Soldering on

Sudents at the ESO Girls’ Day event gets hands-on technical experience. The event introduced the work of ESO and highlighted many of our daily activities, such as astrophysical research, mechanical and opto-mechanical design and integration, operations, and much more. The programme included introductory talks as well as hands-on workshops on astronomy and engineering.

During Germany’s Girls’ Day activities, technology companies, universities and research organisations like ESO open their doors to female school students to give them an insight into scientific and technological professions and to encourage more of them to choose careers in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).