Clarkson University Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Shane Rogers was recently elected as the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) zone 1 chair.

Founded in 1893, ASEE is a non-profit organization of individuals and institutions committed to furthering education in engineering and engineering technology.

Rogers will begin a four-year term at the society’s annual conference in June in New Orleans.

His term includes two years as the zone 1 chair, during which time he will also serve on the ASEE board of directors.

“I anticipate four productive years of service to ASEE, especially with the sections and leadership that comprise ASEE zone 1. I have a strong belief in the mission and strategic vision of the ASEE and I look forward to the continued growth and development of this important organization,” Rogers said.

Rogers will work closely with the leadership of the St Lawrence, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic sections to assure dynamic and growing section activity.

He also will be a liaison between the ASEE board of directors and the sections, assuring their interests and needs are well represented on the national level.

At Clarkson Rogers teaches courses in environmental biotechnology, water and wastewater engineering, and sustainable water resources management.

He is currently a Fulbright Faculty Scholar to Norway, where he is working with SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture to develop new and sustainable marine industries based on cultivated macroalgae feedstock toward improving the security of water, energy, and food resources for the growing global population.