Sarah Fakhreddine
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sarah Fakhreddine’s research focuses on developing water management solutions that holistically address issues of water quantity and quality. She investigates fundamental hydrologic and biogeochemical processes that control the fate and transport of contaminants and nutrients in complex systems, including highly developed watersheds. She is particularly interested in understanding how climate-driven hydrologic shifts and active water management can alter the biogeochemical processes that control water quality. Her work applies laboratory, numerical modeling, and field-based approaches in order to translate the fundamental processes into actionable engineering approaches that protect water quality for human and ecosystem health.
Fakhreddine received her Ph.D. in Environmental Earth System Science and M.S. in Environmental Engineering and Science from Stanford University. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Sustainable Water Resources group and the University of Texas at Austin and served as a fellow in the Climate Resilient Water Systems group at the Environmental Defense Fund.
Advanced Environmental Engineering
Managing Water for Quality and Quantity
Education
Ph.D. Environmental Earth System Science, Stanford University
M.S. Environmental Engineering and Science, Stanford University
B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Research Interests
Media mentions
American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists
Fakhreddine named rising star in engineering and science
CEE’s Sarah Fakhreddine was named one of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists 40 under 40 Rising Stars in Engineering and Science for her research on water management.
CMU Engineering
Enhancing aquifer systems
New knowledge of enhanced aquifer recharge—the replenishing of groundwater reserves with water from other sources—could provide water to communities affected by extreme heat and drought.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEE Professor Fakhreddine leads path to Enhanced Aquifer Recharge across the US
CEE Professor Sarah Fakhreddine is leading a research initiative to enhance aquifer recharge methods and safeguard water quality across the US. Their work focuses on advancing Enhanced Aquifer Recharge (EAR) adoption by addressing potential contaminant mobilization in vital aquifers, including geogenic and anthropogenic contaminants.