Science projects and scientific staff in Garching
Key Research Areas in Garching:
1. Cosmology – high-redshift universe
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5. Stellar evolution
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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.
Faculty
Galaxies - AGN · Stellar evolution · Faculty
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Galaxies - AGN · Faculty
Scientists
Galaxy evolution formation · Galaxies - AGN · Faculty
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · The Sun and the solar system · Faculty
- Solar system planets/atmospheres
- Exoplanets atmospheres
- Protoplanetary discs
- Transient objects
Galaxies - AGN · Stellar evolution · Galaxy evolution formation · Faculty
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Galaxies - AGN · Faculty
- Nearby galaxies/Milky Way and the local group
- Extreme objects/Brown/white dwarfs
- Exoplanets atmospheres
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Faculty
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Galaxies - AGN · Faculty
Käufl, Hans-Ulrich (Pensioner)
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · The Sun and the solar system · Pensioner
Galaxy evolution formation · Stellar evolution · Faculty
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Stellar evolution · Galaxy evolution formation · Faculty
Galaxies - AGN · Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Faculty
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Pensioner
Galaxies - AGN · Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Faculty
Stellar evolution · Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Faculty
Stellar evolution · Faculty
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · ISM – star formation · Faculty
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_35/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1709649550315.jpg)
- Young stellar clusters
- Young binary stars and protoplanetary disks
- High spatial resolution imaging
Stellar evolution · Galaxies - AGN · Faculty
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · ISM – star formation · Faculty
Stellar evolution · Galaxies - AGN · Faculty
- Stellar populations
- Nearby galaxies/Milky Way and the local group
- Supernovae, variable stars
Stellar evolution · Faculty
ISM – star formation · Faculty
Stellar evolution · Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Faculty
- Supernovae, variable stars
- Transient objects
- IR spectroscopy
- High resolution spectroscopy
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Stellar evolution · Faculty
Stellar evolution · Faculty
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Faculty
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Faculty
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxies - AGN · Faculty
Stellar evolution · Pensioner
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Galaxies - AGN · Faculty
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxies - AGN · Galaxy evolution formation · Faculty
- Intergalactic/circumgalactic medium
- ISM in high-z galaxies
- Survey/statistical studies
Galaxies - AGN · Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Faculty
Stellar evolution · Faculty
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Galaxies - AGN · Faculty
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Faculty
![Cirasuolo, Michele Cirasuolo, Michele](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_113/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1674620835026.jpg)
- ISM in high-z galaxies
- Survey/statistical studies
- 3D spectroscopy
Galaxies - AGN · Stellar evolution · Galaxy evolution formation · Faculty
- Nearby galaxies/Milky Way and the local group
- Galaxy dynamics
- Stellar populations
- Nuclear Star Clusters
- Massive black holes
- Integral-field spectroscopy
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Faculty
Galaxies - AGN · Galaxy evolution formation · Faculty
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Stellar evolution · Faculty
![Manara, Carlo Felice Manara, Carlo Felice](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_86/par/textimage/image.img.png/1674614402302.png)
D´Odorico, Sandro (Astronomer Emeritus)
Galaxy evolution formation · Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Faculty · Pensioner
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · ISM – star formation · Stellar evolution · Faculty
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · ISM – star formation · Faculty
Galaxy evolution formation · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Faculty
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Faculty
Galaxy evolution formation · Galaxies - AGN · Faculty
Galaxy evolution formation · Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Faculty
![Popping, Gergely Popping, Gergely](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1012711214/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1683054867882.jpg)
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · ISM – star formation · Faculty
![Macias Quevedo, Enrique Macias Quevedo, Enrique](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1419045089/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1674452521768.jpg)
- Protoplanetary discs
- Planets-disc interaction
- Cycle of dust
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxies - AGN · Students
Stellar evolution · Fellows
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Students
![Langan, Ivanna Langan, Ivanna](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1475305405/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1674452260453.jpg)
- ISM in high-z galaxies
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Students
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Students
![Claes, Rik Claes, Rik](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1049811551/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1683020649332.jpg)
- Young stars
- Protoplanetary discs
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Fellows
Galaxies - AGN · Stellar evolution · Faculty
