Malcolm Perry

Malcolm Perry is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at Queen Mary University of London, previously holding a professorship at the University of Cambridge's Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. He is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and a member of the Centre for Fundamental Physics and the Relativity and Gravitation research group. His research focuses on black hole physics, quantum gravity, string theory, and cosmology. Perry's work includes the Myers-Perry metric (with Robert Myers) and significant contributions to resolving the black hole information paradox with Stephen Hawking and Andrew Strominger. He has received awards from the Gravity Research Foundation and the Sloan Research Fellowship.

Education:

• King Edward’s School, Birmingham
• Bachelor's in Physics, St John’s College, Oxford
• PhD in Theoretical Physics (supervised by Stephen Hawking), King’s College, Cambridge

Research Interests: Perry advances understanding of black hole thermodynamics, gravitational waves, and the interplay between quantum mechanics and general relativity. His work spans Euclidean quantum gravity, soft hair conjectures, and higher-dimensional spacetime models in string theory.

Grants & Collaborations: Perry co-leads the Amplitudes, Strings and Duality grants (STFC-funded), collaborating with experts like Andreas Brandhuber and David Berman. These projects explore string theory and gauge/gravity dualities.

Awards:

• Gravity Research Foundation Award
• Sloan Research Fellowship

Labs/Teams: Perry contributes to Queen Mary's Centre for Fundamental Physics and the Relativity and Gravitation group, advancing interdisciplinary research in theoretical physics.