Megan Ryerson

Megan S. Ryerson is the UPS Chair of Transportation and Associate Chair of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania. She was appointed Associate Dean for Research of Stuart Weitzman School of Design in 2018 and was in that position through 2023. She received her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010, and her B.Sc. in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2003. 

Ryerson’s major contributions are in the field of transportation infrastructure planning and demand forecasting. Her work has investigated how airports compete for air service across megaregions, how airlines can reconfigure their disaster planning to achieve more resilient outcomes, and how flights can be planned more proactive to reduce fuel consumption. Overall, her work supports the design of transportation systems that are safe, efficient, and resilient. Dr. Ryerson is also focused on expanding the pedagogical reach of urban planning, and focusing on bringing megaregional and intercity transportation more squarely into the field of city and regional planning.