Karl F. Hasselmann Professor in Geological Engineering and Associate Chair, Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Dr. J. David Rogers received his B.S. in Geology from California State Polytechnic University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He is the Karl F. Hasselman Professor of Geological Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology as well as Associate Department Chair of the Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering department.
LCDR J. David Rogers, USNR was commissioned as a Navy intelligence officer in 1984, following officer training with the Marine Corps in 1974-76. His formal education includes a bachelor's in geology and geophysics and masters and doctorate degrees in civil and geological engineering. He is the recipient of 16 decorations and NAO wings. During his highly celebrated military career, Rogers traveled the world solving engineering problems. He then taught engineering at the University of California-Berkeley before accepting an endowed chair in geological engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He teaches a courses on creativity and problem solving for the U.S. Department of Defense and other corporate clients of the university.
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About J. David Rogers
Dr. J. David Rogers received his B.S. in Geology from California State Polytechnic University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He is the Karl F. Hasselman Professor of Geological Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology as well as Associate Department Chair of the Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering department.
LCDR J. David Rogers, USNR was commissioned as a Navy intelligence officer in 1984, following officer training with the Marine Corps in 1974-76. His formal education includes a bachelor's in geology and geophysics and masters and doctorate degrees in civil and geological engineering. He is the recipient of 16 decorations and NAO wings. During his highly celebrated military career, Rogers traveled the world solving engineering problems. He then taught engineering at the University of California-Berkeley before accepting an endowed chair in geological engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He teaches a courses on creativity and problem solving for the U.S. Department of Defense and other corporate clients of the university.
| 2001 - Present | Hasselmann Professor, Geological Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering | |
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| Present | Associate Department Chair, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering | |
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| 1997 - 2001 | Principal Engineering Geologist/Hydrogeologist, Geolith Consultants, Inc. | |
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| 1994 - 2001 | Lecturer in Engineering Geology, University of California. Berkeley | |
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| 1984 - 1996 | Principal-in-Charge (Consultans in the Applied Earth Sciences), Rogers/Pacific, Inc. | |
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| 1982 - 1984 | Principal Engineer, Alan Kropp & Associates | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2014 - 2016 | City Utilities Utility Waste Landfill Detailed Site Investigation: Proposed Missouri S&T Geophysical Work Plan |
| City Utilities of Springfield, MO | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Neil Anderson | |
| $1,900,000 | |
| 2011 - 2012 | Liquefaction Hazard Maps for the St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project |
| U.S. Geological Survey | |
| U.S. Geological Survey Central National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program | |
| $50,000 | |
| 2010 - 2011 | Refinement of Geodatabase for the St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazard Mapping Project, Missouri and Illinois |
| U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Subcontract awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey through a Cooperative Agreement with the University of Memphis and the Missouri University of Science & Technology | |
| $49,999 | |
| 2008 - 2010 | 2008 Midwest Flooding and Lessons for Levee Performance and Reliability to Other Similarly Threatened Areas of the U.S. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | |
| $119,458 | |
| 2008 - 2009 | Modeling Uncertainties in Lithology and Sensitivity Analyses of Seismic Site Response for the Pilot Quadrangles in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, Missouri and Illinois |
| U.S. Geological Survey | |
| U.S. Geological Survey Central and Eastern United States Center for Earthquake Research and Information | |
| $50,000 | |
| 2007 - 2009 | Structural Assessment of Highway “N” Power Substation Under Earthquake Loads |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | |
| Colleague(s): 25,000 | |
| 2006 - 2008 | Development of a Virtual Geotechnical Database System to Store and Retrieve Subsurface Data |
| National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) | |
| Through the Center for Geospatial Intelligence at the University of Missouri-Columbia | |
| $200,000 | |
| 2006 - 2007 | Creation of a Geologic GIS Database for the St. Louis Metro Area, Missouri and Illinois |
| U.S. Geological Survey | |
| U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program FY06 | |
| $40,000 | |
| 2006 - 2007 | Hurricane Katrina and Lessons for Prevention of Catastrophic Levee Failures Applicable to Other Similarly Threatened Areas of the United States |
| National Science Foundation - 0611632 | |
| $199,651 | |
| 2006 - 2007 | Pilot Seismic Hazard Assessment of the Granite City, Monk Mound, and Columbia Bottom quadrangles, St. Louis Metropolitan area |
| U.S. Geological Survey | |
| U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program FY07 | |
| $52,682 | |
| 2005 - 2006 | Data Collection of Damage and Dissemination of Storm Damage to the Gulf Coast |
| U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $45,000 | |
| 2005 - 2006 | Geotechnical Science Liaison for USGS Mid-Continental Geographic Science Center |
| U.S. Geological Survey | |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geography Directorate | |
| $67,000 | |
| 2005 - 2006 | Hurricane Katrina and Lessons for Responding and Repairing Catastrophic Levee Failures Applicable to Other Similarly Threatened Areas of the United States |
| National Science Foundation - 0553197 | |
| SGER Award | |
| $29,729 | |
| 2005 - 2006 | St. Louis Metro Area Shear Wave Velocity Testing (renewal) |
| U.S. Geological Survey | |
| U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): N.L. Anderson and D.L. Hoffman | |
