Laura Froute
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lfroute@stanford.edu
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Bio
Laura is a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University studying subsurface engineering solutions for the energy transition. She holds an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from ENSIC (France) and a Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering from Stanford University.
Research Interests
Her research explores (1) laboratory-scale production of geological hydrogen through serpentinization, and (2) carbon storage in basalt formations. She designs and operates laboratory-scale reactive transport experimental systems to study fluid-porous media interactions down to the nanoscale, using multiscale analytical techniques such as sorption, XRD, XRF, μCT, FIB-SEM, and TEM.
Her doctoral research focused on developing nanoscale imaging methodologies to study storage and transport in shale systems. She also contributed to research efforts in the fields of shale alterations during hydraulic fracking, industrial methane leak detections, acid gas treatment, and gas capture by clathrates.
Laura’s broader interests encompass subsurface engineering, fluid flow in porous media, CCUS, climate solutions, and energy policy.