennifer Marshall is an astronomer whose work centers on the development of cutting-edge instrumentation for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), one of the next generation of extremely large telescopes. Her primary research areas include multi-object spectroscopy, fibre-optic positioning systems, and the design of facility-class instruments that maximize the scientific return of large telescopes. Marshall’s most notable contribution is her leadership in the MANIFEST prototyping design study, which introduces ‘Starbug’ fibre positioning robots to the GMT. This innovative system dramatically enhances the telescope’s capabilities by providing larger fields of view, higher multiplex gains, and versatile access to seeing-limited instruments like GMACS and G-CLEF. While her highly specialized work in instrumentation design has garnered over a dozen citations, its true impact lies in enabling transformative astronomical surveys that will probe galaxy formation, dark matter, and the early universe. Marshall’s efforts represent a critical bridge between telescope engineering and frontier science, ensuring that the GMT will deliver on its promise to revolutionize observational astronomy for decades to come.