I am happy to hear from motivated students interested in particle cosmology, early-Universe dynamics, gravitational waves, dark matter and related topics.
PhD opportunities depend on available funding and current projects. Prospective candidates are welcome to get in touch with a short description of their research interests and background.
I regularly supervise Master’s projects in theoretical cosmology and particle physics, often combining analytical calculations with numerical or computational work.
Undergraduate research projects are available for students who want an introduction to research in cosmology, gravitation or fundamental physics.
Early-Universe cosmology, inflation, scale invariance and modified theories of gravity, with particular interest in connections between fundamental symmetries and cosmological observables.
Gravitational production of dark matter and non-equilibrium dynamics after inflation, with emphasis on gravitationally induced phase transitions and particle production.
Cosmological phase transitions and dark-matter production in the early Universe, including particle production associated with expanding bubbles.
Former doctoral students and the research developed during their PhD projects.
Inflation, the Standard Model Higgs and the nature of gravity
Higgs inflation, Einstein–Cartan gravity, post-inflationary dynamics, oscillons and gravitational waves.
Gravitational symmetry breaking, the Higgs and the cosmos
Gravitational symmetry breaking, Higgs-sector cosmology, early-Universe dynamics and gravitational phenomenology.
Scalar–tensor gravity, compact objects and cosmology, with applications to modified gravity and the dark sector.