Andreas Kaufer Appointed as Next ESO Director General
The Council of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has appointed Andreas Kaufer as the new ESO Director General.
Kaufer, currently ESO Director of Operations, will succeed Xavier Barcons, who will remain as Director General until the end of August 2026.
"We are delighted that Andreas Kaufer has accepted the position of the next Director General of ESO. As someone who has been steering ESO operations for over 17 years, he is ideally suited to lead the organisation in the coming years, which will see the completion of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) and the search for the next innovative ESO programme,"
says President of ESO Council Tom Ray. He also expressed gratitude to Xavier Barcons for his leadership since September 2017.
Author's summary: Andreas Kaufer appointed ESO Director General.
More News
- Andreas Kaufer appointed as next ESO Director General
- Liverpool vs. Crystal Palace: Carabao Cup team news & TV info
- OpenAI Goes For-Profit and Microsoft Owns 27 Percent
- Bitcoin Miner TeraWulf (WULF) Stock Jumps 25% On AI News
- New president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints inherits a global faith far more diverse than many realize – Baptist News Global
- Government Shutdown Deepens: Senate Vote Fails For 13th Time As Food, Pay Crisis Loom
- Randomly-textured lithium niobate gives snapshot spectrometer a boost – Physics World
- OpenAI completes for-profit shift, gives Microsoft 27% stake
- CareYourWay reaches final in West Country Women Awards