SCHOOL OF PHYSICS
Manuel Alberto
FLÓREZ TORRES
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CONTACT
Information
eshevi@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
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GENERAL
Biography
Professor Manuel Alberto Flórez Torres is an outstanding academic at the Universidad Industrial de Santander, with a solid academic background that includes a PhD in Geophysics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Master’s degree in Physical Sciences from the Universidad de los Andes. His commitment to research is reflected in his active participation as a member of the Relativity and Gravitation Research Group (GIRG). His experience and expertise are in the areas of seismology and data science, being these his main lines of research.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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Doctorate in Geophysics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Master's Degree in Physical Sciences
Universidad de los Andes
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Especialista en Docencia Universitaria
Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Fisioterapeuta
Universidad Industrial de Santander
Position 1
Position 2
CONTACT
Information
eshevi@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2944
AREAS OF
Expertise
- Neurophysiology
- Neuroscience
- Physiology of Pain
- Neuroconduction and evoked potentials
- Post-graduate education
- Curricular evaluation
OFFICE
Hours
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Monday to friday
7:00 a.m. – 12 m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Carrera 27 calle 9, Edificio de Administración I, Primer piso, Dirección de Posgrados.
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Outstanding
Works
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Motor and sensory nerve conduction are affected differently by ice pack, ice massage, and cold water immersion
E Herrera, MC Sandoval, DM Camargo, TF Salvini - Physical Therapy, 2010
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Effect of walking and resting after three cryotherapy modalities on the recovery of sensory and motor nerve conduction velocity in healthy subjects
E Herrera, MC Sandoval, DM Camargo, TF Salvini - Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 2011
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Reliability of superficial peroneal, sural, and medial plantar nerve conduction studies: analysis of statistical methods
E Herrera, DM Camargo, DC Delgado, TF Salvini - Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2009
AWARDS AND
Recognitions
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Leadership in the Presidency
Red Colombiana de Posgrados, 2023
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Elsevier sponsored Poster Presentation Award from the South America region
at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress, 2019
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Associate Laureate Professor
Universidad Industrial de Santander