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Name: Rudy E. Rogers
Title: Professor Emeritus
Office: Swalm 350
Office Hours: E-mail for an appointment
Email: rogers@che.msstate.edu
Phone: 662-325-5106

Education
Ph.D., University of Alabama
M.S., University of Arizona
B.S., University of Arizona
 
Professional Experience
Industry Work: Thiokol Chemical Corporation, Huntsville; Aerojet-General Corporation, Sacramento.
Summer Research: Amoco, Tulsa; Eastman Kodak, Rochester
Professional Memberships: American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Society of Petroleum Engineers; Mississippi Academy of Sciences; American Association Petroleum Geologists; Sigma Xi; Tau Beta Pi; American Society of Engineering Education
 
Books
Rogers, R.E., Coalbed Methane: Principles and Practice, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1994.
Rogers, R.E., Ramurthy, K., Rodvelt, G and Mullen, M., Coalbed Methane: Principles and Practices, 3rd ed. Available online.
 
Journal Publications (refereed)

  • Radich, J., Rogers, R.E., French, W.T., Zhang, G., 2009. "Biochemical Reactions and Diffusion in Seafloor Gas Hydrate Capillaries: Implications for Gas Hydrate Stability," 64, Issue 20, 4278-4285.

  • Dearman, J.L., Wilson, W.W., Rogers, R.E., And Zhang, G., 2009. "Gas-Hydrate Promotion by Smectite-Bioproduct Interactions," Marine Chemistry, 115, Issue 1-2, 21-30.

  • McGee, T., C. Lutken, R. Rogers, C. Brunner, J. Dearman, F.L. Lynch, and J.R. Woolset, 2008, Can fractures in soft sediments host significant quantities of gas hydrates? in T. Collett, A. Johnson, C. Knapp, and R. Boswell, eds., Natural Gas Hydrates-Energy Resource Potential and Associated Geologic Hazards: AAPG Memoir 89, Chapter 8, 11 pages.

  • Zhang, G. and Rogers, R.E., 2008. �Ultra-Stability of Gas Hydrates at 1 atm and 268.2 K,� Chemical Engineering Science, 63, 2066-2074

  • Dearman, J.L., Wilson, W.W., Rogers, R.E., and Zhang, G., �Gas Hydrate Nucleating Mechanism of Near-Surface Sediments in the Gulf of Mexico,� Near-Surface Geophysics. Accepted. Publication to be 2008.

  • Zhang, G., Holmes, W.E., Rogers, R.E., and French, W.T., �Microbial Influences on the Near-Surface Oceanic Sediments and Hydrate Accumulations,� Near Surface Geophysics. Accepted. Publication to be 2008.

  • Zhang, G., Rogers, R.E., French, W.T., and Lao, W., �Investigation of microbial influences on seafloor gas-hydrate formations,� Marine Chemistry, 103 (2007) 359- 369.

  • Kelleher, B.P., Simpson, A.J., Rogers, R.E., Dearman, J., Kingery, W.L., �Effects of natural organic matter from sediments on the growth of marine gas hydrates,� Marine Chemistry, 103 (2007) 237- 249.

  • Rogers, R., Zhang, G., Dearman, J., and Woods, C., �Investigation into surfactant/gas-hydrate relationship,� in Gas Hydrates and Clathrates, published as special volume by J. Petroleum Science & Engineering, 56, 1-3, (March 2007).

  • Rogers, R.E., Zhong, Y., Arunkumar, R., Etheridge, J.A., Pearson, L.E., McCown, J., and Hogancamp, K., �Gas Hydrate Storage Process for Natural Gas,� GasTips, Winter 2005, 14- 18.

  • Rogers, R.E., Zhong, Y., Etheridge, J.A., and Pearson, L.E., �The MSU Micellar-Solution Gas Hydrate Storage Process for Natural Gas,� chapter in Recent Advances in the Study of Gas Hydrates, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, N.Y. (Publication due 2004).

  • Rogers, R.E., Kothapalli, C., Lee, M.S., and Woolsey, J.R., "Catalysis of Gas Hydrates by Biosurfactants in Seawater-Saturated Sand/Clay," Canadian J. Ch.E., 81, No. 5, Oct. 2003, 973-980.

  • Zhong, Y., and Rogers, R.E., �Surfactant Effects on Gas Hydrate Formation,� Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 55, No. 19, Oct., 2000, 4175- 4187.

  • Rogers, R.E., and Zhong, Y., �Feasibility of Storing Natural Gas in Hydrates Commercially�, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol 912, 2000, 843- 850.

