Sara Piaskowy

Fellow Bio:

Sara Piaskowy is passionate about water resources. Last summer, working for the International Water Association through the study abroad office IIP program, Sara learned about sustainable water management and the pressing need to bring clean drinking water and sanitation systems to developing countries. She is a Civil and Environmental Engineering major with certificates in Environmental Studies and Spanish who hails from Crete, IL. Sara will spend her year in Africa working as a research assistant at the International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. She will be carrying out experiments on water filtration using local materials such as sand, gravel, and clay. At Princeton, Sara was a four year member of the Princeton Women’s Crew, helped lead the Society of Women Engineers and was involved with the Athletes in Action Christian fellowship group. Once she completes her associate fellowship, Sara plans to attend graduate school in Water Resources Science, Policy, and Management.