The local galaxy Science Advisory Group (SAG 2) in the Herschel/SPIRE consortium, has constructed a Guaranteed Time Key Program using the PACS and SPIRE...

We recently studied a small number of highly inclined spiral galaxies, and used their special geometry to determine absolute extinction values of the dust in...

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Observations suggest that Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars contribute significantly to the dust budgets of galaxies, from our own Presolar Nebula to the...

Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars represent one of the main stellar sources for production of dust in the Universe. We provide a description of the formation...

Interstellar dust grain alignment gives rise to polarization from UV to mm wavelengths, allowing the study of the geometry and strength of the magnetic field...

R Coronae Borealis stars (RCBs) provide an unique circumstellar environment that is hydrogen-deficient, helium-rich and carbon-rich in which dust condensation...

Telescopes on La Palma and at La Silla have been used to compare dust extinction in external galaxies with our own Galaxy.