Sabine Bellstedt

Sabine Bellstedt is a Research Fellow at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), a joint initiative between The University of Western Australia (UWA), Curtin University, and the Western Australian government. Her primary affiliation is with UWA, where she conducts observational astronomy research focused on galaxy evolution using large telescope datasets.

Education:

• PhD in Astrophysics from Swinburne University of Technology (Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing), completed in 2018.

Research Interests: Dr. Bellstedt specializes in analyzing galaxy images across multiple wavelengths to reconstruct their evolutionary histories. Her work emphasizes:

• Galaxy kinematics and dynamical modeling
• Spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting
• Large-scale surveys like GAMA, DEVILS, and WAVES
• Forensic reconstruction of star formation histories and metallicity evolution

Current Projects: She leads the WAVES Deep Drill Survey and contributes to the MAGPI Survey, exploring topics like galaxy mergers, environmental impacts, and gas dynamics at intermediate redshifts. Recent articles highlight her work on galaxy morphology, star formation rates, and AGN activity.

Awards: Recognized as a 2021/22 Superstar of STEM for promoting women in STEM fields.

Collaborations: Active in international collaborations, including the DEVILS and MAGPI teams. Her research has produced datasets like ProSpect and ProFuse for modeling galaxy properties.

Labs/Teams: Core member of ICRAR’s observational astronomy group, contributing to multiwavelength surveys and computational tools for galaxy analysis.