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Sarah Stewart is a Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University (ASU). Her research focuses on planetary formation and evolution, utilizing shock wave experiments and numerical simulations. She is a MacArthur Fellow and previously held positions at UC Davis and Harvard University. Her work explores material properties under extreme conditions, particularly in giant impacts and planetary interiors.
Education: PhD in Geophysics from the California Institute of Technology. Expertise includes planetary sciences, geophysics, and shock physics. She leads initiatives such as the DOE-NNSA Center for Matter under Extreme Conditions (CMEC) and the NSF Physics Frontiers Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures (CMAP).
Research Interests:
- Impact dynamics and planetary defense
- Material behavior under extreme conditions
- Origin of the Moon and rocky exoplanets
- Open science initiatives (e.g., impacts.wiki)
Publications emphasize high-impact studies on giant collisions, core formation, and vapor plumes. Awards include the MacArthur Fellowship. Active in collaborative projects and open-access science tools.
Advising and Grants: Co-PI in major NSF and DOE centers, fostering next-gen researchers in extreme matter physics. Her group supports open science workflows and community compendiums for equation of state data.
Labs/Teams: Stewart Group at ASU, CMEC, and CMAP. Research facilities include the UC Davis Shock Compression Lab and Sandia National Laboratories' Z Machine.
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