About me
Contact
Dr. Paola Passalacqua
Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Center for Water and the Environment
University of Texas at Austin
301 E. Dean Keeton St. STOP C1700 Austin TX 78712-2100
Office location: ECJ 8.612
Tel: +1 512-471-3319
paola@austin.utexas.edu
Positions
- Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2017-.
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2011-2017.
- Postdoctoral Associate, NCED, University of Minnesota, 2010.
- Graduate Research Assistant, Univ. of Minnesota, 2004-9.
- Engineer in Safety and Security at Voltri Terminal Europa S.p.A. Genoa Harbor, Genoa, Italy, 2002-3.
- Undergraduate Researcher, University of Genoa, 2000-2.
Education
- Ph.D, Civil Engineering, Univ. of Minnesota, Dec 2009.
- MS, Civil Engineering, Univ. of Minnesota, Dec 2005.
- BS/MS, Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa (Italy), Nov 2002.
Awards and Honors
- Provost Teaching Fellow, 2018
- University of Texas Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award, 2017
- Junior Marchi Lecture Award, 2017
- Most Exemplary Faculty Member Award for the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, 2017
- Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Award for Outstanding Teaching in Environmental Engineering and Science, 2016
- Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Water Resources Research, 2016
- Dean's Award for Outstanding Teaching by an Assistant Professor, 2015
- NSF CAREER Award, 2014
- Department Teaching Award, UT Austin, 2014
- Outstanding Faculty Award in Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, UT Austin, 2014
- Ervin S. Perry Student Appreciation Award, UT Austin, 2012
- Faculty Appreciation Week Award, UT Austin, 2012
- Postdoctoral Synthesis Fellowship, NCED, 2010.
- AGU Outstanding Student Paper Award Hydrology, 2008.
- Edward Silberman Fellowship, 2006.
- Laurea summa cum laude, University of Genoa, 2002.
Curriculum vitae: Passalacqua_CV