Sarah Stewart
Professor, Associate Director of Graduate Initiatives,
School of Earth and Space Exploration
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Phone: 480-965-8171
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Physical Sciences F-wing Room 660J Tempe, AZ 85287-6004
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Mail code: 6004Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Sarah Stewart’s research group investigates the formation and evolution of planetary bodies. Primary techniques are shock wave experiments to measure material properties and numerical simulations of planetary processes. Her group tackles a broad range of problems in planetary science and shock physics, focusing on understanding the feedbacks between physical processes and changes in material properties. Stewart is a MacArthur Fellow and was previously a professor at University of California, Davis, and Harvard University in Earth and planetary sciences.
Education
PhD California Institute of Technology
Research Website URL
Google Scholar URL
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Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 141 | Energy in Everyday Life |
| SES 141 | Energy in Everyday Life |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SES 394 | Special Topics |
| SES 792 | Research |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 494 | Special Topics |
| SES 598 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SES 792 | Research |
Honors / Awards
- Stephen E. Dwornik Planetary Geoscience Student Paper Award, Geological Society of America (2001)
- Grove Karl Gilbert Postdoctoral Fellowship, Carnegie Institution of Washington (2002)
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2003)
- Harold C. Urey Prize, Division for Planetary Sciences, American Astronomical Society (2009)
- Brilliant 10, Popular Science (2010)
- Astronomy’s Rising Stars, Astronomy Magazine (2013)
- Top 100 Science Stories of 2015, Discover Magazine (2015)
- MacArthur Fellow (2018-2023)
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2019)
- Fellow, American Physical Society (2023): For the development and application of shock physics techniques to explain the origin and evolution of planetary systems.
Editorships
Associate Editor, J. Geophysical Research Planets, 2011-2014
Professional Associations
- American Geophysical Union
- American Astronomical Society, Division for Planetary Sciences
- American Physical Society, topical group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter (fellow)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (fellow)
- Meteoritical Society International Astronomical Union