Marilena Loverde
Professor of Physics · Director, Dark Universe Science Center
University of Washington
About
Marilena Loverde is a Professor of Physics at the University of Washington and Director of the Dark Universe Science Center. Her work sits at the intersection of theoretical cosmology and the large surveys now mapping the universe's structure, with the goal of turning that data into sharp statements about fundamental physics.
Research
Loverde's research focuses on the large-scale structure of the universe as a probe of neutrino mass, dark radiation, and the physics of the early universe. Much of this work develops and applies effective field theory methods — including the effective field theory of large-scale structure — to extract reliable, well-controlled predictions from cosmological surveys.