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Jessica Grenouilleau is a leading researcher in space robotics, specializing in teleoperation, human-robot interaction, and scalable autonomy for planetary exploration. Her work addresses the critical challenge of controlling robots on distant celestial bodies from orbit, enabling scientific discovery and in-situ resource utilization in environments too complex for full automation. Her most cited paper, "Exploring planet geology through force-feedback telemanipulation from orbit" (45 citations), demonstrates how haptic feedback can allow astronauts to "feel" the geology of a moon or planet from a spacecraft, revolutionizing remote science. Grenouilleau was instrumental in ESA’s landmark ANALOG-1 mission (16 citations), which culminated over a decade of METERON experiments to validate teleoperation from the International Space Station. Her recent work on the Surface Avatar mission (6 citations) breaks new ground by orchestrating multi-robot teams with scalable autonomy, where a single operator can supervise multiple rovers working collaboratively on the surface. Through her research, Grenouilleau is shaping the future of human-robotic exploration, bridging the gap between orbital command and surface action to make ambitious missions to the Moon and Mars a reality.