Dr. Ada Hurst is a member of the Department of Management Sciences in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo. She primarily works in the Management Engineering undergraduate program, focusing on engineering design for both teaching and research.

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Questions:
00:20 What is management engineering?
01:17 What is your role as a management engineer?
02:27 Were you always interested in STEM growing up?
05:10 What surprised you the most about management engineering after entering the field?
08:07 What skills would you say are important for your role?
09:34 What classes do you teach?
10:49 Could you describe a typical day in your life?
12:07 Why did you decide to pursue teaching as opposed to going into industry?
13:39 What is something you wish someone had told you before starting your career?
15:10 What do you see for the future of engineering design?

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