Sai joined LEAPH in the Spring of 2024. She is an undergraduate and a Via Scholar at Virginia Tech majoring in Civil Engineering with a concentration in environmental and water resources engineering. Her research interests include environmental engineering and environmental chemistry, specifically using those concepts to increase clean water resources. In LEAPH, Sai helps analyze sequencing data to understand microbial diversity in soil and water environments.

Outside of school, Sai enjoys swimming, playing the saxophone, and singing Indian classical music.