Department
of
Systems
Design
Engineering
Alumni
Roundtables
Join us for an intimate virtual alumni roundtable discussion on one of two dates - Tuesday, February 8 at 7:00 p.m. ET or Wednesday, February 9 at 12:00 p.m. ET - with Systems Design Engineering department chair Lisa Aultman-Hall and select faculty members.
Since joining the Department of Systems Design Engineering in August 2020, Lisa Aultman-Hall has led the department through the COVID-19 pandemic. She is excited to share an update on departmental activities, how the department is continuing to grow, and her vision for the future. We want to hear from alumni on how we can continue to offer world-leading education for problem-solving engineers.
You
will
have
an
opportunity
to
share
your
thoughts,
feedback
and
ideas
with
the
department
chair
as
well
as ask
questions. Register
online
for
one
of
the
two
date
and
time
options
-
we
hope
you
can
join
us!
Roundtable
Host
Professor and Chair
Department of Systems Design Engineering
University of Waterloo
Biography
Dr.
Lisa
Aultman-Hall
is
professor
and
chair
of
the
Department
of Systems
Design
Engineering
at
the
University
of
Waterloo. Dr.
Aultman-Hall
focuses
on
transportation
systems,
especially
methods
to
collect
unique
databases
for
modeling
and
analysis
of
long-distance
travel,
transportation
sector
emissions,
network
resiliency,
streetscape
design,
and
non-motorized
transportation. She
is
the
co-author
of
over
200
journal
papers,
conference
papers,
and
technical
reports. Her
portfolio
includes
management
of
over
$23M
of
research
grants
and
programs. In
2021,
Dr.
Aultman-Hall
was
awarded
a
University
of
Waterloo
Faculty
of
Engineering
Outstanding
Performance
Award
for
leadership
in
her
new
chair
role
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Until recently, as professor of civil engineering, Dr. Aultman-Hall served in several leadership roles at the interdisciplinary University of Vermont (UVM) Transportation Research Center. At UVM, she focused on teaching problem-based courses with a sustainable systems lens to engineering undergraduates but also transdisciplinary groups of graduate students. Dr. Aultman-Hall was elected president of the University of Vermont Faculty Senate in 2015.
Dr. Aultman-Hall has been active with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies where recent roles included serving as chair of the National Transportation Data Committee, founding chair of the sub-committee on long-distance and intercity travel, and technical chair of the 2018 National Household Transportation Survey (NHTS) Conference. Dr. Aultman-Hall’s community service has often involved advocacy of non-motorized transportation including bicycle transportation.