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Luke Gers is an instrumental astronomer whose work has been pivotal in advancing large-scale spectroscopic surveys for Galactic and extragalactic science. His primary research areas include the design, construction, and commissioning of high-multiplex optical spectrographs and fibre-positioning systems. Gers is best known for his central role in developing the HERMES spectrograph for the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), a facility-class instrument that powers the GALAH survey—the first major effort to unravel galaxy formation and evolution by chemically mapping our own Milky Way. His first-light results for HERMES (93 citations) and its integration (17 citations) are foundational references in the field. Gers also contributed to the TAIPAN instrument (23 citations), which serves as a prototype for the MANIFEST fibre positioner on the future Giant Magellan Telescope, and to the Hector concept (23 citations), which aims to achieve a tenfold increase in spatially resolved galaxy spectroscopy over current instruments like SAMI. Through these projects, Gers has enabled transformative surveys that probe how galaxies acquire gas, form stars, and evolve, cementing his impact on the next generation of astronomical instrumentation.