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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mackenzie L. Davis is an Emeritus Professor of Environmental Engineering at Michigan State
University. He received all his degrees from the University of Illinois. From 1968 to 1971 he
served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps. During his military service he
conducted air pollution surveys at Army ammunition plants. From 1971 to 1973 he was Branch
Chief of the Environmental Engineering Branch at the U.S. Army Construction Engineering
Research Laboratory. His responsibilities included supervision of research on air, noise, and water
pollution control and solid waste management for Army facilities. In 1973 he joined the faculty
at Michigan State University. He has taught and conducted research in the areas of air pollution
control, hazardous waste management, and water and wastewater engineering.
In 1987 and 1989–1992, under an intergovernmental personnel assignment with the Office
of Solid Waste of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dr. Davis performed technology
assessments of treatment methods used to demonstrate the regulatory requirements for the
land disposal restrictions (“land ban”) promulgated under the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments.
Dr. Davis is a member of the following professional organizations: American Chemical
Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education,
American Meteorological Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works
Association, Air & Waste Management Association, Association of Environmental Engineering
and Science Professors, and the Water Environment Federation.
His honors and awards include the State-of-the-Art Award from the ASCE, Chapter Honor
Member of Chi Epsilon, Sigma Xi, election as a Fellow in the Air & Waste Management
Association, and election as a Diplomate in the American Academy of Environmental Engineers
with certification in hazardous waste management. He has received teaching awards from the
American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter, Michigan State University College of
Engineering, North Central Section of the American Society for Engineering Education, Great
Lakes Region of Chi Epsilon, and the Amoco Corporation. In 1998, he received the Lyman
A. Ripperton Award for distinguished achievement as an educator from the Air & Waste
Management Association. In 2007, he was recognized as the Educational Professional of the
Year by the Michigan Water Environment Association. He is a registered professional engineer
in Michigan.
Dr. Davis is the co-author of two previous books: Introduction to Environmental Engineering,
th nd
4 ed. with Dr. David A. Cornwell and Principles of Environmental Engineering and Science, 2 ed.
with Dr. Susan Masten.
In 2003, Dr. Davis retired from Michigan State University.

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