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Dr. Sarah L. Martell is a leading figure in Galactic Archaeology, using stellar fossils to reconstruct the Milky Way’s formation and evolution. Her most transformative contribution is her pivotal role in developing and commissioning the High Efficiency and Resolution Multi-Element Spectrograph (HERMES) at the Anglo-Australian Telescope. As detailed in her highly cited 2015 paper (93 citations), HERMES is a facility-class optical spectrograph designed for the first major, systematic survey of galactic history by chemically tagging millions of stars. This work has fundamentally shifted the field from theoretical models to data-driven discovery. Dr. Martell is now pushing the boundaries of instrumentation further as a key architect of the MANIFEST fibre-positioning system for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). This next-generation technology will dramatically enhance the GMT’s spectroscopic survey power, enabling unprecedented studies of the early universe. With a career defined by building the tools that answer our biggest cosmic questions, Dr. Martell’s impact is measured not just in citations, but in the new observational frontiers she has opened for the entire astronomical community.