Mairi’s research interests at King’s lie in theoretical physics and cosmology, with emphasis on the physics of the early universe. An active participant of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Mairi’s recent research has focused on using gravitational waves to learn about the large-scale structure of the universe, constrain particle physics models beyond the Standard Model and test modified gravity scenarios and quantum gravity proposals.

Mairi’s appointment heralds a milestone in the history of General Relativity and Gravitation, as the journal’s first female Editor-in-Chief.  The journal will also be celebrating its 50^th Anniversary in 2020 under the leadership of Mairi and Professor Pablo Laguna of the Georgia Institute of Technology. On her nomination and appointment, Mairi commented;