Gisele Passalacqua, P.E.

Gisele Passalacqua, P.E.

Orlando, Florida, United States
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    WSP

    Orlando, Florida, United States

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    Orlando, Florida, United States

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    Orlando, Florida, United States

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    Greater New York City Area

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    Greater New York City Area

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    Brooklyn, New York

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    Brooklyn, New York

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    Brasília e Região, Brasil

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    Brasília e Região, Brasil

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    Brasília e Região, Brasil

Education

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    Columbia University in the City of New York

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    Activities and Societies: Lemann Foundation Fellowship CAPES Scholarship

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    Activities and Societies: CAPES Scholarship

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    Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (Courses: Isostatic, Differential Equations 1, Calculus 2, Calculus 1) / Project Director and Consultant at Concreta Consultoria & Serviços

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

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    Member

    WTS International

    - Present 5 years 10 months

    Science and Technology

    Founded in 1977, WTS is an international organization dedicated to the professional advancement of women in transportation. Boasting nearly 7,000 members - both men and women - WTS is helping women find opportunity and recognition in the transportation industry. Through its professional activities, networking opportunities, and unparalleled access to industry and government leaders, WTS is turning the glass ceiling into a career portal.

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    Women in Deep Foundation (WiDF) Committee Member

    Deep Foundations Institute

    - Present 7 years 3 months

    Science and Technology

    The Women in Deep Foundation (WiDF) Committee supports and empowers women working in the deep foundation industry

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    Diversity and Inclusion Committee Treasurer

    ASCEmetsection

    - 1 year 5 months

    Science and Technology

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    Co-Founder & General Director

    Brazilian Graduate Students Conference

    - 1 year 8 months

    Education

    The Brazilian Graduate Students Conference (BRASCON) promotes activities to enable integration, communication, and professional development for Brazilian graduate students (professional or academic masters, sandwich or full doctoral, and postdoctoral) in the United States within the research fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The first edition was held at Harvard University, on March 2016.

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    Mentor

    BRASA - Brazilian Student Association

    - 1 year 2 months

    Education

    Mentored Brazilian students during the entire application process for Engineering graduate programs in the US and other countries.

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    BRASA Grad Analyst

    BRASA - Brazilian Student Association

    - 9 months

    Education

    BRASA is a non-profit organization that unites Brazilian students studying abroad (mostly in the USA) in order to contribute to Brazil’s development by creating platforms between our nation and Brazilian students abroad.

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    Project Director and Consultant

    Concreta Consultoria & Serviços

    - 1 year 4 months

    Social Services

    Concreta Consultoria & Serviços is a nonprofit junior company composed by civil engineering and architecture students from University of Brasilia.
    - Elaborated civil engineering and architecture design, giving service provision for the community.
    - Provided civil engineering consultancy service by investigating building construction pathologies and writing reports, detailing the problems found and presenting possible solutions.
    - Worked proactively as project director, managing a team…

    Concreta Consultoria & Serviços is a nonprofit junior company composed by civil engineering and architecture students from University of Brasilia.
    - Elaborated civil engineering and architecture design, giving service provision for the community.
    - Provided civil engineering consultancy service by investigating building construction pathologies and writing reports, detailing the problems found and presenting possible solutions.
    - Worked proactively as project director, managing a team of project consultants and helping organizing the company's activities.

Publications

  • Flood Protection System for Infrastructures: Methodology and Instrumentation Testing

    46th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, 2021 / Deep Foundations Institute (DFI)

  • Tapertube Pile Capacity Prediction Pile Driving Analyzer versus Static Load Test

    International Foundations Congress & Equipment Expo (IFCEE) 2021

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  • Flood Protection System at New York City Transit Substation

    45th Annual Metropolitan Section Geotechnical Seminar, 2021 / American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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  • John F. Kennedy Airport Site Redevelopment: Tapertube Pile Foundation

    45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, 2020 / Deep Foundations Institute (DFI)

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  • Urban High Capacity Deep Foundation Solutions in Sites with Complex History and Geology

    44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, 2019 / Deep Foundations Institute (DFI)

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  • Evaluating Geotechnical Resiliency Solutions in New York City

    43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, 2018 / Deep Foundations Institute (DFI)

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  • Experimental Characterization of Ethanol-Based Asphalt Foaming Process

    Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT) 2015 Poster Session, Portland (OR)

