Laura Elizabeth Dalton | Scholars@Duke

Laura Elizabeth Dalton
Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professor Dalton joined Duke University in August 2022 after obtaining her PhD from North Carolina State University, MS and BS from West Virginia University. Dr. Dalton is an experimentalist and her research interests include studying and understanding reactive, multiphase transport in porous media. She is particularly interested in understanding and manipulating chemical and physical processes that occur during reactive, multiphase transport in both engineered (cementitious) and natural (geological) porous materials. To this end, she uses quantitative imaging approaches such as X-ray computed tomography (CT), neutron tomography, and electrical imaging modalities including electrical capacitance tomography (ECT). She is interested in using hybrid and simultaneous imaging modalities because complementary and temporal information can be obtained using these approaches to better understand complex processes such as developing innovative methods to sequester CO₂.

Current Research Interests

4D Imaging; Carbon sequestration in porous materials; sustainable material development; structural integrity of carbon capture and storage wells; reactive transport in porous materials

Office Hours

Monday and Wednesday 1:30-2:30 pm

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2022

Contact Information

121 Hudson Hall, Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708-9024
165 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708
laura.dalton@duke.edu (919) 660-5421
Dalton Research Group

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., North Carolina State University 2022
Recognition
In the News
- OCT 29, 2022 Pratt School of Engineering
  
  Laura Dalton: How Mass Moves Through Rocks and Other Hard Places
- AUG 17, 2022 Duke Engineering News
  
