Dr.
Suzanne
Kearns
is
an
aviation
academic
with
a
focus
on
education
and
improving
pilot
performance.
Her
research
explores
how
to
optimize
the
next
generation
of
aviation
professionals
(NGAP)
by
analyzing
processes
to
attract
people
to
the
field
of
aviation.
An
accomplished
educator
both
in
the
classroom
and
through
electronic
courseware,
she
has
taught
thousands
of
aviation
professionals
worldwide.
She
is
a
former
airplane
and
helicopter
pilot
and
is
internationally
recognized
within
the
aviation
industry.
Dr.
Kearns
is
the
author
or
co-author
of
six
books,
including
the
textbook
“Fundamentals
of
International
Aviation”
which
is
used
around
the
world
in
multiple
translations.
In
2021
she
founded
the
Waterloo
Institute
for
Sustainable
Aeronautics
(WISA),
a
research
institute
at
the
University
of
Waterloo
which
she
leads
as
its
Director.
WISA
includes
more
than
70
faculty
members
and
has
a
mission
to
become
the
world’s
leading
hub
for
sustainable
aeronautical
research,
technology,
and
education.