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Dr. Jason Feldman is a pioneering roboticist and planetary scientist whose work bridges the gap between extreme terrestrial and extraterrestrial exploration. His research focuses on developing autonomous robotic systems for in-situ astrobiological and geophysical investigation, with key contributions to Mars exploration and sub-ice ocean world missions. Dr. Feldman’s most impactful work includes his role on the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite, which has garnered over 560 citations and fundamentally advanced our understanding of Mars’ chemical and isotopic composition. He was also instrumental in the SEIS seismometer for the InSight mission (375+ citations), which revealed the internal structure of Mars. Demonstrating visionary engineering, Dr. Feldman conceptualized the "Cryobot," an ice-penetrating robotic vehicle for exploring subsurface oceans on Mars and Europa. His more recent work on the EELS (Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor) robot represents a paradigm shift in one-shot, adaptive exploration. Through the Environmental Sample Processor, he has also pioneered autonomous underwater biochemical laboratories. Dr. Feldman’s career is defined by creating resilient, intelligent robots that go where no machine has gone before, enabling humanity to sample the most inaccessible frontiers of our solar system.