  Laura Dalton: Watching Mass Move Through Rocks and Other Hard Places
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
External Relationships
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Faculty Research Program
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Dalton, L. E., M. Räsänen, A. Voss, A. Seppänen, and M. Pourghaz. “Investigating the use of electrical capacitance tomography to image rapid transient moisture flow through cracks in concrete (Accepted).” Cement and Concrete Composites 140 (July 1, 2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2023.105070.
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  - Wang, H., L. Dalton, R. Guo, J. McClure, D. Crandall, and C. Chen. “Application of unsupervised deep learning to image segmentation and in-situ contact angle measurements in a CO2-water-rock system.” Advances in Water Resources 173 (March 1, 2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2023.104385.
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  - Dalton, L. E., J. M. LaManna, S. Jones, and M. Pour-Ghaz. “Does ITZ Influence Moisture Transport in Concrete?” Transport in Porous Media 144, no. 3 (September 1, 2022): 623–39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01826-z.
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  - Wang, H., L. Dalton, M. Fan, R. Guo, J. McClure, D. Crandall, and C. Chen. “Deep-learning-based workflow for boundary and small target segmentation in digital rock images using UNet++ and IK-EBM.” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 215 (August 1, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2022.110596.
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  - Guo, R., L. Dalton, D. Crandall, J. McClure, H. Wang, Z. Li, and C. Chen. “Role of heterogeneous surface wettability on dynamic immiscible displacement, capillary pressure, and relative permeability in a CO2-water-rock system.” Advances in Water Resources 165 (July 1, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2022.104226.
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  - Dalton, L. E., D. Crandall, and M. Pour-Ghaz. “Supercritical, liquid, and gas CO2 reactive transport and carbonate formation in portland cement mortar.” International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 116 (May 1, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2022.103632.
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  - Guo, R., L. E. Dalton, M. Fan, J. McClure, L. Zeng, D. Crandall, and C. Chen. “The role of the spatial heterogeneity and correlation length of surface wettability on two-phase flow in a CO2-water-rock system.” Advances in Water Resources 146 (December 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2020.103763.
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  - Fan, M., J. E. McClure, R. T. Armstrong, M. Shabaninejad, L. E. Dalton, D. Crandall, and C. Chen. “Influence of Clay Wettability Alteration on Relative Permeability.” Geophysical Research Letters 47, no. 18 (September 28, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL088545.
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  - Harbert, W., A. Goodman, R. Spaulding, I. Haljasmaa, D. Crandall, S. Sanguinito, B. Kutchko, et al. “CO2 induced changes in Mount Simon sandstone: Understanding links to post CO2 injection monitoring, seismicity, and reservoir integrity.” International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 100 (September 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2020.103109.
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  - Dalton, L. E., K. Jarvis, and M. Pour-Ghaz. “The Effect of Gas Solubility on the Secondary Sorption in a Portland Cement Mortar Observed by X-ray CT.” Transport in Porous Media 133, no. 3 (July 1, 2020): 397–411. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-020-01429-6.
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  - Haeri, F., D. Tapriyal, S. Sanguinito, F. Shi, S. J. Fuchs, L. E. Dalton, J. Baltrus, et al. “CO2-Brine Contact Angle Measurements on Navajo, Nugget, Bentheimer, Bandera Brown, Berea, and Mt. Simon Sandstones.” Energy and Fuels 34, no. 5 (May 21, 2020): 6085–6100. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00436.
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  - Dalton, L. E., D. Tapriyal, D. Crandall, A. Goodman, F. Shi, and F. Haeri. “Contact Angle Measurements Using Sessile Drop and Micro-CT Data from Six Sandstones.” Transport in Porous Media 133, no. 1 (May 1, 2020): 71–83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-020-01415-y.
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  - Dávila, G., L. Dalton, D. M. Crandall, C. Garing, C. J. Werth, and J. L. Druhan. “Reactive alteration of a Mt. Simon Sandstone due to CO2-rich brine displacement.” Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 271 (February 15, 2020): 227–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.12.015.
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  - Dalton, L. E., D. Crandall, and A. Goodman. “Characterizing the Evolution of Trapped scCO2 Curvature in Bentheimer and Nugget Sandstone Pore Geometry.” Geofluids 2020 (January 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/3016595.
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  - Fan, M., L. E. Dalton, J. McClure, N. Ripepi, E. Westman, D. Crandall, and C. Chen. “Comprehensive study of the interactions between the critical dimensionless numbers associated with multiphase flow in 3D porous media.” Fuel 252 (September 15, 2019): 522–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.04.098.
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  - Akono, A. T., J. L. Druhan, G. Dávila, T. Tsotsis, K. Jessen, S. Fuchs, D. Crandall, et al. “A review of geochemical–mechanical impacts in geological carbon storage reservoirs.” Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 9, no. 3 (June 1, 2019): 474–504. https://doi.org/10.1002/ghg.1870.
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  - Dalton, L. E., S. Brown, J. Moore, D. Crandall, and M. Gill. “Laboratory foamed-cement-curing evolution using CT scanning: Insights from elevated-pressure generation.” Spe Drilling and Completion 34, no. 1 (March 1, 2019): 81–91. https://doi.org/10.2118/194007-PA.
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  - Dalton, L. E., K. A. Klise, S. Fuchs, D. Crandall, and A. Goodman. “Methods to measure contact angles in scCO2-brine-sandstone systems.” Advances in Water Resources 122 (December 1, 2018): 278–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.10.020.
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  - Soong, Y., D. Crandall, B. H. Howard, I. Haljasmaa, L. E. Dalton, L. Zhang, R. Lin, et al. “Permeability and Mineral Composition Evolution of Primary Seal and Reservoir Rocks in Geologic Carbon Storage Conditions.” Environmental Engineering Science 35, no. 5 (May 1, 2018): 391–400. https://doi.org/10.1089/ees.2017.0197.
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  - Dalton, L. E., D. Crandall, K. Shanley, M. Gill, E. Rosenbaum, J. Moore, G. Ahmadi, B. Kutchko, and J. Chipkin. “Foamed cement generation methods: Insights from macro-porosity and void distribution.” Aci Materials Journal 115, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 89–103. https://doi.org/10.14359/51701101.
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- Conference Papers
  - Kutchko, B., D. Crandall, J. Moore, C. Gieger, M. Gill, I. Haljasmaa, R. Spaulding, et al. “Assessment of pressurized foamed cement used in deep offshore wells.” In Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference, 5:3878–99, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4043/25994-ms.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- CEE 493: Research Independent Study in Civil and Environmental Engineering 2023
- EGR 201L: Mechanics of Solids 2022

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