- Active galaxies/high-energy sources
- Transient objects
- Massive black holes
- Astrostatistics and astroinformatics (analysis and characterization of large datasets, use of machine learning algorithms to classify and characterize astronomical data)
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Galaxies - AGN · Faculty
- Intergalactic/circumgalactic medium
- ISM in high-z galaxies
- Nearby galaxies/Milky Way and the local group
- Survey/statistical studies
- Active galaxies/high-energy sources
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Faculty
ISM – star formation · Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Faculty
- Substellar objects (formation from proto-brown dwarfs to isolated planetary mass objects)
- Disk evolution (dependence on the mass and multiplicity of the central object)
- VO and astroinformatics (federated data problems, variability clasification, anomaly detection, etc)
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Fellows
![Campbell-White, Justyn Campbell-White, Justyn](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1187448315/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1683020635376.jpg)
- Young stars
- Protoplanetary discs
- Planets-disc interaction
- Time-resolved observations
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Fellows
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · The Sun and the solar system · Students
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Students
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Students
- Direct imaging of exoplanets
- Exoplanet atmospheres
- NIR interferometry
- High-resolution spectroscopy
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · The Sun and the solar system · Students
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · ISM – star formation · Fellows
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Students
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Students
Stellar evolution · ISM – star formation · Galaxies - AGN · Fellows
- Nearby galaxies/Milky Way and the local group
- Supernovae, variable stars
- Galaxy dynamics
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Fellows
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · ISM – star formation · Fellows
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1403627409/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1674450182738.jpg)
- ISM in high-z galaxies
- Applications of machine learning techniques to astronomy
- Optical and near-infrared multi-object and integral-field spectroscopy (LBT, VLT, JWST)
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Stellar evolution · Fellows
Galaxy evolution formation · ISM – star formation · Fellows
- Massive star formation - kinematic, chemistry and physical properties
- Effects of (pre-supernova) stellar feedback
- Central molecular zone and disc of the Milky Way
- Studies across nearby (z<<1) galaxies
- Submillimeter and centimeter interferometry
Galaxy evolution formation · Galaxies - AGN · Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Fellows
Galaxy evolution formation · Galaxies - AGN · ISM – star formation · Stellar evolution · Fellows
- Stellar structure and population of the Milky Way’s centre
- Dense stellar environments
- High angular resolution imaging
- Near infrared astronomy
- Extinction curve in the infrared
- Nuclear stellar discs and clusters
- Galaxy nuclei
Galaxies - AGN · Fellows
ISM – star formation · Faculty
- High-mass star formation
- Masers
- Galactic structure
- Central Molecular Zone
- Astrochemistry
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Students
Galaxy evolution formation · ISM – star formation · Students
![Fuheng Liang Fuheng Liang](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1882734956/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1693582671029.jpg)
- Galaxy evolution
- Molecular clouds
- Star formation conditions
- Stellar initial mass function
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Stellar evolution · Galaxy evolution formation · Students
![Cristine Koelln Cristine Koelln](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_31547908/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1693582599019.jpg)
- Supernovae
- SNRs
- Cosmology
Galaxies - AGN · Galaxy evolution formation · Students
![Victoria Toptun Victoria Toptun](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1119189991/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1693583186282.jpg)
- Active galaxies
- X-ray astronomy
- Wide-field surveys
- Black holes
Galaxies - AGN · Galaxy evolution formation · Students
![Felipe Lohmann Felipe Lohmann](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1719436966/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1693582662755.jpg)
- Clusters/groups of galaxies
- Cosmological simulations
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Students
![Lara Piscarreta Lara Piscarreta](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_2058501518/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1693580002281.jpg)
- Star and planet formation and evolution
- Stellar populations
- Substellar objects (brown dwarfs)
- Spectroscopy
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Stellar evolution · Fellows
![Jens Kammerer Jens Kammerer](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1545551072/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1693582693670.jpg)
- Exoplanets atmospheres
- Planets-disc interaction
- Planets' formation and evolution
- Habitable exoplanets
- Extreme objects/Brown/white dwarf
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxies - AGN · Faculty
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Students
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_721837063/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1698915106927.jpg)
- Protoplanetary discs
- Planets-disc interaction
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Students
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_888745334/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1698914819661.jpg)
- Protoplanetary discs
- Planets-disc interaction
Stellar evolution · Students
