Margaret Malloy is an American physicist and science editor. She is known for her long editorial career with the American Physical Society (APS), during which she served as the founding editor of Physical Review E and managing editor of Physical Review A .
Malloy began working at APS in the late 1980s and joined the editorial team for Physical Review A, a journal that publishes research on atomic, molecular, and optical physics. [1] She later became managing editor of the journal.
In 1993, Malloy was appointed the founding editor of Physical Review E, a journal launched to cover topics in statistical physics, nonlinear dynamics, and soft matter. [1] She held this position until her retirement in 2015, after which she briefly served as consulting editor to support the transition.
Malloy co-authored a 2003 newsletter article discussing the growth of biological physics as a publishing area within APS journals. [2] In a 2010 editorial published for the 40th anniversary of Physical Review A, lead editor Gordon W. F. Drake acknowledged Malloy’s contributions to the journal. [3]
Before her editorial career, Malloy co-authored a research paper in 1983 that was published in Applied Optics . The study focused on optical distortions in high-power laser systems, specifically the impact of random phase errors in large-aperture lasers designed for inertial confinement fusion (ICF). [4] It presented theoretical models based on specific assumptions, offering early insights into beam quality issues in high-energy laser design.
In 2014, Malloy was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society. The citation recognized her editorial leadership and service to APS journals. [5]