Catherine Burns is a new fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society recognizing outstanding achievement, consistently superior professional performance, exceptional contributions,
Burns, a Waterloo systems design engineering professor and director of the Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, received her fellowship, one of the highest honours in her field, on October 27.
Pictured on the right, Burns conducts research in ecological interface design, cognitive work analysis, graphical interface design and visualization. Areas of application include healthcare and health informatics, power plant and utility management, oil and gas plant management, and military applications.
The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society is the world’s largest scientific association for human factors/ergonomics professionals, with more than 4,800 members globally. Members include engineers, scientists, designers and psychologists, all of whom have a common interest in designing systems and equipment to be safe and effective for the people who operate and maintain them.