Gavin Melaugh

Gavin Melaugh (born 9 July 1981) is a Northern Irish physicist and former footballer.

Gavin Melaugh PhD
Scientific career
Fields	Biophysics
Institutions	Queen's University Belfast, University of Edinburgh
Association football career Full name Gavin Mark John Melaugh[1] Date of birth (1981-07-09) 9 July 1981 (age 44) Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland Position(s) Midfielder Youth career 0000–2002 Aston Villa Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2002–2003 Rochdale 19 (1) 2003–2006 Glentoran 2006–2007 Donegal Celtic 2007–2009 Ballymena United 58 (4) 2009–2010 Lisburn Distillery International career 0000 Northern Ireland U21 11 (1) *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Academic career

Gavin Melaugh is a research fellow at the University of Edinburgh. His research studies biofilm formation and the collective behaviour of bacteria such as Pseudomonas, with applications to wastewater treatment. ^[2][3][4]

Football career

Melaugh played as a midfielder for Aston Villa's youth club and went on to play for several other football clubs.^[5][6]

Club Honours

Glentoran - Irish League 2004/05; Irish Cup 2003/04, Irish Cup Runner-Up 2005/06.^[7]