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Sarah Fletcher is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University and a Center Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment. Her research focuses on advancing water resources management through interdisciplinary approaches that integrate hydrology, policy analysis, and data science to address climate-related challenges. She leads the Fletcher Lab, which develops computational models to enhance resilience and equity in water systems.
Education: B.A. in Physics and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania (2010), M.S. in Technology and Policy from MIT (2012), and Ph.D. in Engineering Systems from MIT (2018). She is affiliated with the Lee and Kitty Price Center at Stanford's Woods Institute.
Research emphasizes adaptive water infrastructure planning under climate uncertainty, with notable work on tools like PLANWater funded by the Stanford Sustainability Accelerator Grant. Key areas include water affordability metrics, socio-hydrological modeling, and equity-focused decision frameworks.
- Awards: Woods Institute Center Fellow, Sustainability Accelerator Grant
- Lab Focus: Partner-driven solutions for sustainable water systems
- Advising: Mentors students like Keani Willebrand, whose work challenges traditional drought management approaches
Labs/Teams: The Fletcher Lab collaborates across disciplines to tackle environmental challenges, emphasizing transparency, equity, and anti-racism initiatives. Current opportunities include diverse roles in systems modeling and policy analysis.
