ESO Summer Research Programme
6th ESO Summer Research Programme
Garching, Germany
8 July - 16 August 2024
For six weeks in the summer of 2024, ESO will host the sixth Summer Research Programme. This fully-funded programme is an opportunity for university students interested in astronomy/astrophysics, who are not yet enrolled in a PhD programme, to obtain research experience alongside astronomers based at ESO Headquarters (HQ) in Garching, Germany.
We accept applications from promising university students from any country, although priority will be given to students from ESO Member States, Strategic Partners (Australia) and the Host State (Chile).
The Summer Research Programme will be hosted in Garching.
We are very excited to announce the successful applicants for the 2024 Summer Programme and the projects on which they will be working:
Lauren Mason (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Project A: Zooming into the environment around young protostars
with Pooneh Nazari
Marta Święch (University of Wrocław, Poland)
Project B : A cosmic dance: hunting the mysterious companion of a rapidly rotating classical Be star
with Jens Kammerer & Julia Bodensteiner
Lucas Ribeiro da Silva (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Project C: Applying particle simulations to probe the environment around active black holes
with Xavier Rodrigues & Martina Karl
Marta Rey Montejo (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain)
Project D: The most extreme environment of the Galaxy. Unveiling the metallicity of a young stellar cluster in the Galactic centre
with Francisco Nogueras Lara
Daniel Capela (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
Project E: Unfolding the intricate realm of a nascent protostar
with Marta De Simone, Luca Cacciapuoti, & Enrique Macias
Morgan Owen (Durham University, United Kingdom)
Project F: Stellar Secrets Unveiled: A Cosmic Odyssey into the Birth of Massive Stars
with Ashley Barnes, Giuliana Cosentino & Marta de Simone
Catalina Sáez Carvajal (University of Valparaíso, Chile)
Project G: The needle in a haystack: hunting for exocomets
with Julia Bodensteiner, Amelia Bayo & Giulia Roccetti
A detailed description of the projects is available here.
The Summer Research Program at ESO is an exceptional opportunity for students to work at an institute that is both the headquarters of the most productive observatory in the world and a top-class research organisation. People at ESO's HQ maintain a very active research community and are also designing and operating cutting-edge telescopes and their instruments including the VLT, ALMA, and the forthcoming ELT, which will be the world's biggest optical-near infrared telescope!
The applicants can choose between a wide range of research projects, covering many areas of astronomy from planets to galaxies. The ESO Summer Research Programme will also provide opportunities beyond research, including a series of lectures, a mini-workshop, a planetarium visit, an ELT instrumentation visit, and many social activities. You should expect six weeks packed with new experiences, new networks and new friendships!
Travel costs to/from Garching will be covered for participants of the programme. Accommodation will be provided in a shared apartment in Garching (with electricity, heating and internet all included). Students will also be provided with a modest stipend to cover living costs during the programme. Successful students have the responsibility to acquire any required visas to spend six weeks working in Germany under these conditions.
ESO Blog articles on the 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 editions of the Summer Research Programme can be found here, here, here, and here.
Previous editions of the ESO Summer Research Programme:
For inquiries about the programme, please email summerresearch@eso.org.