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Rebecca Brown is a leading astronomical instrumentation scientist whose work is revolutionizing how we map the universe. Her primary research focuses on developing cutting-edge multi-object spectrographs and fibre positioning systems for major telescopes. Brown's most significant contribution is her leadership on the Hector instrument, a modular integral field spectrograph for the Anglo-Australian Telescope that builds on the success of the SAMI instrument. Hector uses innovative "hexabundle" fibre technology to dramatically expand our capacity for large-scale galaxy surveys, enabling unprecedented studies of nearby galaxies. Her work on the MANIFEST prototyping design study for the Giant Magellan Telescope, which employs "Starbug" fibre positioning robots, represents another major achievement in pushing the boundaries of what's possible in astronomical observation. Brown also played a crucial engineering role in developing the TAIPAN instrument's fibre positioner, which serves as a prototype for MANIFEST and will conduct comprehensive stellar and galaxy surveys of the Southern sky. With her most-cited papers accumulating over 50 citations, Brown's instrumental innovations are enabling the next generation of astronomical surveys, making her a pivotal figure in observational astrophysics.