Professor Davis received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Brigham Young University and his Ph.D. from the University of California Santa Barbara. Dr. Davis held a post-doctoral research fellowship at USCB prior to coming to UMD as an Assistant Professor in 1992. While at UMD, he has distinguished himself in the areas of teaching, program development, and educational leadership. Professor Davis is a past recipient of the UMD Outstanding Advisor Award as well as the Omega Chi Epsilon Honor Society Service Award for his contributions to students. As a teacher, Professor Davis incorporates the results of his scholarly activities into the classroom and has recently given his students hands-on opportunities to build devices based on their own designs.