Maria Zaharescu
Maria Zaharescu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1938 |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Alma mater | Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry, Cluj-Napoca |
| Awards | Order of the Star of Romania, Knight rank |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemistry of oxide systems |
| Institutions | Ilie 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).