Difference between revisions of "Fellow:María Josefina Martínez"
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'''School:''' Universidad Católica del Uruguay | '''School:''' Universidad Católica del Uruguay | ||
| − | '''What she does now:''' | + | '''What she does now:''' Junior year electronic engineering student & puppy guide dog raiser volunteer (She basically studies all day and when she doesn't she trains a puppy, called Lola, to be a future guide dog which will serve a blind person or a child with autism). |
'''Contact her about:''' Teaching design thinking, feeling your major is not the only major you want to study, training puppies and googling (yes, to google is a science)! | '''Contact her about:''' Teaching design thinking, feeling your major is not the only major you want to study, training puppies and googling (yes, to google is a science)! | ||
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Maria Josefina Martinez is a University Innovation Fellow and she is a junior year electronic engineering student at Universidad Católica del Uruguay. Once finished this career, she wants to specialize in the Design Engineering field. She actually lives in Ciudad de la Costa, located on the outskirts of Uruguay's capital. <span style="color: rgb(60, 60, 60); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span> | Maria Josefina Martinez is a University Innovation Fellow and she is a junior year electronic engineering student at Universidad Católica del Uruguay. Once finished this career, she wants to specialize in the Design Engineering field. She actually lives in Ciudad de la Costa, located on the outskirts of Uruguay's capital. <span style="color: rgb(60, 60, 60); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span> | ||
| − | Since she was a little girl, she always came up with crazy ideas to solve common daily problems. Currently, she wants to develop and carry out these ideas, inpired by her sister who is 17 years older than her and always supporting her in everything she wants to achieve. Being crazy for invenntions and her interest to know new people were the main reasons she decided to postulate for the UIF program | + | Since she was a little girl, she always came up with crazy ideas to solve common daily problems. Currently, she wants to develop and carry out these ideas, inpired by her sister who is 17 years older than her and always supporting her in everything she wants to achieve. Being crazy for invenntions and her interest to know new people were the main reasons she decided to postulate for the UIF program during her freshman year, and she made it! |
| − | Josefina feels distinguished by her Vitiligo, a skin condition that determines her skin to have two diferent colours. This motivates her to come along with other people with the same condition. | + | Josefina feels distinguished by her Vitiligo, a skin condition that determines her skin to have two diferent colours in her face. This motivates her to come along with other people with the same condition. |
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| + | Inspired in the University innovation fellow program, Josefina discovered her passion for creativity and innovation and participated in hackatons to gain experience in the field. In 2019 her team won the "Rally Latinoamericano de Innovacion", an 28hr International hackaton, getting the first national place and the second international place. In this experience, the team, "Laikers 98" developed a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVIgVxfSWyg&feature=youtu.be security device called SOX] to improve rescues after a building collapse. | ||
During her spare time, she loves doing sports and spending time with her family. Also, she participates in a community committed in rescuing dogs in her neighbourhood, and she spends her Saturdays teaching catechesis at the school “Salesiano de la Costa”. She has always helped in social institutions, nowadays she is a volunteer in Teleton Uruguay, a rehabilitation center for children with disabilities. | During her spare time, she loves doing sports and spending time with her family. Also, she participates in a community committed in rescuing dogs in her neighbourhood, and she spends her Saturdays teaching catechesis at the school “Salesiano de la Costa”. She has always helped in social institutions, nowadays she is a volunteer in Teleton Uruguay, a rehabilitation center for children with disabilities. | ||
Revision as of 14:17, 12 June 2020
School: Universidad Católica del Uruguay
What she does now: Junior year electronic engineering student & puppy guide dog raiser volunteer (She basically studies all day and when she doesn't she trains a puppy, called Lola, to be a future guide dog which will serve a blind person or a child with autism).
Contact her about: Teaching design thinking, feeling your major is not the only major you want to study, training puppies and googling (yes, to google is a science)!
Email: josefinamcalero@gmail.com
Maria Josefina Martinez is a University Innovation Fellow and she is a junior year electronic engineering student at Universidad Católica del Uruguay. Once finished this career, she wants to specialize in the Design Engineering field. She actually lives in Ciudad de la Costa, located on the outskirts of Uruguay's capital.
Since she was a little girl, she always came up with crazy ideas to solve common daily problems. Currently, she wants to develop and carry out these ideas, inpired by her sister who is 17 years older than her and always supporting her in everything she wants to achieve. Being crazy for invenntions and her interest to know new people were the main reasons she decided to postulate for the UIF program during her freshman year, and she made it!
Josefina feels distinguished by her Vitiligo, a skin condition that determines her skin to have two diferent colours in her face. This motivates her to come along with other people with the same condition.
Inspired in the University innovation fellow program, Josefina discovered her passion for creativity and innovation and participated in hackatons to gain experience in the field. In 2019 her team won the "Rally Latinoamericano de Innovacion", an 28hr International hackaton, getting the first national place and the second international place. In this experience, the team, "Laikers 98" developed a security device called SOX to improve rescues after a building collapse.
During her spare time, she loves doing sports and spending time with her family. Also, she participates in a community committed in rescuing dogs in her neighbourhood, and she spends her Saturdays teaching catechesis at the school “Salesiano de la Costa”. She has always helped in social institutions, nowadays she is a volunteer in Teleton Uruguay, a rehabilitation center for children with disabilities.
She firmly believes that daring to experiment new things is the best way to learn what is best for each of us.
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