TAMLIN M. PAVELSKY
Professor
Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
University of North Carolina
104 South Rd. CB #3315
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315
Office: 228 Mitchell Hall
Labs: 208 & 214 Mitchell Hall
Phone: (919) 962-4239
E-mail: pavelsky@unc.edu
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Geography 2008
M.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Geography 2004
B.A. Middlebury College, Department of Geography 2001
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
U.S. Hydrology Science Lead
December 2013-Present
NASA/CNES Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT)
Satellite Mission
Professor of Global Hydrology
July 2020 - Present
Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
University of North Carolina
Associate Professor of Global Hydrology
July 2015 - June 2020
Department of Geological Sciences
University of North Carolina
Assistant Professor of Global Hydrology
July 2009 - June 2015
Department of Geological Sciences
University of North Carolina
Adjunct Associate Professor
January 2015-present
Department of Geography
University of North Carolina
Postdoctoral Researcher
August 2008 – June 2009
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
University of California, Los Angeles
Mentor: Dr. Alex Hall
HONORS, AWARDS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
Water Resources Research Editor’s Choice Award (for Yamazaki et al., 2019) (2019)
Water Resources Research Editor’s Choice Award (for Lin et al., 2019) (2019)
Make Our Planet Great Again Court Sejour Award, Government of France (2018)
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) (2014)
NASA New Investigator Award (2012)
UNC Junior Faculty Development Award (2012)
UNC Department of Geological Sciences Walter H. Wheeler Undergraduate Teaching Award (2011)
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellow (2007-2008)
UCLA Department of Geography Outstanding Student Research Publication Award (2006)
NASA Earth Systems Science Fellow (2002-2005)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Geophysical Union
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Backpacking, Skiing, Cello, Cooking and Baking, Scrabble, Travel, Crossfit