Sarah T. Stewart-Mukhopadhyay

Dr.
Sarah Toby Stewart-Mukhopadhyay
Born1973 (age 50–51)
Taiwan
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPlanetary Scientist
Known forSynestia
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University
Academic work
DisciplinePlanetary science
Sub-disciplineAstrophysics
InstitutionsCaltech, Harvard University, UC Davis

Sarah T. Stewart-Mukhopadhyay is an American planetary scientist known for studying planet formation, planetary geology, and materials science.[1][2] She is a professor at the University of California, Davis in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department.[1] She was a professor at Harvard University Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences from 2003 to 2014.[3]

Stewart-Mukhopadhyay was named as one of the "Brilliant 10" by Popular Science in 2010, one of "Astronomy's Rising Stars" by Astronomy in 2013, and one of the "Top 100 Science Stories of 2015" in Discover.[4][5] She received an award from the American Astronomical Society for outstanding achievements by a young scientist.[6] She won a MacArthur "Genius" fellowship in 2018.[7]

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  2. ^ "Sarah T. Stewart-Mukhopadhyay Awarded 2009 Harold C. Urey Prize". www.spaceref.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  3. ^ "Sarah T. Stewart-Mukhopadhyay". eps.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  4. ^ "brilliant 10 2010". Popular Science. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  5. ^ Karri, Farron (July 2013). "Astronomy's rising stars". Astronomy.
  6. ^ "2009 DPS Prize Recipients | Division for Planetary Sciences". dps.aas.org. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  7. ^ Netburn, Deborah (October 4, 2018). "MacArthur winner Sarah Stewart explores how random collisions shaped our planet and solar system". Los Angeles Times.