Professor Rogers measuring the Earth's local magnetic field at a 1,000-year-old pithouse village site near Silver City, NM, during the summer of 2004
(read more about Bodhi's research)
Michael "Bodhi" Rogers's research examines methods of increasing the accuracy and efficiency of ground-based remote sensing (GBRS). He is interested in all types of GBRS methods, but his current research focus is on magnetometry, ground-penetrating radar, and resistivity. His research is often applied to archaeology projects and to helping solve environmental problems.
Bodhi has recently become interested in using a spectophotometer and the method of colorimetry to determine the distribution of iron in soils in an effort to understand what specific aspects of soils creates variations in the Earth's local magnetic field recorded by magnetometer surveys, and using the method of maximum entropy to enhance image quality.
Enjoy viewing these research photos:
Summer 2007: I worked with several students on a range of projects. James Grandner, Rhea Hanrahan, and Darius Romero are developing curricular materials for use in our new teaching laboratory. Nik Batruch and George DeBeck V collected and analyzed data using Nik's non-magnetic , full automated magnetometer test track. They are isolating and identifying positional errors encountered during magnetic surveys. Colin Howard is examining how to extract energy from a compost pile without "killing" the pile. John Bassage helped with two field projects and worked on creating a scanner that scans cylindric objects.
Summer 2006: This summer Kyle Stone and Nik Bautrich will be working with me on an examination of the Site of Eight Mounds in the Fingerlakes National Forest. We also have several other short projects and we'll be learning how to use our new ground-penetrating radar system.
Fall 2005: Magnetic surveys at the Betts Historic Farmstead Site, Troy, NY
Summer 2005: Magnetic surveys at the Corey Site (a possible Cayuga healing village site) near Aurora, NY, the Whelpley War of 1812 Battleship bulding site near Sackets Harbor, NY, and the Native American Site of Eight Mounds in the Finger Lakes National Forest, NY with students Kristiyan Georgiev and Kevin Faehndrich
Summer 2004: Magnetic surveys near Silver City, New Mexico with students Greg Shear and Kevin Faehndrich
