ESO Scientific Staff in Garching
Find out more about the Key Research Areas in Garching:
| (1) Planets and Star Formation (3) Stellar Populations (5) Cosmology and the Early Universe |
(2) Stellar Structure and Evolution (4) Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM |
See also the PhD Thesis Topics offered by ESO Faculty Members (Garching and Chile) and the ESO Santiago Staff and Research page for scientific staff in Chile.
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Planetary nebulae populations: their luminosity functions, specific frequencies and stellar progenitors
- Diffuse stellar population in galaxy clusters & intracluster Planetary Nebulae
- Dynamics of late and early-type galaxies, mass content of galaxies, polar-rings, properties of dark matter haloes
- Galaxy and galaxy cluster formation and evolution
- Near field cosmology and hierarchical mass assembly of galaxy halos
Planets and Star Formation · Faculty
- Star formation and young stellar evolution
- Magnetic fields on young stars
- Infrared instrumentation
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Stellar Populations · Faculty
- Galactic kinematics and dynamics
- Stellar galaxy halos
- Intracluster light
- Stellar populations
- Kinematic decoupling in galaxies
- Extragalactic Planetary Nebulae
- 3D spectroscopy
- Supermassive black holes
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- High redshift radio galaxies
- Radio and millimetre interferometry
- Radio surveys
- Optical spectropolarimetry
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Scientists
- Quasar surveys
- X-ray surveys
- Quasar absorption lines
- Computational astronomy
Stellar Populations · Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Galactic dynamics
- Early-type galaxies
- Stellar populations
- 3D spectroscopy
- Numerical simulations
- Data analysis softwares
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Faculty
- Observational cosmology
- High-redshift galaxies and quasars
- Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs)
- Large Scale Structure and peculiar motion of galaxies
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- Novae Supernovae
- UV astronomy
- Future Telescopes
Planets and Star Formation · Faculty
- Comets, asteroids, trans-neptunian objects
- Surface properties and evolution of icy bodies
- Cometary activity at large heliocentric distances
- Ultra-deep imaging
Stellar Populations · Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Dwarf galaxies in galaxy clusters
- Extragalactic globular clusters
- Stellar populations
- Element abundances of galactic globular clusters
Planets and Star Formation · Stellar Populations · Faculty
- Transiting exoplanets
- Nearby brown dwarfs and low mass stars
- Milky Way structure and star clusters
Planets and Star Formation · Faculty
- Optical and near-IR interferometry
- Double stars and stellar evolution
- Star formation
Planets and Star Formation · Stellar Populations · Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- Pre-main Sequence Stars in massive star-burst Clusters
- Stellar Population in Clusters
- Stellar dynamics in Globular Clusters
- Exotica in Globular Clusters (BSS, MSP, IMBH)
- Resolved stellar populations in dSph
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Planets and Star Formation · Stellar Populations · Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- Central Parsecs of AGN
- High-Mass Star Formation
- Evolved Star Mass Loss
- Millimetre and Submillimetre Astronomy
Planets and Star Formation · Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- Magnetic activity in cool stars and stellar clusters
- Optical, NIR and X-ray spectroscopy of stars and circumstellar environments
- T Tauri and pre-main sequence stars
- Stellar surface imaging
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- Infrared-luminous galaxies and AGN
- Gas and dust in galaxies
- Radio galaxies at high redshift
- Symbiotic stars and novae
Planets and Star Formation · Faculty
- Stellar evolution (post main sequence, RGB, AGB, post-AGB)
- YSOs and Circumstellar Discs
- Planetary and cometary atmospheres
- Very high contrast imaging
- Hi-speed photometry
- Instrumentation
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Scientists
- Planetary nebulae
- Late stages of stellar evolution
- Stellar mass loss and interaction with the interstellar medium
Stellar Populations · Faculty
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- Stellar populations of early-type galaxies
- Extragalactic globular clusters
- Integral-field spectroscopy
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Faculty
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Multiwavelength properties of AGN and their SED (X-ray, optical, near-IR, sub-mm, radio)
- Highly obscured (Compton thick) AGN
- AGN properties as a function of the environment: field, groups, clusters of galaxies
- High-redshift X-ray clusters of galaxies: their metallicities and AGN content
- AGN feedback
- 3D spectroscopy (SINFONI)
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- X-ray binaries
- Stellar mass black-holes
- Neutron stars
- Disc accretion outflows: winds and jets
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Scientists
- Galactic globular clusters
- Horizontal branch stars
- Late stages of stellar evolution
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Faculty
- Damped Lyman-alpha Absorbers at high redshift
- Dust at high redshift
- Galaxy Formation and Evolution
- Formation of Large Scale Structure
- Absorption and emission scaling relations of DLA galaxies and GRB hosts
- Redshift Evolution of galaxy scaling relations