    The goal of this research is to show the ethanol potential as a foaming agent for the Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) technology. Different percentages of ethanol were mixed with asphalt binder in order to characterize the foaming effect. Two tests were performed: viscosity and volume change. The viscosity reduction and the volume expansion of the mixed asphalt both improve the workability of the asphalt production. The boiling point of the ethanol (78°C) is much lower than the water (100°C). Therefore,…

    The goal of this research is to show the ethanol potential as a foaming agent for the Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) technology. Different percentages of ethanol were mixed with asphalt binder in order to characterize the foaming effect. Two tests were performed: viscosity and volume change. The viscosity reduction and the volume expansion of the mixed asphalt both improve the workability of the asphalt production. The boiling point of the ethanol (78°C) is much lower than the water (100°C). Therefore, ethanol-based WMA can produce asphalt in temperatures lower than water-based WMA, reducing energy consumption and gas emission. Also, the entire ethanol is expected to be vaporized after the foaming process, alleviating the moisture susceptibility problem.

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    • Huiming Yin
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Projects

  • Alternatives to Nuclear Density Testing

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    The goal of this project is to identify, develop and evaluate some non-nuclear alternative methods to the Nuclear Density Gauge (NDG) that will provide information about the stiffness/modulus of the asphalt pavement to assure its performance with appropriated process and quality control.

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  • Fundamental Understanding of Foaming Process towards a New Warm Mix Asphalt Technology

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    The project's goal is to characterize the foaming process of a new warm mix asphalt (WMA) technology, using ethanol as a foaming agent. Viscosity and volume change experiments were conducted after mixing asphalt binder with different percentages of ethanol at various temperatures in order to obtain the foaming effect.

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  • Electromagnetic and Geotechnical Characterization of a Fine Soil from Brasilia

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    This research was the theme of my master's thesis.
    The goal of this project was to characterize a fine soil from Brasilia-DF (Brazil) by using an electromagnetic sensor and the different responses in phase and amplitude of electromagnetic energy to associate electromagnetic properties (dielectric constant) of that soil with geotechnical parameters such as specific weight, moisture content, degree of saturation, void ratio and other physical indexes related to the mass and volume of the…

    This research was the theme of my master's thesis.
    The goal of this project was to characterize a fine soil from Brasilia-DF (Brazil) by using an electromagnetic sensor and the different responses in phase and amplitude of electromagnetic energy to associate electromagnetic properties (dielectric constant) of that soil with geotechnical parameters such as specific weight, moisture content, degree of saturation, void ratio and other physical indexes related to the mass and volume of the soil.
    This project was sponsored by and collaborated with a brazilian company called SOLENTECH (Solution, Engineering & Technology).

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  • Design of Retaining Structures - Solutions Using Geogrid Soil Reinforcement, Gravity Walls and Gabion Walls

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    This research was the theme of my undergraduate final project.
    The project aimed at economic comparison between different solutions for retaining structures. Soil parameters of a real construction site, located in Brasilia-DF (Brazil), were used in the design of a retaining structure and different solutions were studied, such as:
    - Soil reinforcement with geogrid;
    - Gravity walls;
    - Gabion walls.
    Among these, the solution with reinforced geosynthetic was widely noted for its ease…

    This research was the theme of my undergraduate final project.
    The project aimed at economic comparison between different solutions for retaining structures. Soil parameters of a real construction site, located in Brasilia-DF (Brazil), were used in the design of a retaining structure and different solutions were studied, such as:
    - Soil reinforcement with geogrid;
    - Gravity walls;
    - Gabion walls.
    Among these, the solution with reinforced geosynthetic was widely noted for its ease of implementation, low cost, among other advantages.

Honors & Awards

  • PWC NY 20 under 40 Outstanding Woman in Construction 2021

    Professional Women in Construction (PWC)

  • LIFT Project Certificate

    AECOM

    LIFT Project is a comprehensive 7-month, 100+ hour leadership development program for selected high potential employees from AECOM. Program objectives include driving a "one AECOM mindset"; increasing business acumen; building emotional intelligence; and inspiring innovation through a 4-month action learning assignment.

  • Lemann Foundation Fellowship

    Lemann Foundation

  • CAPES Scholarship

    CAPES

  • CAPES Scholarship

    CAPES

Languages

  • Portuguese

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • English

    Full professional proficiency

  • Italian

    Elementary proficiency

Organizations

  • Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS)

    Member

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  • Deep Foundations Institute (DFI)

    Member

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  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Associate Member

    - Present

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