Maria Gustin Bergström

Adjunct Assistant Lecturer

I am driven by a passion to equip my students to be creative and innovative product developers and designers.

Presentation

I teach in product development, creativity and product design, mostly at a master level, including methods and processes for a creative product development.

I am also a supervisor for thesis works at bachelor and master level.

Brief Facts

Short CV

Adjunct Assistant Lecturer, Division of Machine Design, Linköping University, 2015-
Senior Product Designer, Wound Care R&D, Mölnlycke Health Care AB, Göteborg, 2013-2015
Global Technical Innovation Manager, Global Hygiene Category Feminine, SCA Hygiene Products AB, Göteborg, 2013
Early product Developer/Designer, Concepts and Early Development, SCA Hygiene Products AB, Göteborg, 2010-2012
Product developer/designer, R& D Incontinence Care SCA Hygiene Products AB, Göteborg, 2005-2010
Master of Science in Industrial Design Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 2005

Teaching

Designstudio 1, Design and Product Development, master level
Lecturer in other Design and Product Development lessons.

Patents and Awards

Have closely 15 patent applications and 10 design protections related to incontinence products and dressings.
SCA award: the Innovator of the Year 2008, SCA Hygiene Products AB, Gothenburg
SCA Award: Most Prolific Innovator of 2008 (most patents), SCA Hygiene Products AB, Gothenburg

Organisation

Product Realisation (PROD)

The Division of Product Realisation belongs to the Department of Economic and Industrial Development (IEI). The department conducts education at the basic and advanced level, research and postgraduate education.

Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

The Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) strengthens and develops tomorrow’s industry, business world and society by ground-breaking research, education and innovation.

Studenthuset on Campus Valla in Linköping

About LiU

Linköping University, LiU, offers innovative education and boundary-crossing research. The students are among the most desirable in the labour market and international rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.