Science Topics

• Infrared and optical studies of galactic star-forming regions:
  Dark clouds, Young Stellar Objects, Variability in Massive stars, Runaway stars, Young Clusters
• Dynamics and stellar populations in galaxies:
  Angular Momentum of disks, Scaling relationships, Star formation in cluster galaxies, Star formation histories of galaxies
• M82 - a Local Laboratory for Starburst Phenomenon:
  Nuclear starbursts, Superstar clusters, Halo emission, ULIRGs
• Photometric and Spectroscopic Variability of AGNs:
  BL Lac object OJ287, SED and bolometric luminosity of galaxies, Variability in the NIR
• Astronomical Instrumentation:
  Present and future spectrographs in the infrared, Future facilitie