Astronomers, Fellows, Students and Visitors at ESO Chile are engaged in forefront astronomical research. Here you can learn more about some of the exciting science being done in Santiago.

Thematic Research groups

• Compact Binaries Group - Group Coordinator: Linda Schmidtobreick
• Extragalactic Astronomy Research Group - Group Coordinator: Juan Carlos Muñoz-Mateos
• Hot and Massive Stars Group - Group Coordinator: Thomas Rivinius
• The Exoplanet and Solar Systems Group - Coordinator: Zahed Wahhaj

For more information about research activities in Garching please consult the Garching Research Projects pages.

PhD Projects

A number of PhD Thesis Topics are offered by ESO Faculty Members.

Scientific Computing

We have a few shared computers for research requiring intense number crunching. Please visit the Scientific Computing page.