Blake K. Rogers, PhD

Engineering Meets Innovation

Solving complex challenges with elegant hardware solutions.

Explore My Work

Projects

Pilot and Lab Scale Reactors

Designed to process textiles and study nanomaterial synthesis, these reactors supported high-volume and laboratory-scale chemical pathways including solvent recovery and heat transfer optimization.

Lab Scale Reactor Mini Reactor Heat Exchanger

Smart Materials: SMA & PZT

Projects like the SMA-PZT actuator and capacitor-driven catapult showcased high-precision mechatronics using shape memory alloys and piezoelectric sensors for feedback control.

SMA PZT Finger SMA Catapult

Instrumentation & Automation

Modular DAQ and assembly test rigs designed for Intel featured PID control, solenoid automation, and LabVIEW integration for high-accuracy thermal testing.

Intel Assembler Intel Press Test AMbition Rig

Metallurgy Sample Prep

High-throughput sample stacking and preparation for microstructural analysis.

Machined Sample Stack Precision Sample Assembly

Structural Fabrication

Design and fabrication of custom steel gate for industrial applications.

Custom Steel Gate

Pilot Vessel Systems

Pilot-scale vessel assembly for process development and scale-up studies.

Pilot Vessel Assembly

Lab Automation Feed System

Automated chemical feed and control systems for precise lab-scale operations.

Chemical Feed System

Miniature Tank Model

Scaled tank model for demonstration and testing of fluid dynamics.

Miniature Tank Model
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Research

About Me

I'm Blake K. Rogers, a multidisciplinary engineer specializing in electron microscopy, smart materials, and precision instrumentation. I bring ideas to life through hands-on prototyping, system automation, and nanomaterials research.