Dr. Paul Davidson is an Associate Professor in the Department of the Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He completed his A.S. studies at Olney Central College in 2003, B.S. and M.S. studies in Agricultural Engineering at the University of Illinois in 2005 and 2007, respectively, and Ph.D. studies in Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Illinois in 2010. Dr. Davidson’s research broadly focuses on water quality. More specifically, his research addresses treatment methods and systems for (1) valorizing wastewater by capturing nutrients while removing potentially toxic compounds for use in hydroponic crop production systems and (2) reducing the transport of chemical and microbial contaminants from agricultural systems to surface water systems.