
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"

Qinyi (Emma) Tian
Ph.D. Student
Research: Developing ML image segmentation algorithms for geomaterials
Home: China
Hobbies: "traveling, exploring great foods, and spending time with my cats"

Harrison Kendall
Undergraduate Researcher
Research: Geomaterial characterization for shallow geothermal energy applications
Hobbies: "long distance running, travel, and go to the movies. I also enjoy learning Spanish and pickleball."

Geng (Ben) Niu
Ph.D. Student
Research: CCUS in cement-based materials
Home: Handan, China
Hobbies: "working out, hiking, photography, and enjoying good food"

Soniya Tiwari
Ph.D. Student
Research: Sustainably engineered geomaterials containing coal combustion ash
Home: Nepal
Hobbies: "travelling, hiking, kayaking, and movies"

Sara Goodhue
Undergraduate Researcher
Research: Geomaterial characterization for CO2 sequestration and geothermal energy applications
Home: Denver, CO, USA
Hobbies: "running, volleyball, and spending time with my four dogs"

Kainã (Kai) Rodrigues Vieira
Ph.D. Student
Research: Sustainably engineered geomaterials
Home: Palmas, Brazil
Hobbies: "soccer, volleyball, hiking, food!"
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Hana Thibault
Undergraduate Researcher
Research: Portland cement-based materials with high volume fly ash replacement
Home: Ithaca, NY, USA
Hobbies: "running, skiing and cooking!"

Past Team Members
Dr. Roi Roded, Postdoc
Boyuan Deng, ME
Lin Jiao, MS
Carly Fowler, Undergrad
Brynn Goodstadt, Undergrad