Maria Zaharescu

Maria Zaharescu
Born1938
NationalityRomanian
Alma materBabeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry, Cluj-Napoca
AwardsOrder of the Star of Romania, Knight rank
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemistry of oxide systems
InstitutionsIlie Murgulescu Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bucharest, Romania

Maria-Magdalena Zaharescu (born 1938) is a Romanian chemist, specializing in the physical chemistry of oxide systems.

Zaharescu was a Senior Researcher and Head of Department at the Ilie Murgulescu Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest. In 2001, she was elected a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy and became a full member in June 2015. On December 1, 2017, she was awarded a Knight of the Order of the Star of Romania.

She was one of the 100 women scientists featured in "Successful Women Ceramic and Glass Scientists and Engineers: 100 Inspirational Profiles" by Lynnette Madsen (2016).