Dr. Rogers provides expertise in quantitative assessments of water resources and groundwater contaminant hydrology. She has experience in groundwater model development, calibration and sensitivity analysis, and has applied groundwater simulations to address questions associated with water planning and water rights, including aquifer/stream-flow interactions.

Dr. Rogers has developed programs allowing non-technical users to apply numerical and analytical methods for characterizing impacts from changes imposed on an aquifer/stream system. She has provided geochemical assessment in support of investigations of groundwater contamination in relation to upstream and midstream oil and gas production.

EDUCATION
  • PhD, Environmental Engineering University of Colorado, Boulder, 2017
  • MS, Civil Engineering/Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2014
  • BA, English Literature, Minor in Geography, Certificate in Hydrology, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2012
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Water Resource Evaluations
  • Conceptual and Numerical Model Development
  • Sensitivity Analysis and Parameter Estimation
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Groundwater Contaminant Hydrology
AWARDS AND HONORS
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters, Best Paper Award: 2015
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science to Achieve Results Fellowship for Graduate Environmental Study: 2012–2014
APPOINTMENTS AND COMMITTEES
  • 2016–Present: Health, Safety, Security, Environment, & Social Responsibility Conference Program Committee, Society of Petroleum Engineers (Chair, 2019)
  • 2012–2016: Engineers Without Borders Rocky Mountain Professional Chapter, Nepal Program Manager
  • 2009–2012: University of Colorado Student Chapter, Nepal Program Sustainability Lead
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
  • National Ground Water Association (NGWA)
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Regional Groundwater Flow Model for the Lower Nooksack River2024-11-21T16:21:10+00:00

Regional Groundwater Flow Model for the Lower Nooksack River

Geochemical Analysis of Sources and Mechanisms of Groundwater Recharge, Saugus Formation2024-11-21T16:45:14+00:00

Geochemical Analysis of Sources and Mechanisms of Groundwater Recharge, Saugus Formation

Water Resources Assessment, Pecos River Basin2024-11-21T17:58:55+00:00
NMISC Water Resources Assessment, Pecos River Basin figure

Water Resources Assessment, Pecos River Basin

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Water Resources Assessment, Lower Rio Grande Basin2024-11-21T18:00:17+00:00
NMISC Water Resources Assessment, Lower Rio Grande figure

Water Resources Assessment, Lower Rio Grande Basin

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Water Resources Assessment, Salt Basin2024-11-21T18:05:36+00:00
Salt Basin Groundwater Model figure

Water Resources Assessment, Salt Basin

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

  • Rogers, J.D., E.M. Thurman, I. Ferrer, J. Rosenblum, M.V. Evans, P.J. Mouser, and J.N. Ryan, 2018. Degradation of Polyethylene Glycols and Polypropylene Glycols in Microcosms Simulating a Spill of Produced Water in Shallow Groundwater. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, v. 21, no. 2, pp 256-268. doi: 10.1039/c8em00291f

  • Rogers, J. D., I. Ferrer, S.T. Tummings, A.R. Bielefeldt, and J.N. Ryan, 2017. Inhibition of Biodegradation of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Compounds by Glutaraldehyde: Groundwater Column and Microcosm Experiments. Environmental Science & Technology, v. 51, no. 17, pp 10251-10261. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b02316

  • Sherwood, O.A., J.D. Rogers, G. Lackey, T.L. Burke, S.G. Osborn, and J.N. Ryan, 2016. Groundwater Methane in Relation to Oil and Gas Development and Shallow Coal Seams in the Denver-Julesburg Basin of Colorado. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, v. 113, no. 30, pp. 8391–8396. doi: 10.1073/pnas.15232671

  • Rogers, J. D., T.L. Burke, S.G. Osborn, and J.N. Ryan, 2015. A Framework for Identifying Organic Compounds of Concern in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids Based on their Mobility and Persistence in Groundwater. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, v. 2, pp. 158-164. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5b00090

OTHER PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

  • Rogers, J.D., G. Barth, and D. Hayes, 2024. A Graphical Interface to Quantify and Visualize Streamflow Depletion. Presentation at New Mexico Water Data Initiative Workshop, Albuquerque, NM, May 2024.

  • Barth, G., J.D. Rogers, and M. Ou, 2024. Anticipating the Impacts of Management Alternatives on Groundwater and Stream Depletion: Groundwater Model Development and Application. Presentation at Washington Hydrogeology Symposium, Auburn, WA, April 2024.

  • Rogers, J.D., G. Barth, D. Hayes, and M. Chowdhury, 2023. Map-Based Open-Source Stream Depletion Tools: Assessing Impacts and Exploring Options with Rapid Stream Depletion Estimates. Presentation at California Water & Environmental Modeling Forum 2023 Annual Meeting, Folsom, CA, April 2023.

  • Rogers, J.D., G. Barth, D. Hayes, 2021. A Graphical Interface to Quantify and Visualize Streamflow Depletion. Presentation at Sustaining Colorado Watersheds Conference, Avon, CO, October 2021.

  • Rogers, J.D., J. Rosenblum, E.M. Thurman, I. Ferrer, A.R. Bielefeldt, and J.N. Ryan, 2017. Biodegradation of Organic Additives and Hydrocarbons from Flowback Water of the Denver-Julesburg Basin: A Laboratory Study of Shallow Groundwater Conditions. Presentation at the American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2017.

  • Rogers, J.D., I. Ferrer, E.M. Thurman, J. Rosenblum, A.R. Bielefeldt, and J.N. Ryan, 2017. Polypropylene glycol surfactants and their degradation products as potential indicator compounds for shallow groundwater impacted by hydraulic fracturing fluids. Poster delivered at the American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2017.

  • Armstrong, K.J., J.D. Rogers, T.L. Burke, O.A. Sherwood, and J.N. Ryan, 2017. Characterization of Accidental Spills and Releases Affecting Groundwater in the Greater Wattenberg Area of the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Northeastern Colorado. Presentation at the SPE HSSE-SR Conference, North America; Society of Petroleum Engineers, New Orleans, LA, 2017. doi: 10.2118/184435-MS

  • Rogers, J. D., S. Tummings, A. R. Bielefeldt, and J.R. Ryan, 2016. Inhibition of biodegradation of hydraulic fracturing fluid organic compounds in groundwater by the biocide glutaraldehyde. Talk delivered at American Chemical Society national meeting, San Deigo, CA, March 2016.

  • Rogers, J. D., S. G. Osborn, and Ryan, J. N., 2015. Fate and transport of four organic compounds frequently used in hydraulic fracturing fluids in laboratory columns containing aquifer sediments. Talk delivered at American Chemical Society national meeting, Denver, CO, March 2015.

  • Rogers, J. D., O. Sherwood, G. Lackey, T. Burke, S. G. Osborn, and J. N. Ryan, 2014. Occurrence and origin of methane in relation to major ion concentrations in groundwater wells of the Denver-Julesburg and Piceance Basins of Colorado. Poster delivered at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2014. Bibcode: 2014AGUFM.H23C0894R

  • Rogers, J. D., S. G. Osborn, and J. N. Ryan, 2014. Fate and transport of four organic compounds frequently used in hydraulic fracturing fluids in laboratory columns containing aquifer sediments. Presentation at Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, October 2014.

  • Rogers, J. D., S. G. Osborn, and J. N. Ryan, 2013. Transport of selected hydraulic fracturing fluid organic compounds through aquifer sediment in laboratory columns. Poster delivered at American Chemical Society Fall Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, September 2013.