| Giovanni Carraro
(The one close to Chris Lidman in the photo) Associate Astronomer
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My work at the observatory
My interest lies in the field of photometry, infrared and optical. I am in fact instrument scientist of HAWKI.
In Paranal I work as support astronomer on UT2 and UT4, running UVES, FLAMES, FORS1, X-SHOOTER, HAWKI, NACO and SINFONI.Research Interests
My research interests centre on Stellar Populations. In particular, I am interested in star clusters as probes of Galactic structure and evolution:
Open star clusters in the Milky Way and the disk spiral structure: the latest results are highlighted here
I have organized a meeting on November 2010 to summarize our knowledge of the Milky Way spiral structureOld star clusters and the chemical evolution of the Galaxy and its dwarf galaxies: the latest results are highlighted here
I am also organizing a meeting on November 2012 to summarize our knowledge of Blue Straggler Stars in a variety of stellar environmentsMinor bodies in the outer Solar System: the latest results are highlighted here
Starting from the next International Astronomical Union (IAU) 2012 General Assembly (GA) in Beijing, I am President of the IAU Commission 37, and Vice President of the Division VII organizing committee. Follow this link to get to the new Commission 37 Webpage .