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), X-ray, gamma-ray emission
- BL Lacertae Objects
- Blazar Surveys
- Deep radio surveys
- AGN - starburst connection
- Neutrino and cosmic-ray astronomy
Planets and Star Formation · Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- Precision Spectroscopy, direct measurement of the cosmic acceleration
- Light Element Abundances (Li and Be): Primordial Nucleosynthesis, Galactic Enrichment, Stellar Mixing
- Globular Clusters: light elements anti-correlations
- Chemical Abundance of stars in the local group, in clusters and in the field
- Exo-Planets, planets around evolved stars
- Spectroscopic Survey Facility
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- Supernovae
- Statistical Data Analysis
- Polarimetry and Spectropolarimetry
Planets and Star Formation · Faculty
- Star formation
- TTauri stars, Pre-main sequence binaries
- Young stellar clusters
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- Galactic chemical evolution
- UV and optical astronomy
- High-resolution spectroscopy
Planets and Star Formation · Faculty
- Star formation in this and nearby galaxies
- Cirumstellar matter (disks, outflows)
- Near-infrared spectroscopy (particularly of H2)
- Instrumentaton expertise: IFU spectroscopy, KMOS, ELT instrumentation
Stellar Populations · Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Resolved stellar populations in nearby galaxies
- Globular clusters in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies
- Variable stars
- Distance indicators
- Optical and near-IR imaging and spectroscopy
Stellar Populations · Faculty
- Stellar populations in nearby Galaxies
- Distance measurements
- Star formation and early stellar evolution
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- Optical Long Baseline Interferometry
- Stellar magnetic fields
- Star formation and stellar evolution
Planets and Star Formation · Faculty
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Faculty
- Supvernovae, their use as distance indicators
- IR spectroscopy
- High resolution spectroscopy
Planets and Star Formation · Faculty
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Active Galactic Nuclei
- Starburst Galaxies
- Super Star Clusters
- Adaptive Optics/NIR Imaging and Spectroscopy
Planets and Star Formation · Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- High mass star formation
- Young (proto-)stellar clusters
- Young brown dwarfs
- Circumstellar disks and their evolution
Stellar Populations · Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- Resolved stellar populations
- Star Clusters
- Galactic Bulge
- Chemical Abundances
- Adaptive optics - NIR Imaging and Spectroscopy
Planets and Star Formation · Faculty
- Star and Planet Formation
- Protoplanetary Disks
- Exoplanets
- Infrared Spectroscopy
- VLT Instruments: CRIRES, FORS2, SPHERE, VISIR, XSHOOTER
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Cosmology and the Early Universe · Faculty
- The formation and evolution of galaxies
- High-redshift galaxies and galaxy clusters
- Cosmological simulations
- Gravitational lensing
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- Atmospheres and mass-loss of evolved stars
- Fundamental stellar properties
- Optical interferometry and interferometric imaging, mainly with the VLTI instruments PIONIER and GRAVITY
- Synergy of optical and radio interferometry
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Evolution of gas in galaxies
- Radio and millimetre surveys
- QSO absorption lines
- ALMA
Planets and Star Formation · Faculty
- Low mass star formation: cloud cores, protostars, protostellar disks, jets and outflows
- High mass star formation (jets and outflows)
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Scientists
- Clusters of Galaxies
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- Radio Telescopes, Interferometry
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Cosmology and the Early Universe · Scientists
- High-redshift radio galaxies (optical/IR line-emission), AGN's
- Galaxy structure: edge-on galaxies, thin and thick disks
- Optical and infrared instrumentation
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Students
- Type Ia Supernova Progenitors
- Radiative Transfer
- Supernova Spectroscopy
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Students
- High-redshift radio galaxies
- Radio galaxy evolution
- AGN characteristics
- Radio and mm surveys
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN)
- Infrared extragalactic astronomy
- Extragalactic Surveys
- ALMA
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Students
- Evolution of the ISM in galaxies
- Cold gas in galaxies
- ALMACAL
Stellar Populations · Stellar Structure and Evolution · Planets and Star Formation · Faculty
- Interacting binaries
- Exoplanets
- Star and planet formation
- Stellar Population in Clusters
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Millimeter/ Submillimeter Instrumentation
- Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Clusters
- Sunyaev-Zel´dovich (SZ) Effect and X-ray Observations of Galaxy Clusters
- Cosmic Microwave Background
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- High-redshift galaxies
- Multi-wavelength properties of distant galaxies
- 3D spectroscopy
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Students
- heavily obscured AGN, X-ray surveys
- BH-galaxy co-evolution
- properties of AGN and their hosts (study of multiwavelength SEDs: X-ray, optical, near-IR, sub-mm, radio)
- AGN feedback
Stellar Populations · Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- Nuclear star clusters formation and evolution
- The interplay between baryons and dark matter in galaxies
