Emma is
a
student
at
the
University
of
Waterloo
studying Systems
Design
Engineering
-
an interdisciplinary
engineering
program
which
she
pursued
with
the
hope to
tackle
urban
planning
and
transportation
issues.
Emma
explored
a
variety
of
jobs
through
the
co-op
program,
including
working
as
an
Undergraduate
Research
Assistant
on
a
conference
paper
studying
a
transit-integrated
ridesourcing
pilot
in
Waterloo.
She
became
the
first
author
of
the
paper,
which
she
will
present
at
the
Transportation
Research
Board’s
100th
annual
meeting
in
January.
Emma
is
currently
working
on
her
engineering
capstone
project
with
an
aim
to
create
a
tool
to
help
transit
planners
and
advocates
quantitatively
assess
transit
networks
for
equity
–
something
that
currently
does
not
exist
in
industry.
Emma
volunteered
at
Canada
Learning
Code
teaching
women
and
girls
programming
skills,
oversaw
the
Women
in
Engineering
efforts
by
the
Waterloo
Engineering
Society,
and
has
contributed
to the
annual
HeForShe
writing
contest
for
gender
equity.
Emma
is
also
a
volunteer
at
TTCRiders,
a
grassroots
organization
that
advocates
for
passengers
and
equitable
transit
service.
Emma
plans to
attend
graduate
school
next
year,
and
hopes
to
combine
her
passion
for
transportation
with
her
technical
experience to
help
create
a
more
equitable,
just
world
for
all.
Friday, December 11, 2020