Claudia de Rham

Summary

My expertise lies at the interface between particle physics, gravity and cosmology where I develop and test new models and paradigms.

Understanding Gravity at the Fundamental level:
Understanding gravity with an emphasis on theoretical consistency, quantum stability and relevance for cosmology.
Tests of Gravity: Using Gravitational Waves to probe gravity in conjunction with laboratory, Solar System, Astrophysical Cosmological tests and screening mechanisms.  
Early Universe Cosmology: Probing signatures of the Early Universe be it for inflation or its alternatives.
Dark Energy: What is the source of the late–time acceleration of the Universe ?
Cosmological Constant Problem: Understanding the effect from vacuum energy of particle physics on cosmological scales.
UV Completeness: Understanding the low-energy restrictions to the existence of a standard high energy completion and consequences to Cosmology and Particle Physics.

See inSpires for a list of publications

Grants and Awards:

• 2020: Blavatnik Laureate, in Physical Sciences and Engineering for the inaugural Blavatnik Awards in the UK, video
• 2018: Adams Prize co-recipient for contributions to Mathematics. Awarded by the University of Cambridge
• 2018: Blavatnik Finalist, in Physical Sciences and Engineering for the inaugural Blavatnik Awards in the UK
• 2017: EPFL Alumni Award
• 2017-2021: PI on Simons Foundation Award, ‘Origins of the Universe’ program
• 2017-2022: PI on ERC consolidator grant, for the project “Massive Gravity and Cosmology,"
• 2016–2021: Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award
• 2012–2013: PI on ACES Advance Opportunity Grant, for the project “Recent Developments in Massive Gravity"
• 2010–2014: PI on Swiss National Foundation Professorship Grant, for the project “Challenging the cosmological paradigm."
• Since 2013: Co-PI on various group grants

Publications

Journals