Eric Davidson, PhD provides scientific expertise across all of Spark’s programs, while also exploring more deeply the opportunity for transformative agriculture solutions. He is Professor Emeritus and former Director of the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Past President and Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher, Senior Fulbright Fellow, and Senior Editor for AGU Advances. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Forestry at North Carolina State University.
Recent publications:
- Davidson, E.A. and N. Raghuram. 2026. Green ammonia presents an opportunity to advance energy and food system sustainability in India. Communications Sustainability, 1:14, https://doi.org/10.1038/s44458-025-00013-7.
- Wang, Y, X. Zhang, S. Spiegal, and E.A. Davidson. 2026. A framework for estimating manure nitrogen balance and recycling potential for current and future conditions in the USA. Nature Food, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-026-01312-5.
- Mandrini, G., E.A. Davidson, E.D. Nafziger, et al. 2026. A market-based insurance approach aligns environmental and economic outcomes in maize nitrogen management. Communications Earth & Environment, 7:26, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-03008-3.
- Davidson, E., B. Gu, and D. Kanter. 2024. Implementing Nitrous Oxide Abatement Measures. pp. 133-169 In: United Nations Environment Programme, & Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2024). Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment. https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/46562.
