Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos
Distinguished Professor Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos | |
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| Born | 1950 |
| Died | October 28, 2019 (aged 68–69) |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota University of Florida National Technical University of Athens |
| Known for | Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Single atom materials |
| Awards | Fellow AAAS (2008), National Academy of Engineering (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical Engineer |
| Institutions | Tufts University, MIT, JPL |
| Doctoral advisor | Lanny D. Schmidt |
| External videos | |
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| “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.