She earned her undergraduate degree from Marietta College in Ohio and her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Her graduate studies investigated the electronic and structural properties of conjugated organometallic compounds. Sarah went on to do post-doctoral research at the University of Wisconsin focused on the discovery and characterization of heterogeneous water oxidation catalysts for solar energy applications. Sarah’s current research interests include utilizing electrochemistry to characterize metal complexes, as well as to prepare modified electrode surfaces. Her favorite metal is tungsten.