Lawrence Davis, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Contact informationE-mail: ldavis@ksu.edu EducationB.S. 1966, Haverford College |
Areas of specialty
- Plant biochemistry and molecular biology
- Plant-based bioremediation
- Nitrogen fixation
- Science education
Dr. Davis is an expert in plant biochemistry with a special emphasis on plant biochemical pathways that remove or degrade contaminants in the environment. Examples of his research interests include studying ways that plants degrade and sequester organic chemicals like benzotriazole, a contaminant from antifreeze, or TNT, a contaminant at old munitions works. Although Dr. Davis retired in 2020, he is still actively engaged in research. His current research is focused on urban agriculture and phytostabilization of lead contamination. He is interested in bioremediation of emerging pollutants, such as polyfluorohydrocarbons and organic (plastic) nanoparticles.
Selected publications
Miscanthus as a Productive Biofuel Crop for Phytoremediation (2014). Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 33:1, 1-19, V.Pidlisnyuk, T. Stefanovska, E.E. Lewis, L.E. Erickson, & L.C. Davis
Biodegradation of Carbon Tetrachloride in Simulated Groundwater Flow Channels (2013). Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy Vol 33:444-453, S. Santharum, L.C. Davis, L.E.Erickson.
Impacts on Agroecosystems of Transgenic Insect and Herbicide Resistance in Cotton (2009). Plant Genetics & Genomics 451-480. Lawrence C. Davis.
Phytoremediation in Education: Textile Dye Teaching Experiments (2009). International Journal of Phytoremediation 11:451-462 J.H. Ibbini, L.C. Davis, and L.E. Erickson.