He is head of the Nanoscale Energy and Separation Materials Laboratory (NESML). Dr. Rogers and his group have been involved in a variety of projects investigating the separation of organic and inorganic compounds from aqueous environments using carbon-based nanomaterials. Dr. Rogers also has projects focused on the development of cathode materials for sodium ion batteries. He has served as a co-author on over 20 research papers and has presented at many national conferences. Dr. Rogers recently received several awards, including the 2015 Joseph N. Cannon Award in Chemical Engineering from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, and the 2016 Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching from RIT.