Katy Clough

Dr. Katy Clough is a Senior Lecturer and STFC Ernest Rutherford Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London, leading the Research Innovation and External Stakeholders Engagement within the School of Mathematical Sciences. She is a core member of the Centre for Geometry, Analysis and Gravitation. Her research focuses on testing the limits of general relativity and particle physics theories through numerical simulations of black hole environments and early universe inhomogeneities. She has secured significant grants, including £584,718 for her fellowship project addressing cosmological questions in strong gravity, and is part of a £1.6M STFC-funded astronomy research consortium.

Her work spans fundamental fields like black hole dynamics, gravitational waves, and modified gravity theories. She actively supervises PhD students, emphasizing enthusiasm and learning over prior coding experience. Notable achievements include developing computational tools like GRFolres and GRChombo for modified gravity simulations, and her contributions to understanding scalar dark matter interactions, cosmic inflation robustness, and warp drive physics.

Key awards include the STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship, recognizing her innovative research. Her grants highlight her role in advancing numerical relativity and cosmology. She also collaborates globally on projects like LISA gravitational wave mission science and axion star-black hole interactions.