Ph.D. Student
Saddy Pineda is a Ph.D. student in Watershed Sciences sponsored by the Fulbright Program. He is working with Dr. Sarah Null in the Aquatic Habitat, Climate, and Water Analysis (ACWA) Lab, using drones, rainfall-runoff models, and climate predictions to understand better how climate variability might affect agriculture and ecosystems in Utah. He is also exploring the potential of water banking to add flexibility for farmers and Great Salt Lake water managers. Saddy earned a B.S. in Forestry Engineering, specializing in Integrated Management of Watersheds and Forest Management at the National University of Forest Sciences in Honduras. He also earned a master’s in Project Management at the Central American Technological University. With over 13 years of experience, Saddy has worked in various governmental institutions and NGOs, including multilateral organizations. Recently, he worked in Honduras as a professor at the National University of Agriculture and as the Head of the Forest and Climate Change Department at the national level in the National Forest Conservation Institute. This experience allowed him to participate as part of the Honduran delegation in different Conferences of Parties of the United Nations worldwide.