Allen P. Davis

Allen P. Davis is Professor and Charles A. Irish Sr. Chair in Civil Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Affiliate Professor in Plant Science and Landscape Architecture at the University of Maryland.  He earned his BS, MCE and PhD degrees all from the University of Delaware.   For two decades, he has been investigating sources and treatment of pollutants in urban storm water runoff with a focus on nature-based practices, particularly bioretention. He is author or co-author of over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, a 2005 text (with R.H. McCuen) on Stormwater Management for Smart Growth (Springer)  and a new 2022 text (with W.F. Hunt and R.G. Traver) on Green Stormwater Infrastructure Fundamentals and Design (Wiley). Research sponsors include the National Science Foundation, Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technologies (a NOAA-supported Center), U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Chesapeake Bay Trust, Maryland Water Resources Research Center, Maryland Department of Transportation - State Highway Administration, Maryland Department of Transportation - Maryland Port Association, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Iowa Department of Transportation, District of Columbia Department of Health, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Prince George’s County (MD) Government, and several local industries and firms.  From 2001 to 2010, he was Director of the Maryland Water Resources Research Center.  He was Associate Editor for Chemosphere, Science for Environmental Technology (2004-2010), having been an Editorial Board Member since 1999.  From 2003 to 2012 he was Chair of the AEESP Government Affairs Committee and was a member of the AEESP Board of Directors in 2012/2013. From 2017-2019 he chaired a National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine committee on Improving the Next-Generation EPA Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the ASCE Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment.  In 2010 he was awarded the A. James Clark School of Engineering Faculty Outstanding Research Award recognizing exceptionally influential research accomplishments related to urban storm water quality, its management, and the concept of Low Impact Development. He is a 2022 University of Maryland Distinguished Scholar-Teacher. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Maryland, Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Fellow of the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute, and a Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer.