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
Curriculum vitae: Passalacqua_CV
Positions
Professor, Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2023-present.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2017-2023.
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
Finalist, Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science & Technology Protégé Poster Challenge, 2024
Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal of the European Geosciences Union, 2022
Gilbert Club Annual Meeting Speaker, 2018
Provost Teaching Fellow, 2018
University of Texas Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award, 2017
Symposium on River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics Keynote Speaker, 2017
Junior Marchi Lecture Award, 2017
Most Exemplary Faculty Member Award for the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, 2017
Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium Keynote Speaker, 2016
Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Water Resources Research, 2016
Dean's Award for Outstanding Teaching by an Assistant Professor, 2015
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.