Research

Theoretical cosmology. I'm currently working on the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect, and DBI inflation. I have previously worked on constraining modified gravity with 21cm intensity mapping,  and massive neutrinos in the CMB weak lensing signal.

 

Selected papers

Testing General Relativity with 21 cm intensity mapping

Alex Hall, Camille Bonvin, Anthony Challinor, arXiv:1212.0728

Probing the neutrino mass hierarchy with CMB weak lensing

Alex Hall, Anthony Challinor, arxiv:1205.6172

Constraining the dark energy equation of state with double source plane strong lenses

Thomas E. Collett, Matthew W. Auger, Vasily Belokurov, Philip J. Marshall, Alex C. Hall, arXiv:1203.2758

CMB power spectrum parameter degeneracies in the era of precision cosmology

Cullan Howlett, Antony Lewis, Alex Hall, Anthony Challinor, arXiv:1201.3654

The clearing of discs around late-type T Tauri stars: constraints from the infrared two-colour plane

Barbara Ercolano, Cathie J. Clarke, Alex C. Hall, arXiv:1008.0866

Career

• 2010 -     Graduate Student, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge UK

Primary Supervisor: Dr Anthony Challinor

Secondary Supervisor: Prof George Efstathiou

 

Qualifications

• BA, MSci Natural Sciences (Cambridge University), 1st Class

Awards and Prizes

• Isaac Newton Studentship, University of Cambridge (2010)
• Stribling Award, Girton College, University of Cambridge (2010)
• Undergraduate Scholar of Girton College, Cambridge (2007 - 2010)
• Layla Adib Prize, Phyllis Tillyard Prize, Gwendolen Credson Prize, Girton College (2007-2010)