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
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 · Faculty

- White dwarfs
- Binary stars
- Accretion physics
- Binary evolution
Stellar evolution · Faculty
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · ISM – star formation · Faculty

- 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

- 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

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

Planets’ formation, exoplanets · ISM – star formation · Faculty

- Protoplanetary discs
- Planets-disc interaction
- Cycle of dust
ISM – star formation · Students

- Star-forming regions/molecular clouds
- High mass star formation
- Astrochemistry
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)
https://www.pasanchezsaez.org/
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

- 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
Stellar evolution · ISM – star formation · Galaxies - AGN · Fellows
- Nearby galaxies/Milky Way and the local group
- Supernovae, variable stars
- Galaxy dynamics
Galaxy evolution formation · Galaxies - AGN · Stellar evolution · Students

- Clusters/groups of galaxies
- Galaxy dynamics
- Stellar populations
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · ISM – star formation · Fellows

- 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 · Faculty
- 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
Fellows · Galaxies - AGN · ISM – star formation · Galaxy evolution formation

- Star-forming regions/molecular clouds/HII regions
- Submillimeter and Millimeter observations of the Interstellar Medium
- Nearby galaxies/Milky Way and the local group
- Galaxy dynamics
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
Galaxies - AGN · Galaxy evolution formation · Students

- Active galaxies
- X-ray astronomy
- Wide-field surveys
- Black holes
Galaxies - AGN · Galaxy evolution formation · Students

- Clusters/groups of galaxies
- Cosmological simulations
Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Students

- Star and planet formation and evolution
- Stellar populations
- Substellar objects (brown dwarfs)
- Spectroscopy
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Stellar evolution · Fellows

- 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

- Protoplanetary discs
- Planets-disc interaction
Stellar evolution · Students

- Evolved stars
- Optical interferometry
- High resolution spectroscopy
ISM – star formation · Stellar evolution · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Faculty

- Debris disks and dust dynamics
- Dust properties
- Planet formation and planet-disk interactions
Galaxy evolution formation · ISM – star formation · Fellows

- 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

- Star and planet formation
- Stellar accretion
- Protoplanetary discs
- Stellar populations
- Machine learning and large surveys
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Students

Galaxy evolution formation · Students

- Galaxy evolution
- Galaxy dynamics
- Dynamical modelling of galaxies
Ivison, Rob (Astronomer Emeritus)
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Galaxies - AGN · Faculty

Galaxy evolution formation · Galaxies - AGN · ISM – star formation · Students

- Ultra-diffuse galaxies
- Globular clusters
- Astronomical surveys
- Machine/deep learning
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Students

Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Stellar evolution · Students

- 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

- Young stars
- Cycle of dust
- The Initial Mass Function
Galaxy evolution formation · ISM – star formation · Fellows
Stellar evolution · Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Galaxy evolution formation · Fellows

- Gravitational wave astrophysics
- Chemical evolution of the Universe
- Transient objects
- Evolved/binary stars
Galaxies - AGN · Galaxy evolution formation · Fellows

- Active galaxies/high-energy sources
ISM – star formation · Fellows

- Organic chemistry in early phases of star formation
- Planet formation
- Interstellar molecules
- Radiative transfer models
- Submillimeter and infrared astronomy
Galaxy evolution formation · Fellows

- Galaxy dynamics
- Galaxy structure
- Stellar populations
- Stellar kinematics
- Integral-field spectroscopyoung stars
Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Fellows

- Supernovae, variable stars
- Transient objects
- Survey/statistical studies
Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Students

- Exoplanets
- Radial Velocity
- Hot Jupiters
- Debris Disks and Binary Stars
Galaxies - AGN · Galaxy evolution formation · Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Students

- Nearby galaxies
- Active galaxies
- Galaxy kinematics and dynamics
- Clusters/groups of galaxies
- Environment
- ISM in high-z galaxies
- Cosmological simulations
ISM – star formation · Fellows

- Star formation
- Astrochemistry
- Astrobiology
Galaxies - AGN · Galaxy evolution formation · Cosmology – high-redshift universe · Students

- Simulations
- Nearby galaxies/Milky Way and the local group
- Nuclear Star Clusters
ISM – star formation · Planets’ formation, exoplanets · Fellows

- Astrochemistry
- Protoplanetary disks
- Star forming Regions/Molecular clouds
- ISM kinematics
Galaxies - AGN · Students
- Intergalactic/circumgalactic medium
- Active galaxies
- Astrostatistics and astroinformatics
Students · Stellar evolution · Cosmology – high-redshift universe

- Variable stars - stellar evolution- nearby galaxies
- Photometry spectroscopy cosmology
Students · Galaxies - AGN · ISM – star formation
- Circumgalactic medium and multiphase gas
- Optically-dim gas-rich galaxies
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