Otakuye Conroy-Ben

Dr. Otakuye Conroy-Ben, Oglala Lakota, is originally from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. A first-generation college student, she went on to receive a BS in Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame, and a MA in Chemistry, MS in Environmental Engineering, PhD in Environmental Engineering all from the University of Arizona. Her postdoctoral co-appointments were in biochemistry and environmental science, also from the University of Arizona. She is currently an Associate Professor of environmental engineering at ASU where she researches wastewater treatment and pollution, Tribal water quality, mining remediation, wastewater-based epidemiology, and bacterial multidrug resistance. Dr. Conroy-Ben teaches courses in environmental engineering, environmental organic chemistry, and soil and groundwater remediation.