Dr Scott Melville

Profile

I'm a theoretical physicist, working on uncovering the fundamental laws that describe our Universe.

I study how to translate the measurements we make on large scales / low energies into new information about
small-scale / high-energy physics. I am particularly interested in using 
 (i) inflation in the early Universe, 
 (ii) dark energy in the late Universe, and 
 (iii) gravitational waves from black holes,
as laboratories for testing our current physical theories and looking for signs of new physics.

I am currently a Lecturer of Cosmology, a position I started in 2023, and a UKRI Stephen Hawking Fellow. 
Before this, I was a Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge (2018-2023).
I completed my PhD in 2018 at Imperial College London.

Teaching

Lecturer / Module Organiser for:

SPA6403 - Statistical Physics [3rd year of BSc/MSci]

Module Assistant for:

SPA7028U/P - Advanced Cosmology [MSc/MSci]

SPA7036 - Radiative Transfer and Astrochemistry [MSc/MSci]

Research

Research Interests:

See Scott Melville’s research profile pages including details of research interests, publications, and live grants.