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Robert Patterson is a leading astronomical instrumentation scientist whose work has revolutionized our ability to study the cosmos. His primary research areas are Galactic Archaeology and galaxy evolution, achieved through the design and construction of cutting-edge spectrographs. Patterson’s most significant contribution is his leadership on the High Efficiency and Resolution Multi-Element Spectrograph (HERMES) for the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), a facility-class instrument that powers the landmark GALAH survey. With his first-light paper on HERMES garnering 93 citations, this work enables the detailed chemical fingerprinting of millions of stars, allowing astronomers to reconstruct the Milky Way’s formation and evolution. Building on this success, Patterson is the driving force behind the Hector instrument, a revolutionary multi-object integral field spectrograph that expands upon the SAMI survey’s capabilities. By using high fill-factor imaging fibre bundles called “hexabundles,” Hector will map thousands of nearby galaxies in unprecedented detail. Through these major instrumentation projects, Patterson has provided the astronomical community with powerful new tools, directly enabling transformative surveys that probe the history of our galaxy and the universe beyond.