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. For three decades, he has been investigating sources and treatment of pollutants in urban stormwater with a focus on nature-based practices, particularly bioretention. 

He is author or co-author of over 140 peer-reviewed journal articles, and two texts: Stormwater Management for Smart Growth (2005) and Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Fundamentals and Design, Wiley 2022). From 2001 to 2010, he was Director of the Maryland Water Resources Research Center. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the ASCE Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment. 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. In 2010 he was awarded the A. James Clark School of Engineering Faculty Outstanding Research Award recognizing exceptionally influential research accomplishments related to urban stormwater quality, its management, and the concept of Low Impact Development. 

Prof. Davis is a 2022-2023 University of Maryland Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, an award that honors senior tenured members of the faculty who combine outstanding scholarly accomplishment with excellence in teaching and personify the University of Maryland image of the professoriate. 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.

Research Interests: Stormwater characterization; nature-based stormwater treatment; inorganic chemicals in waters

Areas of Expertise: Environmental engineering; water quality; water treatment