Gavin Melaugh

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 43) 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

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

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]

References

1. "Gavin Melaugh". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
2. "Gavin Melaugh". University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
3. "Research in Focus: Using AI to Detect Bacteria in Wastewater". NBIC. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
4. "Designing and understanding permanent microporosity in liquids". Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
5. "Gavin Melaugh". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
6. "clarkechroniclersfootballers" . Retrieved 24 November 2021.
7. "nifootballblogspot" . Retrieved 24 November 2021.