Astronomer Bianca Poggianti

Astronomer Bianca Poggianti has been awarded a grant of 2.5 million euros by the European Research Council (ERC) for an ongoing project based on data from ESO facilities. GAs Stripping Phenomena in galaxies (GASP) is one of 222 projects across Europe to be awarded the highly competitive ERC advanced grant. The ERC project GASP is based on the ESO Large Programme of the same name that studies the mechanisms of gas removal in galaxies and their consequences for star formation.