- Near-IR properties of stellar populations
- Stellar spectral libraries
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Students
- cosmology
- quasar spectroscopy
- varying constants
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Fellows
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Fellows
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- Dynamics and star formation in galaxies
- Galaxy mergers
- Radio and millimetre astronomy
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Fellows
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- Star-forming galaxies at high redshifts: star-forming giant clumps, ISM properties, morphology, molecular gas content
- Quiescent galaxies at high redshift: structure, dynamics, and quenching
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Fellows
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- AGN feedback
- Galaxy kinematics and dynamics
- Multi-wavelength properties of distant galaxies
- 3D spectroscopy
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Fellows
- Dark Matter in Galaxies
- Galaxy Scaling Relations
- Gas and Star Formation
- Low-mass Galaxies
Stellar Populations · Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Students
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- AGN feedback
- 3D spectroscopy
- Stellar populations in galaxies
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- High precision stellar parameters determination using multi-observations modelling
- Cepheid pulsating stars
- Distance indicators
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Active Galactic Nuclei: structure, populations
- Galaxy - supermassive black hole coevolution
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Astrophysics of dust
- The life cycle of dust and gas
- The ISM in galaxies
- Evolved stars
- Debris disks
- Stellar populations
- Astrostatistics
- Infrared spectroscopy
- Submillimeter observations
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Students
- Galactic evolution
- Star formation in galaxies
- Transients
Stellar Populations · Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Students
- Planetary Nebulae as dynamical probes of galaxies
Planets and Star Formation · Stellar Structure and Evolution · Fellows
- Protoplanetary disk evolution and formation of planets
- Accretion and ejection processes in young stars
- Photospheric and chromospheric properties of pre-main sequence stars
- Kinematic properties of young stellar clusters
Planets and Star Formation · Stellar Populations · Students
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Stellar Structure and Evolution · Students
- Cepheids
- Distance measurements
- Chemical abundances
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Students
- Atmospheric dynamics in cool evolved stars
- Optical high-resolution spectroscopy
- 1D/3D radiative transfer
Sandro D´Odorico (Astronomer Emeritus)
- Absorption system at high redshift
- Lensed galaxies
- Instrumentation for the VLT and the E-ELT
Fellows
- Multi-messenger astroparticle physics
- Ultra-high energy cosmic ray (UHECR) and neutrino astronomy
- Active Galactic Nuclei, gamma-ray emission
- Multi-messenger transient/real-time searches
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Stellar Populations · Faculty
- Dynamical structure and evolution of stellar systems
- Orbital and (dark) matter distribution of galaxies
- Chemo-dynamics of globular clusters
- Integral-field spectroscopy
- Strong gravitational lensing
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Students
- Cosmic star formation history
- Blind search for far-infrared line emitters in early universe
- Cosmological simulation to interpret/predict observational results
Planets and Star Formation · Fellows
- Protoplanetary disks and their gas content
- Astrochemistry in star- and planet-forming environments
- Dust properties in Young Stellar Objects
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Stellar Populations · Fellows
- Dark matter distribution of galaxies
- Hierarchical growth of galaxies
- Milky Way halo substructure
- Globular clusters in nearby galaxies
- Large surveys
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Fellows
- Galaxy Clusters
- Galaxy Evolution
- Structure Formation
- Large Optical and (Near-)Infrared Surveys
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Fellows
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- AGN feeding, feedback and multi-phase outflows
- Built-up of stellar mass in the Universe
- Multi-wavelength studies of distant galaxies and galaxy clusters
- Spatially resolved galaxy kinematics and dynamics
Planets and Star Formation · Fellows
- Comets, trans-neptunian objects and asteroids
- Surface properties and evolution of small bodies in Solar System
- Solar System formation and history
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Fellows
- z~2 galaxies (ISM and star formation)
- Star formation regulation
- Stellar clusters
- Numerical simulations
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Fellows
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- Cold gas in normal and active galaxies
- Interstellar and circumgalactic medium
- Quasar absorption line spectroscopy
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Fellows
- Integral field spectroscopy of nearby galaxies, large spectroscopic surveys
- Chemical evolution
- The ISM of nearby galaxies
- The quenching of star formation
- Galactic winds
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Students
- Star-Planet conection and stellar mixing
- Precision Spectroscopy: precise stellar parameters and detailed elemental abundances
- Globular clusters: Li and Be abundances.
