Alex Hall
Dr A Hall
- Position
- Royal Society University Research Fellow
- Category
- Academic staff
- Location
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Royal Observatory, Edinburgh (ROE)
Room Stobie 3
- Email: ahall [at] roe.ac.uk
- Personal home page
- Edinburgh Research Explorer profile
Alex is a member of the following School research institute:
Biography
Royal Society University Research Fellow, Oct 2022 - Present
Senior Research Associate, University of Edinburgh, Aug 2020 - Sept 2022
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Edinburgh, Oct 2013 - July 2020
PhD in Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Oct 2010 - Sept 2013
MSci & BA(Hons) in Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, Oct 2006 - Sept 2010
Research interests
Theoretical and observational cosmology, in particular using weak gravitational lensing, galaxy clustering, and the CMB.
Non-linear and relativistic effects in large-scale structure.
Primordial black holes and gravitational waves.
Statistical methods in cosmology and astrophysics.
Research students
Alessandro Maraio (2020 - )
David Copeland (Graduated 2019)
Qualifications
PhD in Astronomy, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
MSci & BA(Hons) in Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge
I am lecturer for the Radiation Processes in Astrophysics (Level 11) course.
I sometimes offer an undergraduate summer research project at the Institute for Astronomy, see https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/pastudentinfo/Institute+for+Astronomy+Summer+Student+Projects for details of available projects. I also offer Senior Honours (Year 4) research projects.
I offer doctoral (PhD) projects at the Institute for Astronomy, see https://ifa.roe.ac.uk/phds-jobs-fellowships/phd-studentships for details.
Alex has featured in the following recent School news stories:
Recent publications
- Euclid preparation LI. Forecasting the recovery of galaxy physical properties and their relations with template-fitting and machine-learning methods DOI, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 691, p. 1-26
- , Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Euclid preparation XLIV. Modelling spectroscopic clustering on mildly nonlinear scales in beyond-ΛCDM models DOI, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 689, p. 1-29
- , Astronomy and Astrophysics, 687, p. 1-40
- , Astronomy and Astrophysics, 684, p. 1-23