Overview
Background
Dr Sarah Sweet's research interests are in astrophysics, in the field of galaxy evolution. She received her PhD from the University of Queensland in 2014. Dr Sweet then worked at the Australian National University and at Swinburne University of Technology, before returning to UQ as a Lecturer in Astrophysics in 2020. She was awarded an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship in 2022 and became a Senior Lecturer in 2023.
Availability
- Dr Sarah Sweet is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Business (Management), The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science, The University of Queensland
- Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Astrophysics, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Spatially-resolved galaxy evolution
I'm interested in the formation and evolution of galaxies, ranging from dwarf to giant galaxies within the local to high-redshift Universe. I investigate the internal (mass, angular momentum) and environmental factors responsible for galaxy diversity in properties such as morphology, chemical content and dark matter content, mapping their evolution over cosmic time.
Works
Search Professor Sarah Sweet’s works on UQ eSpace
2016
Journal Article
The ANU WiFeS SuperNovA Programme (AWSNAP)
Childress, Michael J., Tucker, Brad E., Yuan, Fang, Scalzo, Richard, Ruiter, Ashley, Seitenzahl, Ivo, Zhang, Bonnie, Schmidt, Brian, Anguiano, Borja, Aniyan, Suryashree, Bayliss, Daniel D. R., Bento, Joao, Bessell, Michael, Bian, Fuyan, Davies, Rebecca, Dopita, Michael, Fogarty, Lisa, Fraser-McKelvie, Amelia, Freeman, Ken, Kuruwita, Rajika, Medling, Anne M., Murphy, Simon J., Murphy, Simon J., Owers, Matthew, Panther, Fiona, Sweet, Sarah M., Thomas, Adam D. and Zhou, George (2016). The ANU WiFeS SuperNovA Programme (AWSNAP). Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 33 e055. doi: 10.1017/pasa.2016.47
2015
Journal Article
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: gas streaming and dynamical M/L in rotationally supported systems
Cecil, G., Fogarty, L. M. R., Richards, S., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Lange, R., Moffett, A., Catinella, B., Cortese, L., Ho, I.-T., Taylor, E. N., Bryant, J. J., Allen, J. T., Sweet, S. M., Croom, S. M., Driver, S. P., Goodwin, M., Kelvin, L., Green, A. W., Konstantopoulos, I. S., Owers, M. S., Lawrence, J. S. and Lorente, N. P. F. (2015). The SAMI Galaxy Survey: gas streaming and dynamical M/L in rotationally supported systems. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 456 (2), 1299-1319. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stv2643
2015
Journal Article
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: can we trust aperture corrections to predict star formation?
Richards, S. N., Bryant, J. J., Croom, S. M., Hopkins, A. M., Schaefer, A. L., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Allen, J. T., Brough, S., Cecil, G., Cortese, L., Fogarty, L. M. R., Gunawardhana, M. L. P., Goodwin, M., Green, A. W., Ho, I.-T., Kewley, L. J., Konstantopoulos, I. S., Lawrence, J. S., Lorente, N. P. F., Medling, A. M., Owers, M. S., Sharp, R., Sweet, S. M. and Taylor, E. N. (2015). The SAMI Galaxy Survey: can we trust aperture corrections to predict star formation?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 455 (3), 2826-2838. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stv2453
2015
Journal Article
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: A prototype data archive for Big Science exploration
Konstantopoulos, I.S., Green, A.W., Foster, C., Scott, N., Allen, J.T., Fogarty, L.M.R., Lorente, N.P.F., Sweet, S.M., Hopkins, A.M., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Bryant, J.J., Croom, S.M., Goodwin, M., Lawrence, J.S., Owers, M.S. and Richards, S.N. (2015). The SAMI Galaxy Survey: A prototype data archive for Big Science exploration. Astronomy and Computing, 13, 58-66. doi: 10.1016/j.ascom.2015.08.002
2014
Journal Article
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: toward a unified dynamical scaling relation for galaxies of all types
Cortese, L., Fogarty, L. M. R., Ho, I.-T., Bekki, K., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Colless, M., Couch, W., Croom, S. M., Glazebrook, K., Mould, J., Scott, N., Sharp, R., Tonini, C., Allen, J. T., Bloom, J., Bryant, J. J., Cluver, M., Davies, R. L., Drinkwater, M. J., Goodwin, M., Green, A., Kewley, L. J., Kostantopoulos, I. S., Lawrence, J. S., Mahajan, S., Medling, A. M., Owers, M., Richards, S. N., Sweet, S. M. and Wong, O. I. (2014). The SAMI Galaxy Survey: toward a unified dynamical scaling relation for galaxies of all types. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 795 (2) L37, 1-6. doi: 10.1088/2041-8205/795/2/L37
2014
Journal Article
SAMI: Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral field spectrograph pipeline
Allen, J. T., Green, A. W., Fogarty, L. M. R., Sharp, R., Nielsen, J., Konstantopoulos, I., Taylor, E. N., Scott, N., Cortese, L., Richards, S. N., Croom, S., Owers, M. S., Bauer, A. E, Sweet, S. M. and Bryant, J. J. (2014). SAMI: Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral field spectrograph pipeline. Astrophysics Source Code Library.
