Michael Rodgers

Background

About Michael Rodgers

I am currently a Research Assistant Scientist at the University of Florida. I have a strong background in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering from my undergraduate and masters work. My general focus is in Geotechnical Engineering with my research providing a unique specialization in drilled shaft and monitored drilling applications. For my undergraduate honors research I developed a system to remove copper ions from a water based solution. From my undergraduate school work and research I was awarded the Two Year Outstanding Scholar award for my graduating class and graduated Suma Cum Laude. As a graduate research assistant I developed and constructed a vertical in situ permeability probe (VIP) and a vertical and horizontal in situ permeability probe (VAHIP) for the FDOT. For my Ph.D. work I developed the first method to measure rock strength, qu, and side shear, fs, in real time during drilled shaft installations (i.e. during drilling). I am a big purveyor of site investigation and construction monitoring. With my skill set I feel I can utilize current engineering practices, improve upon them and help bring geotechnical engineering into a new age that embraces and moves forward with technological advancements.