Anca Delgado

Anca Delgado

Associate Professor,
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Other ASU affiliations
Faculty Member, Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology
Water Institute
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  • Phone: 480-727-0046
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  • Mail code: 3005
    Campus: Tempe
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Anca G. Delgado is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University.  She is also a graduate faculty in the Biological Design program in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy.  The Delgado Lab, part of the Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, focuses on microbiological processes that remove contaminants or provide high-value chemicals to society.  Our research employs natural and synthetic microbiomes to 1) transform, degrade, or sequester chemical contaminants, 2) improve soil and water quality, and 3) produce bioproducts from waste streams.  Our main research topics are bioremediation, microbial chain elongation, bioweathering and biomining, and environmental analytical chemistry.

Education

Ph.D., Microbiology, Arizona State University, 2013

B.S., Microbiology, Arizona State University, 2008

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Lab work - Anca Delgado and PhD student, Aide Robles
Delgado lab Fall 2022
Research Website URL
https://biodesign.asu.edu/environmental-biotechnology/
Google Scholar URL
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=W7mwyycAAAAJ&view_op=list_works…
Research Group

Current advisees

Ph.D. students

Alba J. Medina Benitez, Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Avery Brewer, Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Briana Paiz, Biological Design, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy

Kelsie Herzer, Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Caleb Mclaughlin, Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Publications

Google scholar

Courses
2026 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 591 Seminar
CEE 799 Dissertation
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 593 Applied Project
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 792 Research
CEE 592 Research
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
CEE 799 Dissertation
EVE 492 Honors Directed Study
EVE 493 Honors Thesis
EVE 499 Individualized Instruction
BDE 792 Research
BDE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 799 Dissertation
BDE 792 Research
2025 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 591 Seminar
CEE 592 Research
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 792 Research
CEE 799 Dissertation
BDE 792 Research
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 593 Applied Project
CEE 599 Thesis
EVE 303 Envrn Engr Fund: Microbio Proc
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
EVE 492 Honors Directed Study
EVE 493 Honors Thesis
BDE 795 Continuing Registration
2025 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CEE 792 Research
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 799 Dissertation
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
BDE 792 Research
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
BDE 792 Research
2025 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CEE 792 Research
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 799 Dissertation
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 593 Applied Project
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 792 Research
CEE 592 Research
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
CEE 799 Dissertation
EVE 261 Intro to Environmental Process
EVE 492 Honors Directed Study
EVE 493 Honors Thesis
EVE 499 Individualized Instruction
BDE 792 Research
BDE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 799 Dissertation
BDE 792 Research
2024 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 792 Research
CEE 799 Dissertation
BDE 792 Research
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 593 Applied Project
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
EVE 492 Honors Directed Study
EVE 493 Honors Thesis
BDE 795 Continuing Registration
2024 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CEE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 799 Dissertation
BDE 792 Research
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
BDE 792 Research
2024 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 591 Seminar
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 593 Applied Project
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 792 Research
BDE 792 Research
CEE 592 Research
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
CEE 799 Dissertation
EVE 492 Honors Directed Study
EVE 493 Honors Thesis
EVE 499 Individualized Instruction
BDE 792 Research
BDE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 799 Dissertation
2023 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 591 Seminar
CEE 592 Research
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 792 Research
CEE 799 Dissertation
BDE 792 Research
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 593 Applied Project
CEE 599 Thesis
EVE 303 Envrn Engr Fund: Microbio Proc
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
EVE 492 Honors Directed Study
EVE 493 Honors Thesis
BDE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 795 Continuing Registration
2023 Summer
Course Number Course Title
BDE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 799 Dissertation
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
2023 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 799 Dissertation
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 593 Applied Project
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 792 Research
BDE 792 Research
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
EVE 303 Envrn Engr Fund: Microbio Proc
EVE 492 Honors Directed Study
EVE 493 Honors Thesis
EVE 499 Individualized Instruction
BDE 792 Research
BDE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 799 Dissertation
2022 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 792 Research
CEE 799 Dissertation
BDE 792 Research
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 593 Applied Project
CEE 792 Research
CEE 564 Contaminant Fate and Transport
CEE 599 Thesis
EVE 303 Envrn Engr Fund: Microbio Proc
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
EVE 492 Honors Directed Study
EVE 493 Honors Thesis
BDE 795 Continuing Registration
2022 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CEE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 799 Dissertation
BDE 792 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
2022 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 799 Dissertation
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 593 Applied Project
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 792 Research
BDE 792 Research
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
EVE 492 Honors Directed Study
EVE 493 Honors Thesis
EVE 499 Individualized Instruction
BDE 792 Research
BDE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 799 Dissertation
2021 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 792 Research
BDE 792 Research
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 593 Applied Project
CEE 564 Contaminant Fate and Transport
CEE 599 Thesis
EVE 303 Envrn Engr Fund: Microbio Proc
EVE 492 Honors Directed Study
EVE 493 Honors Thesis
BDE 799 Dissertation
2021 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CEE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
BDE 792 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
2021 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 799 Dissertation
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 593 Applied Project
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 792 Research
BDE 792 Research
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
EVE 303 Env Engineer Fundamntls Bio
EVE 492 Honors Directed Study
EVE 493 Honors Thesis
2020 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 792 Research
BDE 792 Research
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 593 Applied Project
CEE 599 Thesis
EVE 303 Env Engineer Fundamntls Bio
EVE 492 Honors Directed Study
EVE 493 Honors Thesis
Honors / Awards

Faculty Fellowship Program in Israel, JNF-USA, 2022

Serving University Needs (SUN) Award for Exemplary Service and Demonstrating Leadership, Arizona State University, 2021

Special Congressional Recognition by U.S. Senator Martha McSally, Arizona, 2019

Quentin Mees Research Award, AZ Water Association, 2019

Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award for 2018-2019, Outstanding Master’s Mentor Category, Arizona State University, 2018

ASM Scientific Writing and Publishing Fellowship, American Society for Microbiology, 2016

Chevron International Travel Grant and Appreciation Award, Workshop of Hydrocarbon-Impacted Soils Pretreatment and Oxidants, Bandung, Indonesia, 2015

Top Social Article by Microbial Cell Factories for Delgado et al. “Role of bicarbonate as a pH buffer and electron sink in microbial dechlorination of chloroethenes”, 2014

Student Paper Competition Winner, Eighth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA, 2012

Edward and Linda Birge Memorial Graduate Travel Award, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 2012

Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation, 50th Annual Meeting of the Arizona‐Nevada Branch of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Flagstaff, AZ, 2011

Professional Associations

Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME)

Work History

Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, 2017-present

Assistant Research Scientist, Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, 2016-2017

Associate Faculty, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, 2015-2017

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, 2013-2016

Expertise Areas
Biological Treatment Processes
Bioremediation
Biotechnology
Ecosystem Restoration
Groundwater Remediation
Microbes
Microbiology
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