2014
Journal Article
Erratum: Choirs H I galaxy groups: the metallicity of dwarf galaxies (Vol 782, pg 35, 2014)
Sweet, Sarah M., Drinkwater, Michael J., Meurer, Gerhardt, Bekki, Kenji, Dopita, Michael A., Kilborn, Virginia and Nicholls, David C. (2014). Erratum: Choirs H I galaxy groups: the metallicity of dwarf galaxies (Vol 782, pg 35, 2014). Astrophysical Journal, 786 (1) 75, 75. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/786/1/75
2014
Other Outputs
Tidal dwarf galaxies in gas-rich groups
Sweet, Sarah (2014). Tidal dwarf galaxies in gas-rich groups. PhD Thesis, School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2014.300
2014
Conference Publication
Tidal dwarf galaxies and the luminosity-metallicity relation
Sweet, S. M., Drinkwater, M. J., Meurer, G., Bekki, K., Dopita, M. A., Kilborn, V. and Nicholls, D. (2014). Tidal dwarf galaxies and the luminosity-metallicity relation. Rencontres de l'Observatoire, Paris, France, 21-25 October 2013. Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana.
2014
Journal Article
The SAMI galaxy survey: the discovery of a luminous, low-metallicity HII complex in the dwarf galaxy GAMA J141103.98-003242.3
Richards, S. N., Schaefer, A. L., Lopez-Sanchez, A. R., Croom, S. M., Bryant, J. J., Sweet, S. M., Konstantopoulos, I. S., Allen, J. T., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Bloom, J. V., Brough, S., Fogarty, L. M. R., Goodwin, M., Green, A. W., Ho, I. -T., Kewley, L. J., Koribalski, B. S., Lawrence, J. S., Owers, M. S., Sadler, E. M. and Sharp, R. (2014). The SAMI galaxy survey: the discovery of a luminous, low-metallicity HII complex in the dwarf galaxy GAMA J141103.98-003242.3. Royal Astronomical Society. Monthly Notices, 445 (2), 1104-1113. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stu1820
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Sarah Sweet is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Spatially-resolved Galaxy Evolution
How do the irregular, clumpy, highly-starforming galaxies we see in the distant, long-ago universe transform to the familiar elliptical and spiral galaxies we see in the present-day universe? You could investigate new ways to understand high-redshift galaxies based on fundamental physical properties such as angular momentum or chemical abundance.
How typical or unusual is our Local Group of galaxies, having two massive spiral galaxies each with a plane of satellite dwarf galaxies? You could determine how common the Local Group is by using equitable methods to study the fundamental physical properties of its dwarfs and the dwarfs of observed and simulated groups which resemble the Local Group.
There are several projects available, all focusing on disentangling galaxy evolution with the technology of integral field spectroscopy (IFS). Our team is part of world-leading IFS surveys (Hector Galaxy Survey, MAGPI Survey, Dwarfs in Local Group Analogues, AGEL, WALLABY) and is working to map the properties of thousands of galaxies in 3D (two spatial and one spectral dimensions). We will use these data to understand the connection between the internal and external properties of galaxies of all sizes and shapes and at all distances.
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Spatially-resolved Galaxy Evolution
How typical or unusual is our Local Group of galaxies, which has two massive spiral galaxies each with a plane of satellite dwarf galaxies? You could determine how common the Local Group is by using equitable methods to study the fundamental physical properties of its dwarfs and the dwarfs of observed and simulated groups that resemble the Local Group.
How do the irregular, clumpy, highly-starforming galaxies we see in the distant, long-ago universe transform to the familiar elliptical and spiral galaxies we see in the present-day universe? You could investigate new ways to understand high-redshift galaxies based on fundamental physical properties such as angular momentum or chemical abundance.
There are several projects available, all focusing on disentangling galaxy evolution with the technology of integral field spectroscopy (IFS). Our team is part of world-leading IFS surveys (Hector Galaxy Survey, MAGPI Survey, Dwarfs in Local Group Analogues, AGEL, WALLABY) and is working to map the properties of thousands of galaxies in 3D (two spatial and one spectral dimensions). We use these data to understand the connection between the internal and external properties of galaxies of all sizes and shapes and at all distances.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The Abundance and Distribution of Chemical Content within Galaxies Near and Far
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding diversity: chemical and kinematic tracers of galaxy evolution
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt
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Doctor Philosophy
Formation and Dynamics of Stellar-mass Black Holes in Star Clusters
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt
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Doctor Philosophy
Studying the stellar initial mass function and binary fraction using Gaia data
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt
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Master Philosophy
Studying globular cluster tidal tails with Gaia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt
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Doctor Philosophy
Studying globular cluster tidal tails with Gaia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt
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Doctor Philosophy
Studying the dwarf galaxy population of the Milky Way
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The Formation of Lenticular and Compact Elliptical Galaxies
Associate Advisor
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