  • Yevi, G.Y., and Rogers, R.E., �Storage of Fuel in Hydrates for Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs)�, J. Energy Res. Tech., 118 (Sept. 1996) 001-005.

  • Zorbalas, K. and Rogers, R.E., �Much More Gas Remains to be Discovered in Mississippi Black Warrior Basin,� Oil & Gas Journal, Vol. 90, No. 48, Nov. 30, 1992, 69-72.

  • Rogers, R.E., �Coalbed Methane--A New Industry,� The Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Vol. 37, No. 2 (May, June 1992) 10-12.

  • Rogers, R.E. and Carlson, K.W., �Corehole to Evaluate Coalbeds in Mississippi,� Oil & Gas Journal, Vol. 89, No. 49, Dec. 9, 1991, 70-72.

  • Rogers, R.E. and Moring, J.A., �Potential Mississippi Oil Recovery and Economic Impact from CO2 Miscible Flooding,� Energy Sources, Vol. 13 (1991) 303-317.

  • Rogers, R.E., Veatch, R.W., and Nolte, K.G., �Pipe Viscometer Study of Fracturing Fluid Rheology,� Hydraulic Fracturing, SPE Reprint Series, Vol. I, No. 28, 1990 edition.

 
Conference Proceedings (reviewed)

  1. Yevi, G.Y., Rogers, R.E., and Swalm, M.T., “Hydrates for Storage of Natural Gas”, Proceedings, 2nd International Conference on Gas Hydrates, June 2-6, 1996, Toulouse, France.

  2. Rogers, R.E., and Yevy, G.Y., “Hydrate Theory Explains Lake Nyos Disaster”, Proceedings, 2nd International Conference on Gas Hydrates, June 2-6, 1996, Toulouse, France.

  3. Zorbalas, K. and Rogers, R.E., “Resource Assessment and Profitability from Discovery Rate Forecasting,” Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, Transactions of the 43rd Annual Convention, Shreveport, LA., Oct 20-22, 1993, 481-491.

  4. Rogers, R.E., Kothapalli, C.K., and Lee, M.S., "Influence of Microbes on Gas Hydrate Formation in Porous Media," Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Gas Hydrates, Yokohama, Japan, May 19-23, 2002, pp. 547- 552.

  5. Rogers, R.E., Lee, M.S., and Zhong, Y., “Design of a Process to Store and Transport Natural Gas in Gas Hydrates,” Proceedings Topical Conference Natural Gas Utilization, Houston, TX, April 22- 26, 2001, pp. 31- 141.

  6. Y. Zhong, Rogers, R.E., and Etheridge, J.A., “Scale-up of a Gas Hydrate Storage Process for Natural Gas,” Proceedings Third Topical Conference on Natural Gas Utilization, AIChE Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 30- April 3, 2003, pp. 616- 623.

  7. Rogers, R.E., “Creativity, Community Awareness, and Engineering Design,” Proceedings ASEE Southeastern Section Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 5- 7, 1998, 32- 37.

  8. Rogers, R.E., Zhong, Y., Etheridge, J.A., Arunkumar, R., Pearson, L.E., and Hogancamp, T.K., "Micellar Gas Hydrate Storage Process,” Paper #4036, " Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Gas Hydrates, Trondheim, Norway, 4, June 13- 16, 2005, pp. 1361-1365.

 
Presentations

  • Rogers, R.E., Dearman, J.L., Zhang, G., Wilson, W.W., and Lutken, C.B., "Gulf of Mexico Sediment Evaluations for Microbial-Mineral-Hydrate Associations," Paper presented in the Geology of Gas Hydrate Deposits, at the AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, San Antonio, TX, April 20- 23, 2008.

  • Zhang, G., Rogers, R.E., and French, T., "Laboratory Tests to Determine Role of Bioproducts in Seafloor Gas Hydrate Accumulations," Paper presented by Zhang in the Geology of Gas Hydrate Deposits, at the AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, San Antonio, TX, April 20- 23, 2008.

  • Rogers, R.E., Zhang, G., Dearman, J.L., and Wilson, W.W., "Laboratory Tests of Hydrate Formation in Porous Media Influenced by Bioproducts," Poster #404 presented in Session 009 of the 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2- 7, 2008.

  • Zhang, G., Rogers, R.E., Liu, N., Xiong, S., and French, W.T., "CO2 separation from fuel gas by surfactant-assisted gas-hydrate process," A.I.Ch.E. Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Nov. 6, 2007. Paper presented by R.E. Rogers.

  • Rogers, R.E., Sassen, R., Dearman, J.L., and Zhang, G., "Factors Prompting Seafloor Experiments to Investigate Microbial/Hydrate Relationships," Paper No. 2006-TK-01, Rogers presented at The Sixteenth (2006) International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference & Exhibition, San Francisco, May 28- June 2, 2006.

