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S. Jouvel is an instrumental cosmologist whose work has been central to advancing wide-field spectroscopic surveys. Her primary research focuses on the design and development of next-generation instruments for studying dark energy, particularly through multi-fiber spectroscopy. She is best known for her foundational contributions to the Dark Energy Spectrometer (DESpec), a proposed major upgrade for the Blanco 4-meter telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. Jouvel’s work on DESpec describes a system capable of deploying approximately 4,000 robotically positioned optical fibers, a leap forward in survey efficiency that would enable unprecedented measurements of cosmic expansion and large-scale structure. Her 2012 paper on the DESpec initiative has garnered 12 citations, while a companion paper detailing the preliminary instrument design has received 3 citations, reflecting her role in shaping the conceptual and technical framework for this ambitious project. By leveraging the existing Dark Energy Camera infrastructure, Jouvel’s research bridges the gap between imaging and spectroscopy, offering a path toward more precise constraints on dark energy. Her work exemplifies the critical engineering and scientific planning required to build the next generation of cosmological survey instruments.