[2] Sarro earned a laurea in physics (the Italian equivalent of a master's degree) at the University of Naples Federico II in 1980.
[2] Sarro was elected as a Eurosensors Fellow in 2004,[4] and named to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2006.
[2] Sarro was one of three 1997 recipients of the Rudolf Kingslake Medal and Prize, a best paper award of the journal Optical Engineering.
[6] She received the career award of the Italian Association of Sensors and Microsystems (AISEM) in 2007.
[7] She was the 2018 recipient of the IEEE Robert Bosch Micro and Nano Electro Mechanical Systems Award, given "for pioneering contributions in novel materials, material integration and innovations in MEMS and strong commitment to education and technology transfer".