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T. Carlier is a leading figure in planetary seismology, best known for their pivotal role in the InSight mission to Mars. Their primary research focuses on the internal structure of terrestrial planets, with major contributions to the design and deployment of ultra-sensitive seismometers for extraterrestrial environments. Carlier’s most cited work, the 2019 paper "SEIS: Insight’s Seismic Experiment for Internal Structure of Mars" (375 citations), details the first seismometer ever placed directly on the Martian surface—a six-axis instrument combining a Very Broad Band (VBB) sensor with a short-period device. This achievement ended a 42-year gap since the Viking landers, enabling the first direct measurements of marsquakes and revealing Mars’ crust, mantle, and core structure. Carlier’s technical innovations in noise reduction and instrument stability under extreme temperature swings were critical to SEIS’s success, which has since revolutionized our understanding of planetary formation. Their work stands as a landmark in geophysics, inspiring a new generation of planetary scientists.