| $53,817 | |
| 2005 - 2006 | “Implementation of an AGS-COSMOS-FHWA Compatible Geotechnical Databases for the St. Louis Metro Area, Missouri and Illinois and, the Evansville-Henderson Area, Indiana and Kentucky |
| U.S. Geological Survey | |
| U.S. Geological Survey Central and Eastern United States Center for Earthquake Research and Information | |
| $45,761 | |
| 2004 - 2005 | St. Louis Metro Area Shear Wave Velocity Testing |
| U.S. Geological Survey | |
| U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Neil Anderson, PI, Co-PI David Hoffman | |
| $50,000 | |
| 2003 - 2004 | Determination of Shear Wave Velocity Along a Segment of Interstate 70, St. Louis, MO |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Neil Anderson | |
| $8,800 | |
| 2003 - 2004 | Optimization of Augers for Subterranean Warfare |
| U.S. Air Force Research Lab | |
| U.S. Air Force Research Lab-Munitions Directorate | |
| Colleague(s): Jason Baird | |
| $50,000 | |
| 2002 - 2004 | Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Research Program For Highway Systems |
| Federal Highway Administration and Missouri Department of Transportation | |
| Colleague(s): Neil Anderson, Genda Chen, Richard Stephenson, Ronaldo Luna, Pedro Silva, David Enke and Gary Spring | |
| $800,000 | |
| 2003 | Mapping of Seismically-Induced Landslippage in the Western New Madrid Seismic Zone |
| University of Missouri Research Board | |
| $20,157 | |
| 2002 | GPR Investigation of Concrete Integrity, Shepard of the Hills Hatchery, Branson, Missouri |
| Missouri Department of Conservation | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Neil Anderson and Richard Stephenson | |
| $12,500 | |
| 2002 | Mapping of Seismically-Induced Landslippage in the Benton Hills and Crowley’s Ridge, New Madrid Seismic Zone, Missouri and Arkansas |
| U.S. Geological Survey | |
| National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program | |
| $36,867 | |
| 1993 - 1994 | Development of a Computerized Well Database for Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California |
| U.S. Geological Survey - 1434-50023 | |
| National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program RFP 1923, awarded December 10, 1992 | |
| $93,997 | |
| 1989 - 1992 | Evaluation of Geotechnical Conditions Leading to the Partial Collapse of the I-880 Cypress Structure and East Span of the San Francisco.-Oakland Bay Bridge |
| California Department of Transportation, Legal Department, San Francisco | |
| $95,000 | |
| 1990 - 1991 | Engineering Geologic Site Characterization of the Greater Oakland Alameda Area, Alameda and San Francisco Counties, California |
| National Science Foundation - BCS-9003785 | |
| Final Report to the National Science Foundation, October 1990-Dec 1991 | |
| $44,900 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2016 - Present | Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers | 2010 - Present | Member, History & Heritage Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers | 2002 - Present | Academic Member, Association of Soil and Foundation Engineers | 1996 - Present | Fellow, Geological Society of America | 1993 - Present | Member, American Institute of Professional Geologists | 1993 - Present | Member, International Association of Engineering Geologists | 1990 - Present | Member, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute | 1989 - Present | Member, National Society of Professional Engineers | 1988 - Present | Life Member, International Commission on Large Dams | 1988 - Present | Life Member, United States Society of Dams | 1976 - Present | Member, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) | 1975 - Present | Member, American Society of Civil Engineers | 1975 - Present | Member, Geological Society of America | 1982 - 2012 | Member, American Geophysical Union | 1990 - 2005 | Member, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | 1992 - 2001 | Member, International Landslide Research Group | 1985 - 2001 | Member, Association of Soil and Foundation Engineers | 1987 - 1997 | Member, International Society for Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering | 1985 - 1997 | Member, American Society for Testing and Materials | 1984 - 1995 | Member, International Society for Rock Mechanics | 1986 - 1989 | Committee D-19, American Society for Testing and Materials | 1980 - 1987 | Member, International Commission on Large Dams | 1980 - 1987 | Member, United States Society of Dams |
Honors and Awards
- S&T Outstanding Teaching Award, 2019
- S&T Outstanding Teaching Award, 2016-17
- Presidential Citation, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists for Outstanding Service to the Association and the Nation on Natural Hazards, 2006, in recognition of work on Hurricane Katrina.
- R. H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer in Engineering Geology Award of the Association of Engineering Geologists and Geological Society of America, 1996.
- Elected Fellow of the Geological Society of America without petition in recognition of “contributions to the public understanding of geologic hazards and the need for engineering geology on a national scale” May 29, 1996
- E. B. Burwell, Jr. Award of the Engineering Geology Division of the Geological Society of America, 1994
- Rock Mechanics Award, U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics of the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences/National Academy of Engineering, 1994
- Distinguished Project Award (designer), Alta Street Restoration Project for City and County of San Francisco, Northern California Chapter American Public Works Association, 1994
- Best Presentation Award, Society of Mining Engineers, 106th Annual Meeting, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Las Vegas, NV, Feb 25, 1976
Courses
- GE 1150 Physical Geology for Engineers
- GE 110 Principles of Geological Engineering
- GE 301 Development of Flood Control Engineering in the United States
- GE 4010 Senior Seminar in Geological Engineering
- GE 5441 Engineering Geology and Geotechnics
- GE 5642 Military Geology
- GE 5090 Geological Engineering Senior Design
- GE 6441 Geotechnical Construction Practice
| 1982 | Ph.D. in Geological and Geotechnical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley | |
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| 1979 | M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley | |
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| 1976 | B.S. in Earth Science: Geology Option, California State Polytechnic University | |
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Contact Information
157 McNutt Hall
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 65409
(573) 341-6198
Fax: (573) 341-6935
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