  • McGee, T.*, Macelloni, L., Bosman, A., Lutken, C., Brunner, C., Rogers, R., Dearman, J., Sleeper, K., and Woolsey, J.R., "Hydrocarbon Gas Hydrates in Sediments of the Gulf of Mexico, Geological Society of London, presented by McGee to session: Sediment-hosted Gas Hydrates: New Insights on Natural and Synthetic Systems, Burlington House, Piccadilly, U.K., 25-26 January 2006.

  • Rogers, R.E., Zhang, G., Kothapalli, C., and French, W.T., "Laboratory Evidence of Microbial-Sediment-Gas Hydrate Synergistic Interactions in Ocean Sediments, " presented at the Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, sponsored by the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, May 23- 28, 2004, Toulon, France.

  • Rogers, R.E., Woods, C.E., Tao Ding, Zhang, G., Dearman, J.L., and Kelleher, B., "Gas Hydrate Catalysis from Biosurfactants- Bentonite Interactions that Impact Sediment Stability," presented at American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, April 18- 21, 2004, Dallas, Texas.

  • Rogers, R., Zhang, G., Dearman, J., and Woods, C., "Investigations into Surfactant/Gas-Hydrate Relationship," Presented at American Chemical Society, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, March 2004, San Diego, CA.

  • Zhong, Y., Rogers, R.E., and Etheridge, J.A., "Scale-up of a Gas Hydrate Storage Process for Natural Gas," Presented at the A.I.Ch.E. 2003 Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 30- April 1, 2003.

  • Rogers, R.E., Dearman, J.L., and Roberts, H.H., "Enhancement of Gas Hydrate Formation in Gulf of Mexico Sediments," Presented at the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 5- 8, 2003.

  • Winters, W.J., Waite, W.F., Mason, D.H., Novosel, I., Boldina, O.M., Dallimore, S.R., Collett, T.S., Lorenson, T.D., Paull, C.K., Rogers, R.E., Bryant, W., and McGee, T.M., "Physical Properties of Sediment Containing Natural and Laboratory-Formed Gas Hydrate," American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, May 11- 14, 2003.

  • Rogers, R.E., "Biosurfactants: The Link between Microbes and Gas Hydrates", Presented 2nd International Workshop on Methane Hydrates R&D, Washington, D.C., Oct. 30, 2002

  • Rogers, R.E., Lee, M.S., and Kothapalli, C.R., "Biomolecules' Effects on Gas Hydrate Formation at Sand/Clay Interfaces", Presented at 2001 AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, Nov. 4- 9, 2001.

  • Rogers, R.E., and Lee, M.S., "Biosurfactant from Microbial Activity in Ocean Sediments Enhances Gas Hydrate Formation", Presented at The Geological Society Earth System Processes- Global Meeting, Sponsored jointly by the Geological Society of London and Geological Society of America, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 24- 28, 2001.

  • Rogers, R.E., Lee, M.S., and Zhong, Y., "Design of a Process to Store and Transport Natural Gas in Gas Hydrates", Presented at 2001 Spring National Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Houston, April 22- 26, 2001.

  • Rogers, R.E., and Lee, M.S., "Micellar Solutions Promote Gas-Hydrate Formation", Presented at 2000 Annual Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Los Angeles, Nov. 12-17, 2000.

  • Rogers, R.E., "Developing Industrial Uses for Unique Gas Hydrate Storage Properties", Paper presented as invited speaker at Forum on Feasibility Studies on Gas Hydrate for Development of Energy Resources, Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Tokyo, Japan, March 15- 16, 2000.

  • Muthukumarappan, R., Rogers, R.E., and Weida, S.D., "Analysis of the Success of Cavity Completions in the Fairway Zone of the San Juan Basin," Paper presented by Muthukumarappan at AAPG Annual Convention, Houston, TX (March 5-8, 1995).

  • Rogers, R.E. and Carlson, K.W., "Development of Coalbed Methane in Mississippi Warrior Basin," presented at the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 56th Annual Meeting, Biloxi, MS Feb. 13, 1992.

  • Rogers, R.E., "An Economic Model for Capstone Design", Presented at 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, June 22- 25, 2003.

  • Rogers, R.E., and Toghiani, R.K., "Gas-Hydrate Storage of Natural Gas", Presented by Dr. Toghiani at 2001 ASEE Conference and Exposition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 24- 27, 2001.

  • Rogers, R.E., "Creativity, Community Awareness, and Engineering Design", Presented 1998 ASEE Southeastern Section Meeting, April 5- 7, 1998, Orlando, FL.

