Dr. Laura E. Dalton
Assistant Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
P: 919-660-5421
Home: Fairmont, WV, USA
Hobbies: "art, hiking, running, soccer, travelling, and spending time with my two dogs"
Kainã (Kai) Rodrigues Vieira
Ph.D. Student
Research: Sustainably engineered geomaterials designed to self-heal
Home: Palmas, Brazil
Hobbies: "soccer, volleyball, hiking, food!"
Henrik Zhu
M.S. Student
Research: 3D printing low binder concrete formulations underwater
Home: Guangzhou, China
Hobbies: "Swimming, working out, dancing (especially Kpop and hiphop) and listening to Taylor Swift"
Past Team Members
Dr. Roi Roded, Postdoc
Dr. Ze Zhou Wang, Vis. Postdoc
Boyuan Deng, ME
Lin Jiao, MS
Hana Thibault, Undergrad
Harrison Kendall, Undergrad
Geng (Ben) Niu
Ph.D. Student
Research: CCUS in cement-based materials and 3D printing concrete underwater
Home: Handan, China
Hobbies: "working out, hiking, photography, and enjoying good food"
Qinyi (Emma) Tian
Ph.D. Student
Research: DL/ML segmentation, super-resolution and physics-informed inverse model predictions for porous media
Home: China
Hobbies: "traveling, exploring great foods, and spending time with my cats"
Sara Goodhue
Undergraduate Researcher
Research: Geomaterial characterization for geothermal energy applications
Home: Denver, CO, USA
Hobbies: "running, volleyball, and spending time with my four dogs"
Hannah Burch
Ph.D. Student
Research: Reactive multiphase transport in subsurface systems for energy and environment
Home: Jefferson, GA
Hobbies: "reading, music, hiking, creative projects, and spending time with friends and family"
Soniya Tiwari
Ph.D. Student
Research: Sustainably engineered geomaterials for energy and environment
Home: Nepal
Hobbies: "travelling, hiking, kayaking, and movies"
Sarah Willmann
Undergraduate Researcher
Research: Enzymatic-induced biocement as a sustainable Portland cement replacement
Home: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Hobbies: "I enjoy playing percussion instruments, going to concerts, hiking, and traveling"