LUKE ROGERS
Research Scientist | GIS, Remote Sensing, and Forest Engineering
355 Bloedel Hall, Seattle, WA 98195-2100 | 206.543.7418 | lwrogers@u.washington.edu
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EDUCATION
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
M.S. in Forest Resources
Thesis: “Automating Contour-Based Route Projection for Preliminary Forest Road Designs Using GIS”
Honors: Dean’s List
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2005 |
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
B.S. in Forest Resources (Forest Engineering)
Areas of Concentration: Geographic Information Systems, harvest scheduling, landscape planning
Minor: Mathematics
Senior Capstone Design Project: “A Management Plan for the Washougal Landscape”
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1998 |
CERTIFICATIONS
Environmental Systems Research Institute Authorized Instructor
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2004
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Washington State Engineer in Training
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1998
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Instructor – Short Course: “Introduction to ArcGIS I”
Taught the Environmental Systems Research Institute Introduction to ArcGIS I short course.
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2004
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2007 |
Teaching Assistant – to Professor Peter Schiess in “Forest Engineering Senior Capstone Design”
Coordinated daily activities and acted as a technical advisor to students. Prepared final report: “Assessment of Operational Feasibility for the Implementation of the OESF Conservation Strategy”
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2000
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Teaching Assistant – to Professor Peter Schiess in “Forest Engineering Senior Capstone Design”
Coordinated daily activities and acted as a technical advisor to students. Prepared final report: “A Watershed and Transportation Plan for the North Hoodsport Block”
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1999 |
RELATED EXPERIENCE
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Research Scientist and Forest Engineer
Geographic Information Systems project design and management on the small forest land owner database, land use change, land conversion and other spatial forestry projects.
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Research Assistant
Geographic Information Systems programmer and research analyst for landscape planning and watershed design.
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1998
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2000 |
Sanders & Associates Inc, Seattle, WA
GIS Technician
Developed a construction management GIS to track work orders, requests for information and change orders.
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1999
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2000 |
Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Snoqualmie & Enumclaw, WA
Forest Engineer
Harvest unit layout, road design, stream restoration for fish enhancement, bridge and culvert replacement and construction management.
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1998
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Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Cottage Grove, OR
Forest Engineering Intern
Designed harvest units and roads. Developed a computer program to analyze fish passage of culverts.
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PAPERS & PROCEEDINGS
Rogers, L.W. and A.G. Cooke (2009). The 2007 Washington State Forestland Database: Final Report. Prepared for the USDA Forest Service.
Bradley, G., A. Erickson, A. Robbins, G. Smith, L. Malone, L. Rogers, and M. Connor. 2007. Forest Land Conversion in Washington State. In The Future of Washington’s Forests and Forestry Industries, Final Report, July 2007. Prepared for the Washington Department of Natural Resources. Pages 236-302.
Erickson, A. K. and L. W. Rogers (2006). Analyzing Forestland Use Conversion in Washington State. The Society of American Foresters 2006 National Convention, Pittsburgh, PA.
Erickson, A. K., L. W. Rogers, et al. (2006). Challenges and Solutions for a Regional Land Use Change Analysis. Environmental Systems Research Institute User Conference, San Diego, CA.
Rogers, L. W. (2006). "Who Owns Washington's Forestlands? A Spatial Database for Analyzing Land-Use Patterns and Trends." Western Forester 51(2): 24.
Rogers, L. W. and A. K. Erickson (2006). Using GIS to Strategically Allocate Family Forest Assistance Programs. Environmental Systems Research Institute User Conference, San Diego, CA.
Rogers, L. W. and A. K. Erickson (2006). The Washington State Family Forest Database: Mapping Wild and Working Forests. The Society of American Foresters 2006 National Convention, Pittsburgh, PA.
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EXTERNAL FUNDING
Washington State Department of Revenue Forest Tax ArcPad Application Customization.
Investigator: L.W. Rogers. Washington State Department of Revenue. $17,774.
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2007 |
Washington State Family Forest Dataset Development.
Investigator: L.W. Rogers. United States Forest Service. $468,000
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2006 |
Identifying Fish Barriers on Small Forestland in Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties.
Investigator: L.W. Rogers. Washington State Department of Natural Resources. $9,982.
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2006 |
Future of Washington’s Forests Study #4: Land Conversion.
Co-Investigator: L.W. Rogers. Washington State Department of Natural Resources. $178,783.
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2005 |
Land Use Change on Non-Federal Land in Western Washington.
Investigator: L.W. Rogers. United States Forest Service. $150,000.
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2004 |
Small Forestland Owner Parcel Identification and Compilation for Jefferson and Clallam Counties.
Investigator: L.W. Rogers. Washington State Department of Natural Resources. $10,000.
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2004 |
Small Forestland Owner Parcel Identification and Compilation for Washington State WRIAs 23 & 49.
Investigator: L.W. Rogers. Washington State Department of Natural Resources. $6,000.
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2004 |
Small Forestland Owner Parcel Identification and Compilation for Washington State WRIAs 25 thru 29.
Investigator: L.W. Rogers. Washington State Department of Natural Resources. $13,837.
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2004 |
Educational Outreach for Small Forest Landowners on Improving Forest Roads to Benefit Water Quality.
Investigator: L.W. Rogers. Washington State Department of Natural Resources. $33,400.
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2003 |
Small Forest Land Owner Water Resource Inventory Area Analysis:
L.W. Rogers. Washington State Department of Natural Resources. $100,000.
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2003 |
Small Forest Land Owner Database Validation.
Investigator: L.W. Rogers. Washington State Department of Natural Resources. $75,000.
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2002 |
Small Forest Land Owner Database Pilot.
Investigator: L.W. Rogers. Washington State Department of Natural Resources. $208,827.
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2001 |
MEMBERSHIPS
Xi Sigma Pi, Forestry Honor Society
The Washington State Chapter of the Urban & Regional Information Systems Association
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