SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
María Fernanda
MARADEI GARCÍA
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Academic Coordinator of the School of Industrial Design
Position 2
CONTACT
Information
mafermar@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1381
GENERAL
Biography
Professor María Fernanda Maradei García is an Industrial Designer with a Ph.D. in Engineering, specializing in Ergonomics from the Universidad Javeriana. She holds a Master’s degree in Ergonomics and Technological Changes from the Université Lumière and a Specialization in Ergonomics and Applied Physiology to Work from the Université Claude Bernard.
As a faculty member, she is affiliated with the School of Industrial Design and serves as the Academic Coordinator of the program. Her areas of expertise include Occupational and Product Ergonomics, User Experience (UX), Usability, Product Development, Agricultural Ergonomics, Biomechanics, and Ergonomic Product Evaluations.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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Doctor in Engineering
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2014
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Master's Degree in Ergonomics and Technological Changes
Universidad Lumiere, 2003
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Specialist in Ergonomics and Physiology Applied to Labor
Universidad Claude Bernard, 2002
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Industrial Designer
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1998
Academic Coordinator of the School of Industrial Design
Position 2
CONTACT
Information
mafermar@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1381
AREAS OF
Expertise
Work and product ergonomics
User experience (UX)
Usability
Product development
Agro ergonomics
Biomechanics
Ergonomic product evaluations
OFFICE
Hours
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Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
UIS central campus, Edificio Federico Mamitza Bayer, tercer piso, oficina MB308B
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![Photo taken at the Faculty of Physicomechanical Engineering UIS, in a plan where the faculty building can be seen from the right side.](https://profesores.uis.edu.co/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/3-finales-02-3-q9juco0buekx5vfdoxg7hxlp7smpol6gpnl6d4fodo.png)
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Outstanding
Works
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Macro repositioning movements of pelvis and trunk during simulated driving tasks
Article, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 2015
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Relación entre el dolor lumbar y los movimientos realizados en postura sedente prolongada: Revisión de la literatura
Article, Revista Salud Uninorte, 2016