Lawrence
Davis
Lawrence
Davis
Professor of Biochemistry
Plant biochemistry and molecular biology; plant-based bioremediation; nitrogen fixation; science education.
B.S. 1966, Haverford College
Ph.D. 1970, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Phone: 785-532-6124
Fax: 785-532-7278
Email: ldavis@ksu.edu
Office: 62 Chalmers
Research in this lab is focused on the broad area of plant biochemistry with special emphasis on pathways for remediation of contaminants found in the soil and water environment. Recently we have been looking at ways that plants degrade and sequester organic contaminants like benzotriazole, found in antifreeze, or TNT, found at old munitions works. We maintain an interest in biological nitrogen fixation, and other steps of the nitrogen cycle.
Selected Publications
Nitrification Inhibition using Benzotriazoles (2003) . J. Hazardous Substance Research. T. Callender and L. C. Davis 4(2) 1-16.
Potential for Plant-Based Remediation of Pesticide-Contaminated soil and Water
Using Nontarget Plants such as Trees. Shrubs, and Grasses (2004). Critical
Review in Plant Sciences. R. Karthikeyan, Lawrence C. Davis, Kassim Al-Khatib,
Peter A. Kulakow, Philip L. Barnes, Stacy L. Hutchinson, and Asil A. Nurzhanova.
23 (1):1-11.
Benefits of Vegetation for Soils with Organic Contaminants (2002). Critical
Reviews in Plant Sciences 21 (5), 457-491. Lawrence C. Davis, Sigifredo
Castro-Diaz, Qizhi Zhang, and Larry E. Erickson.
Modeling and Design of Phytoremediation (2003). In Phytoremediation:
Transformation and Control of Contaminants. Edited by S. C. McCutcheon & J. L.
Schnoor, Wiley, New York. Chapter 21, pp.663-695. Lawrence C. Davis, L. E.
Erickson, M. Narayanan, and Q. Zhang.