Mathew R. Rogers
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone: (510) 325-6973 Fax: (510) 655-5138
mrrogers @ berkeley.edu
www.matrogers.com
Education
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Environmental Engineering, Fall 2011
Dissertation: A multi-scale evaluation of natural water treatment systems for the control of pesticides in agroecosystemsDissertation Committee:
David Sedlak (chair) - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Garrison Sposito – Civil and Environmental Engineering; Environmental Science, Policy and Management
Miguel Altieri - Environmental Science, Policy and Management
Keith Loague – Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford UniversityM.S. University of California, Berkeley
Environmental Engineering, December 2002
B.S. University of Missouri-Rolla
Chemical Engineering, May 2001, Cum Laude, Minor: English Literature
Experience
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
PI: Kean Goh
Graduate Student Researcher, June 2008-May 2010
Research modeling the use of structural BMPs to manage chlorpyrifos on a watershed scaleContra Costa Water District
Concord , CA
Graduate Student Intern, June-October 2008
Edited a report on salinity management of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta for State Water Board hearingLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Water Quality Research Laboratory
PI: William Stringfellow
Graduate Student Researcher, June 2006-June 2008
Designed and constructed a bench-scale wetland microcosm system
Developed a liquid-liquid extraction, GC/ECD method for the detection of pesticides in surface water
Evaluated the effectiveness of pesticide monitoring plans in Stanislaus County, CAUniversity of California, Berkeley
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
PI: Norman Terry
Graduate Student Researcher, October 2002-June 2003
Developed a research proposal and experimental design for a study of the relationship between salt marsh plant root exudates and selenium volatilizing rhizosphere bacteriaU.S. Geological Survey
Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri
PI: James Zajicek
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Summers 1999-2001
Investigated early mortality syndrome in Great Lakes salmonid fishes
Research Interests, Publications, and Presentations
Teaching Philosophy and Experience
Service
Peer reviewer, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2010 - present
Agrariana, the Society for Agriculture and Food Ecology, Director, 2010 - present
Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability, Dean of Students Representative, 2007 - 2010
Engineers for a Sustainable World, UC Berkeley Chapter, Technology Coordinator, Executive Board, Project Coordinator, 2004-2009 Pesticide Action Network North America, Water Pesticide Information Center Advisory Committee, 2004-2005
Fellowships and Awards
UC Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program Graduate Student Fellowship, 2004-2006
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor, UC Berkeley GSI Teaching and Resource Center, 2004
Missouri “Bright Flight” and Chancellor's Scholarships, 1996-2000
Professional Affiliations
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, N. California Chapter
American Ecological Engineering Society
American Society of Civil Engineers, San Francisco Section
American Geophysical Union
American Chemical Society