Professor Mairi Sakellariadou

Biography

Professor Mairi Sakellariadou gained her Bachelor Degree (B.Sc.) in Mathematics from the University of Athens. She then studied Astrophysics  at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge. She obtained a Certificate of Post-graduate Studies and a Master of Sciences (M.Sc.). During her stay in Cambridge, she was member of Trinity College and President of Post-graduate students.   She then continued her studies at Tufts University, in Massachusetts (USA). She obtained a Master in Sciences and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Physics.  Since completing  her Ph.D, Professor Sakellariadou has held research positions at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université de Tours, Université Pierre and Marie Curie (Paris VI), Universität Zürich, Université de Genève, and CERN. She was Associate Professor at the University of Athens, before joining King’s in 2005 as a reader. She was appointed Professor of Theoretical Physics in 2011.

Research

Professor Mairi Sakellariadou's field of research is theoretical physics and cosmology, with emphasis on the physics of the early universe. Her research stands at the interface between cosmology, theoretical particle physics and gravitational theories, testing the most advanced theories against the plethora of astrophysical, cosmological and high energy physics data. Her  research activity spans over the following directions:

• Noncommutative Spectral Geometry;
• String/M-theory Cosmology;
• Loop Quantum Cosmology;
• Group Field Theory;
• Gravitational Waves;
• Cosmic (super)strings

Her aim is to keep contributing to the collective scientific effort to uncover the early stages of the evolution of our universe and provide the means to test fundamental theories, using the early universe as our (unique) laboratory.

https://cqgplus.com/2017/12/11/bouncing-a-cosmic-brew/ 

Administrative roles in research

2014 on: Member (invited) of the Management Committee of the COST Action MP1405 “QSPACE” http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/mpns/Actions/MP1405

2014 on : President (elected) of the Hellenic Society on Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology (HSRGC)   http://www.hsrgc.gr/

2012 on: Member (invited) of the External Advisory Committee of the DFG Research Training group ``Models of Gravity'', Germany

2012 on: Member (invited) of the International Scientific Advisory Committee of the Annual International Conference on Mathematical Modelling in Physical Sciences

2012 on: Member (invited) of the Editorial Advisory Board of Classical & Quantum Gravity, IOP, U.K.

2010 – 2014: Vice-President (elected) of the Hellenic Society on Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology  http://www.hsrgc.gr/

2010 – 2012: Principal Investigator of an STFC Research Council grant “Branes, Strings and Defects in Cosmology”, King’s College  London

2008 on: Member (invited) of the UK Cosmology Steering Committee

Recent conference/programme/workshop organisation

2014: Recent Developments in Gravity “NEB16” conference, 17-21 Sept, 2014 Mykonos, Greece   http://neb.hsrgc.gr/16/

2014: “Quantum Cosmology” programme, 28 July – 1 Aug. 2014, Bad Honnef, Germany  http://www.thp.uni-koeln.de/gravitation/qc14/

2012: Developments in Gravity “NEB15” conference, 20-23 June, 2012 Crete, Greece   http://neb.hsrgc.gr/15/

2012: “Perspectives of Fundamental Cosmology” programme, 5-30 Nov. 2012, NORDITA, Sweden   http://agenda.albanova.se/conferenceOtherViews.py?view=standard&confId=2998

Outreach activities

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