Maeve Delgado

Independently collected and analyzed wastewater samples, performing routine pH, alkalinity, chlorine residual, TSS and VSS tests while calibrating equipment and entering results into LIMS; updated stormwater sampling plans and site maps.

Updated San Diego streetlight inventory using ArcGIS Field Maps, collected geotagged photos and attributes, corrected point placement via Google Earth, and classified imagery from field/AI cameras.

Evaluated and annotated AI-generated content across chemistry and biology domains to improve model accuracy and assessed output quality for correctness and precision.

Researched ice keel scour effects on seafloor morphology of the Alaskan Beaufort Shelf, cleaned and analyzed geospatial and oceanographic data using ArcGIS, Python and Eiva, and presented findings at an undergraduate research conference.

Performed tissue culture and laboratory tasks for ARS, culturing berries, preparing media, applying aseptic technique and multichannel pipetting, training undergraduates and conducting greenhouse and field work.

Conducted QC and product development testing for winemaking reagents, performed titration and pH measurements for SO2, malic acid and total acidity, and assisted grape harvest and processing.

Summarized scientific literature for energy industry white paper development, handled samples per SOP and chain-of-custody, assisted DNA library quantitation and next-gen sequencing prep, and performed basic lab techniques.

Enrolled in a Master of Science in Sustainable Agriculture program focused on advanced agricultural practices and sustainability.

Activities and societies: GIS coursework and applied mapping in research projects

Earned a Certificate in Geographic Information Science covering ArcGIS Products, cartography, and spatial analysis.

Activities and societies: Undergraduate research, poster presentation, collaboration with faculty on polar research

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with coursework and research experience in Arctic land-ocean-ice interactions and GIS applications.