These are the web pages of Joe Liske. I am an astronomer at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Garching, Germany, working in the E-ELT Science Office. Previously, I was an ESO Fellow and before that a postdoc at the Universities of Edinburgh and St. Andrews. I obtained my PhD from the University of New South Wales.
I spend half of my time working on the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). This (future) giant telescope will be Europe's premier ground-based optical and infrared facility in the coming decades. My work is concerned with all issues related to E-ELT science, and in particular the Design Reference Mission.
I spend the other half of my time doing research. My scientific interests are in extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology. Mostly, I study galaxy formation and evolution using large surveys, and the intergalactic medium using QSO absorption lines.
Finally, in the third half of my time I host the Hubblecast
and the ESOcast,
two popular video podcasts featuring the latest science, news and images
from the Hubble Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory.
Most recently I have also hosted the movie
Eyes on the Skies,
a documentary celebrating the 400th anniversary of the
telescope in the International
Year of Astronomy 2009.