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Dr. Minh Vuong is an instrumental figure in the field of Galactic Archaeology, specializing in the design, integration, and commissioning of cutting-edge astronomical instrumentation. His major contribution centers on the High Efficiency and Resolution Multi-Element Spectrograph (HERMES) at the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT). Vuong was pivotal in integrating this complex instrument and achieving its first light, a milestone that enabled the groundbreaking GALAH (Galactic Archaeology with HERMES) survey. This survey represents a first major attempt to unravel the formation and evolutionary history of the Milky Way by analyzing the chemical fingerprints of hundreds of thousands of stars. His work on the HERMES spectrograph, documented in key papers with over 100 combined citations, has provided the astronomical community with a powerful new tool for stellar population studies. By enabling high-resolution, multi-object spectroscopy, Vuong’s contributions have directly facilitated a deeper understanding of how our galaxy assembled over cosmic time, cementing his role in a transformative era of stellar and galactic science.