Sarah is an 18 y/o climate activist, and innovator from Toronto. She is the founder of You Are the Change and she is also a fellow at The David Suzuki Foundation. She was a delegate to the United Nations STI Forum and gave an intervention during session four on bridging gender gaps in tech.
Sarah has made it her mission to solve various aspects of the climate crisis, specifically water remediation. From bioplastic research made from food scraps to her most recent project that spanned over two years, a biodegradable sorbent made from polymers, biomass, and polysaccharide aerogels that has the efficiency of removing 98% of oils, organic compounds, and heavy metal compounds. Sarah is currently working on leveraging nanomaterials to design a rotating and semi-transparent solar cell and an loT water sensor to reduce water wastage in agriculture. She has conducted research on the potential of XR at The Knowledge Society and worked on a project that leverages VR for education during the program.
Her efforts have been recognized by distinguishable honors such as MP Dan Albas, NDP Critic for Environment and Climate Change Laurel Collins, and The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell during the Ontario Junior Citizen award ceremony. She has also been named a Top 25 Under 25
Environmentalist in Canada, the University of Toronto Dept. of Earth Sciences Matthew Shawn McConville Memorial Award Recipient, Ontario Junior Citizen, 1 of 3 young women making a mark on climate change by the Weather Network, National Nature Inspirational Youth, and Top 20 Youth globally. She is also a 2x gold medal regional science fair winner and won a silver medal at CWSF and second place amongst 1500 students at the International Genius olympiad.