 
Patents

  • Rogers, R.E. and Zhang, G., “System for Stabilizing Gas Hydrates at Low Pressures,” Provisional Patent Application with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Serial Number 60/850,988, Disclosure No. 06-0323-211, Docket No. MSU 06-0323-211, Filing Date October 11, 2006.

  • U.S. Patent #6,389,820, “Surfactant Process for Promoting Gas Hydrate Formation and Application of the Same”, Rogers, R.E. and Zhong, Y., Patent issued May 21, 2002.

  • Patent #5,540,190, Rogers, R.E. and Yevi, G.Y., “A Gas Hydrate Storage System and Method for Using the Gas Hydrate Storage System in Automotive Vehicles,” Issued July 30, 1996, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, D.C .

  • Patent #3,788,095 “Spray-Freezing Apparatus and Method,” Principal author.

  • Patent #3,819,336 “Method of Making Ultra-fine Ammonium Perchlorate Particles,” Principal author.

  • Patent #3,954,526 “Method for Making Coated Ultra-fine Ammonium Perchlorate Particles and Product Produced Thereby,” Principal author.


 
Honors and Awards

  • Hearin Eminent Scholar Award, College of Engineering

  • Ralph Powe Outstanding Research Award, Sigma Xi, Mississippi State University

  • Outstanding Research Paper Award for College of Engineering

  • Invited Guest Speaker, “Forum on Feasibility Studies on Gas Hydrates for Development of Energy Resources”, Japan’s Ministry of International Trade

  • 20 interviews with newspapers, radio, television on energy since 2000.

 
Sponsored Research
Research Grants Received As Principal Investigator: $1,914,608 of external funds from sponsoring agencies

  • �Exploring Extent of Microbial Involvement in Seafloor Hydrate Formations/Decompositions and Establishing that Mechanism,� Department of Energy/MMRI, $60,000, Fiscal Year 2009.

  • �Hydrate Separation of Gases,� DOE Award DEFG3606G086025 06090788, subcontract from Sustainable Energy Center-Fuels Component; $94,341, June 1, 2006 � Nov 30, 2007.

  • �Separations of Syngas in a Surfactant-Assisted Gas Hydrate Process,� DOE Award DEFG3606G086025 06090788, subcontract from Sustainable Energy Center-Fuels Component; $30,000, June 1, 2006 � Nov. 30, 2007.

  • Follow on: �Synergy of Microbial and Gas Hydrate Occurrences in the Gulf of Mexico,� Subcontract No. 07-10-026, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $100,000, October 1, 2006- Sept. 30, 2007.

  • �Synergy of Microbial and Gas Hydrate Occurrences in the Gulf of Mexico,� Grant No. NA16RU1496, Subcontract No. 06-09-020, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $150,089, Sept. 1, 2005- September 30, 2006.

  • �Gas Hydrate Storage of Natural Gas,� Grant No. DE-FC26-01NT41297, Department of Energy, $918,530, Oct. 1, 2001- Sept. 30, 2005.

  • �Microbial Activity Related to Gas Hydrate Formation and Seafloor Instabilities,� Department of Energy, $99,000, October 1, 2004- November 30, 2005.

  • �Gas Hydrate Formation and Decomposition in Ocean Sediments,� Award No. DE-FC26-00NT40920, Supplemental Continuation, Department of Energy, $100,000, Jan. 1, 2002- Sept. 30, 2002.

  • �Gas Hydrate Formation and Decomposition in Ocean Sediments,� Award No. DE-FC26-00NT40920, Department of Energy, $55,000, Jan.1, 2001- March 30, 2002.

  • �Natural-Gas Hydrates Storage Project�, Contract No. DE-AC26-97FT33203, Supplemental Continuation, Department of Energy, $37,023, Nov. 1997- Oct. 1999.

  • �Natural Gas Hydrates Storage Project�, Contract No. DE-AC26-97FT33203, Department of Energy, $129,714, Nov. 1997- Feb. 1999.

  • �Ultrasonics to Decompose Natural Gas Hydrates�, Chevron U.S.A. Production Company, 2 grants, $30,000, June 1996-March 1998.

  • �Use of Gas Hydrates for Storage of Natural Gas as an Alternative Fuel�, Mississippi Energy Research Center, $24,051, 1995-96.


Eight research grants from M.M.R.I. to utilize MS natural resources, $86,860
 
University and Public Service

  • University Faculty Senate

  • University Committee on Courses and Curricula

  • College of Engineering Promotion and Tenure Committee

  • Graduate Coordinator, Swalm School of Chemical Engineering

  • 20+ interviews with newspapers, radio, television on energy since 2000.