Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos

Distinguished Professor
Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos
Born1950
DiedOctober 28, 2019(2019-10-28) (aged 68–69)
NationalityGreek
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
University of Florida
National Technical University of Athens
Known forCatalysis, Nanoparticles, Single atom materials
AwardsFellow AAAS (2008), National Academy of Engineering (2014)
Scientific career
FieldsChemical Engineer
InstitutionsTufts University, MIT, JPL
Doctoral advisorLanny D. Schmidt
External videos
“Inaugural Haber Professorship Lecture”
“Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos: Decomposition of nitric oxide over Cu/ZSM-5“

Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos (1950 - October 28, 2019) was a Greek chemical engineer and, at the time of her death, had been the Robert and Marcy Haber Endowed Professor in Energy Sustainability and a distinguished professor at Tufts University. Flytzani-Stephanopoulos had also been the Raytheon Professor of Pollution Prevention at Tufts. She published more than 160 scientific articles with over 14,000 citations as of April 2018. She was a Fellow of AIChE, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Institute of Chemical Engineers. She lived in the Greater Boston Area with her husband, Professor Gregory Stephanopoulos of MIT.