Science in Garching
ESO Staff in Garching are involved in a number of science projects and activities. The activities are broadly divided in five research areas with ample overlap. The links below lead to a more detailed description of the research and to the scientific staff involved.
The Key Research Areas in Garching:
(1) Planets and Star Formation
Understanding the diversity and consequences of star and planet formation is a key area
of research for ESO. The processes by which stars and their companion are born have profound
implications for the possibility and nature of life in the universe. Current topics at ESO
span the range from low- to high-mass star formation, detection and characterization of
extrasolar planets, and the theoretical underpinnings of these areas.
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(2) Stellar Structure and Evolution
Stellar structure and evolution includes the internal structure
of stars, the structure and dynamics of stellar atmospheres,
as well as stellar winds and mass-loss. Information is derived
from comparisons of model computations to photometric, spectroscopic,
and most recently also interferometric observations.
Current topics at ESO include, for instance, surface abundances,
pulsating stars, mass-loss from evolved stars, and stellar activity.
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(3) Stellar Populations
Stellar Populations include resolved and diffuse stellar populations in the nearby universe.
Current projects encompass research on the life and death of star clusters, the stellar content
and kinematics of dwarf galaxies, the stellar/star cluster populations of nearby galaxies (used
to study their formation and evolution), black holes of various sizes...
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(4) Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM
Evolutions of Galaxies and ISM include star formation histories,
morphological evolution, stellar mass assembly histories,
metal enrichment histories, and AGNs. Current research projects
at ESO encompass the formation and evolution of distant galaxies,
high-z clusters, environmental dependence of various
galaxy properties, AGNs and their effects on galaxy evolution.
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(5) Cosmology and the Early Universe
Cosmology and the Early Universe includes the study of the expansion history of the Universe
and the properties of the "Dark Energy" that drives its acceleration. Current research
activities at ESO Garching include the use of supernovae as cosmological distance indicators,
studies of the large-scale distribution of matter with galaxy clusters and superclusters, and
investigating the potential of the E-ELT in
measuring cosmological parameters.
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Visitorships and Scientific Meetings
ESO Garching (and Chile) offer the opportunity to Scientists from any other institution to visit for periods of weeks to months. If interested, contact a Faculty member or visit the Garching visitors programme pages.
Information about workshops, meetings, colloquia and seminars, both for Garching and Santiago, can be obtained from via the Scientific Meetings page and links therein.
This Page is also linked to similar information provided in the ESO/Santiago Page, so that a unified picture of ESO scientific activities can be drawn.
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Contact Information
ESO
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
D-85748 Garching bei München
Phone: +49 89 320060
Fax: +49 89 3202362
ESO/Garching personnel directory