Telescope Observing Time Awards: * P.I. on 9 occasions, on 2.5m (La Palma) and 1.5m (Italy) telescopes * Co-I. on 8m Gemini North (Hawaii), 8m ESO VLT (Chile), VLA radio array (USA), Arecibo radio observatory (Puerto Rico), 2m Liverpool Telescope (La Palma), 1.5m TCS (Tenerife), and 1.8m VATT (USA)