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davis
Mackenzie L. Davis, Ph.D., P.E.
Emeritus Professor

Civil and Environmental Engineering
3564 Engineering Building
East Lansing, MI 48824

Phone: (517) 353-6487
E-Mail: davis@egr.msu.edu

Courses Taught:

  • Introduction to Environmental Engineering
  • Water and Wastewater Analysis
  • Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Design
  • Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering
  • Theory and Practice of Teaching Engineering

Recent Research:

  • Abrasive Blasting Economic Model, CDC, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • Risk Assessment as a Tool for Selecting Pollution Prevention Priorities, General Motors Corporation and Ford Motor Company.

Interests:

In cooperation with the Global Enterprise for Water Technology, Dr. Davis is currently working on the development of a plant-scale facility for drinking water research.

Education:

University of Illinois: Ph.D., Environmental Engineering

Awards and Honors:

  • Chi Epsilon Chapter Honor Member.
  • Diplomate of American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
  • Outstanding Faculty Member, 1992-93, 1993-1994, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1998-99.
  • Chi Epsilon Excellence in Teaching Award.
  • American Society for Engineering Education North Central Section Outstanding Teacher Award.
  • Amoco Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award, 1994.
  • A&WMA Lyman A. Rippeton Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Selected Publications:

  • Influence of Source Variation on Exposure Estimates, with S. Benromdhane, Proceedings of 90th Annual Meeting of the Air and Waste Management Association, Toronto, CN, June 11, 1997.
  • The Pedagogy of Three Hazardous Waste Design Projects, Proceedings of 90th Annual Meeting of the Air and Waste Management Association, Toronto, CN, June 11, 1997.
  • Introduction to Environmental Engineering, with D.A. Cornwell, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, NY, 1998.
Phone: (517) 355-5107 Fax: (517) 432-1827 E-mail: cee@egr.msu.edu
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michigan State University
Engineering Building
428 S. Shaw Lane, Room 3546
East Lansing, MI 48824