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ALVARO MAXIMO PONS MORENO
PDI-Titular d'Universitat
Cap de Seccio-Servei
Responsable de l'Aula del Comic

alvaro.pons@uv.es
http://www.uv.es/ponsa
http://ponsa.blogs.uv.es
https://www.instagram.com/alvaro.pons/
https://bsky.app/profile/alvaropons.bsky.social

Knowledge area: OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCES (specific)
Department: Optics and Optometry and Vision Sciences

Departament d'Òptica i Optometria i Ciències de la Visió Facultat de Física. Bloc D. 3er pis. Cátedra de Estudios del Cómic Fundación SM-Universitat de València
(9635) 43803

Biography

Álvaro M. Pons Moreno (Barcelona, 1966) holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Valencia (1997) and is a tenured professor in the Department of Optics, Optometry, and Vision Sciences (2000). His research focuses on visual perception and its clinical applications in Optometry and Ophthalmology. He has published over 100 articles in national and international journals. He has served as the Rector's Delegate for Student Exchange and as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Physics.
He is also actively involved in the field of comics, both as a researcher and popularizer. He is co-director of the SM Foundation-University of Valencia Chair of Comic Studies and director of the Aula de Còmic at the Vice-Rectorate for Culture and Society of the University of Valencia.

Subjects taught and teaching methods

34295 - Psicofísica de la Visión - Degree in Optics and Optometry
34307 - Óptica Oftálmica - Degree in Optics and Optometry
47007 - Visual ergonomics - Master's Degree in Advanced Optometry and Vision Sciences

Tutorials

01/09/2025 - 31/07/2026

MARTES de 09:00 a 11:30 DESPATX DESPATX FAC. DE FÍSICA (BLOC D)

Observations

Participate in the e-tutoring programme of the Universitat de València

Academic training

Journal Publications

Other publications

Activity interests

Participations in Conferences

Noelia Ibarra; Álvaro M. Pons (2024). Educación para la salud y pautas alimentarias sostenibles a través del cómic: la representación de los trastornos de conducta alimentaria. (Communication). II International Conference Teaching with Comics . Alicante . SPAIN
Noelia Ibarra; Álvaro M. Pons; (2024). Estereotipos de género en el cómic de humor del franquismo. (Communication). Congreso Internacional Memorias Disidentes. Género y sexualidad frente al franquismo . Valencia . SPAIN
Álvaro M. Pons; Noelia Ibarra (2024). 'El bueno de Cuttlas': representation of technology and science through extreme experimentation. (Communication). International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference 2024 . Norwich . UNITED KINGDOM
Noelia Ibarra; Álvaro M. Pons (2024). De ocultas a premiadas: genealogía de las autoras valencianas de cómic. (Communication). I Congreso Internacional sobre genealogías feministas del cómic . Madrid . SPAIN
Noelia Ibarra; Álvaro M. Pons; (2024). Comics for Explaining Climate Change to Children and Youth. (Communication). International Conference of Three Societies on Literature and Science . Birmingham . SPAIN
Álvaro M. Pons (2024). La metàfora visual a la poesia gràfica: del simbolisme adaptatiu a la generació sinestésica. (Communication). IV Jornades d'Educació lectora, literària i lingüística del Grup Elcis . Valencia . SPAIN
Álvaro M. Pons; Noelia Ibarra; (2024). "El dibujado de Paco Roca. Lectura performativa vs. lectura tradicional". (Communication). II SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL DE ESTUDIOS DE CÓMIC. CÓMIC ESCÉNICO Y EXPERIMENTAL . Alcalá de Henares . SPAIN
Álvaro M. Pons; Noelia Ibarra (2024). CLI_MIC: an Erasmus+ Project for teaching global warming through comics. (Invited paper). COMICSNet. CLimate, Outreach, Migration, Interseconality, New Thecnologies iin/through comics . Braga . PORTUGAL
Álvaro M. Pons; Noelia Ibarra (2024). Representación de la ciencia en el cómic: de villanos a superhéroes. (Invited paper). Coloquio Internacional: la cultura y la representación sociales en las sociedad del cómic sobre la edad moderna y contemporánea . Málaga . SPAIN
Álvaro M. Pons, Noelia Ibarra, Tiziana Tamborrini, Julia Cejas, Lucía Bastarolo (2025). Drawing solutions: Art and comics for climate action. (Roundtable discussion). The European Climate Pact flagship event 2025: Together in action  . Bruselas . BELGIUM