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1094453335/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1698914896493.jpg)
- Evolved stars
- Optical interferometry
- High resolution spectroscopy
ISM – star formation · Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Faculty
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_393926354/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1698929091778.jpg)
- Debris disks and dust dynamics
- Dust properties
- Planet formation and planet-disk interactions
Galaxy evolution formation · ISM – star formation · Fellows
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- MHD Shocks in the Interstellar Medium
- Star formation in Molecular Clouds - kinematic, chemistry and dynamics
- Cloud-Cloud Collisions
- Feedback from Supernova Remnants and HII regions on Molecular Clouds
- Submillimeter and Millimeter observations of the Interstellar Medium
ISM – star formation · Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Fellows
![Vioque, Miguel Vioque, Miguel](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_466531728/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1704794284441.jpg)
- Star and planet formation
- Stellar accretion
- Protoplanetary discs
- Stellar populations
- Machine learning and large surveys
Stellar evolution · Fellows
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_2006352130/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1709312027982.jpg)
- Interacting binaries
- Variable stars
- Evolved/binary stars
- Transient objects
ISM – star formation · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Students
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1212698831/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1709311722081.jpg)
- Astrochemistry
- Star-forming regions/molecular clouds/HII regions
- Protoplanetary discs
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Stellar evolution · Scientists
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- Supernovae and other explosive transients
- Numerical radiative transfer
- Spectroscopic analysis algorithms
ISM – star formation · Students
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_2145196810/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1711983342083.jpg)
- Star formation regions and their star formation history
- Stellar groups and clusters
- Stellar population age determination
- Machine learning methods
Galaxy evolution formation · Students
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_984286682/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1711983105990.jpg)
- Galaxy evolution
- Galaxy dynamics
- Dynamical modelling of galaxies
Ivison, Rob (Astronomer Emeritus)
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Galaxies - AGN · Faculty
![Ivison, Rob Ivison, Rob](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_730976581/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1712052502539.jpg)
Galaxy evolution formation · Galaxies - AGN · ISM – star formation · Students
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1486620646/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1714746557139.jpg)
- Ultra-diffuse galaxies
- Globular clusters
- Astronomical surveys
- Machine/deep learning
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Students
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_968339473/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1714746096489.jpg)
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Stellar evolution · Students
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_5492361/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1718025263063.jpg)
- Protoplanetary disks population proprieties
- Effects of stellar multiplicity on the disk proprieties
- Formation process and evolution of multiple systems
- Astrochemistry
- Statistics
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Stellar evolution · Students
Stellar evolution · ISM – star formation · Faculty
![Andersen, Morten Andersen, Morten](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1022888486/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1693578620414.jpg)
- Young stars
- Cycle of dust
- The Initial Mass Function
Galaxy evolution formation · ISM – star formation · Fellows
Stellar evolution · Fellows
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Faculty
ISM – star formation · Fellows
![Nazara, Pooneh Nazara, Pooneh](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_679704318/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1696414114500.jpg)
- Organic chemistry in early phases of star formation
- Planet formation
- Interstellar molecules
- Radiative transfer models
- Submillimeter and infrared astronomy
Galaxy evolution formation · Fellows
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_40095755/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1694727235311.jpg)
- Galaxy dynamics
- Galaxy structure
- Stellar populations
- Stellar kinematics
- Integral-field spectroscopyoung stars
Stellar evolution · Students
![file](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_686325340/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1694726506599.jpg)
- Star formation and evolution
- Millimeter and Submm Instrumentation for Astronomy
- Science communication and outreach
Galaxies - AGN · Galaxy evolution formation · Students
![Daudi Mazengo Daudi Mazengo](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_1617797171/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1718970932216.jpg)
- Survey/statistical studies
- Clusters/groups of galaxies
- Environment
- Nearby galaxies/Milky Way and the local group
- Active galaxies/ high-energy sources
- Galaxy dynamics
- Simulations
- Massive black holes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJO3pWjdsVM
Galaxies - AGN · Galaxy evolution formation · Fellows
![Gabriele da Silva Ilva Gabriele da Silva Ilva](/sci/activities/garching/personnel/_jcr_content/datagriditems/datagriditem_377729705/par/textimage/image.img.jpg/1718876800773.jpg)
- Active galaxies/high-energy sources
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