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N. Cardiel is a leading figure in astronomical instrumentation, specializing in the development of cutting-edge spectrographs for the world’s largest telescopes. His major contributions center on the design and construction of two flagship instruments for the 10.4-meter Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC). Cardiel was instrumental in the development of EMIR, a powerful near-infrared camera and multi-object spectrograph covering 0.9–2.5 µm, which has been a key common-user instrument since its 2016 commissioning. He also played a pivotal role in MEGARA, the GTC’s future optical integral field unit (IFU) and multi-object spectrograph, which promises to revolutionize high-resolution spectroscopy. His work on these instruments, each cited over 20 times, has directly enabled a wide range of astrophysical discoveries, from galaxy evolution to star formation. Cardiel’s expertise in building complex, high-performance instruments has made him a cornerstone of the GTC’s observational capabilities, providing the astronomical community with essential tools to probe the universe in unprecedented detail.