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Students
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- Globular clusters as dynamical tracers
- Cosmological simulations
Planets and Star Formation · Students
- Circumstellar disks and their evolution
- Dust and gas properties around young stars
- Protoplanet detection
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Students
- Galaxy Formation and Evolution
- Galaxy Structure, Dynamics and Stellar Content
- Secular Evolution of Galaxies
- Integral-field Spectroscopy
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Students
- Dark Matter effects on galactic scales
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Students
- Globular clusters
- Multiple populations in star clusters
- Stellar populations
Planets and Star Formation · Fellows
- Planet formation
- Protoplanetary disks: theory and observations
- Astrochemistry of star and planet forming objects
- Dynamical encounters
Planets and Star Formation · Students
- High-Mass star formation
- Interstellar medium/Infrared Dark Clouds
- Cloud-cloud collision
- Shock chemistry
Stellar Populations · Fellows
- Formation and evolution of low-mass stellar systems (primarily globular clusters and dwarf galaxies).
- Internal kinematics of globular clusters and dwarf galaxies.
- Discrete dynamical modelling of globular clusters and dwarf galaxies.
- Dynamics of the globular cluster and dwarf galaxy populations in the Milky Way.
- Analysis of large proper-motion datasets from HST and Gaia.
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Students
- Globular Cluster Systems
- Nuclear Star Clusters
Planets and Star Formation · Students
- Molecular gas disks around exoplanet host stars
- Hot Jupiter formation
Planets and Star Formation · Stellar Populations · Faculty
- Young stellar populations
- Circumstellar environment
- Interstellar gas dynamics
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Students
- Chemically peculiar stars
- Binaries
- Mass transfer
Planets and Star Formation · Students
- Exoplanets,
- TESS Mission,
- Planets around post-main-sequence stars
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Fellows
- The evolution and final fate of cataclysmic variables
- Physics of accretion discs
- Optical and ultraviolet spectroscopy
- High-time resolution photometry
Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Cosmology and the Early Universe · Students
- Cosmology
- High-Energy Astrophysics
- Galaxy Clusters
- Brightest Cluster Galaxies
- MUSE data
Stellar Populations · Students
- The use of globular clusters as tracers for the formation of galaxy halos. Particularly the globular cluster chemistry, age and dynamics.
Planets and Star Formation · Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- Observational techniques, instrumentation and calibration, particularly at radio to sub-mm wavelenghts
- Long wavelength emission from stars
- Ejecta from evolved stars (inc. masers)
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Fellows
- Massive stars and their late stage evolution
- Stellar winds and circumstellar nebulae at long wavelengths
- Radio astronomy
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Faculty
- OB, Be, and LBV stars
- Decretion disks
- Mass loss
- Pulsations
- Supernovae
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM · Faculty
- Observational cosmology
- Formation and evolution of galaxies and QSOs
- Far infrared and submillimetric extragalactic backgrounds
Planets and Star Formation · Students
- Star Formation and Protoplanetary Disks: interstellar medium, molecular clouds, cores collapse, core mass function, initial mass function, filamentary structures, protostars classification and evolution, protostellar disk, accretion disk, protoplanetary disk, spectroscopical and photometrical analysis.
Cosmology and the Early Universe · Stellar Structure and Evolution · Fellows
- Stellar astrophysics: variability, multiplicity, evolution
- Cosmology: distance scale
Stellar Structure and Evolution · Students
- Galactic chemical evolution
- Chemical abundances in metal-poor stars
- High resolution spectroscopy
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