Magnetic fields are at the base of star formation and stellar structure and evolution. When stars are born, magnetic fields brake the rotation during the collapse of the mollecular cloud. In the end of the life of a star, magnetic fields can play a key role in the form of the strong winds that lead to the last stages of stellar evolution. During

Despite the thousands of exoplanets and substellar objects discovered to date, numerous questions about the mechanism of the formation and evolution of brown dwarfs and planets remain unknown, mainly because the lack of a statitically significant number of young exoplanets and substellar objects known with well characterized physical properties, in

Our small group is well known and respected internationally for our innovative and important work on various aspects of the structure and evolution of nearby spiral galaxies. We primarily use observations at various wavelengths, exploiting synergies that allow us to answer the most pertinent questions relating to what the main properties of