Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos Explained

Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos
Honorific Prefix:Distinguished Professor
Birth Date:1950
Birth Place:Kalamata, Greece
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality:Greek
Field:Chemical Engineer
Work Institution:Tufts University, MIT, JPL
Alma Mater:University of Minnesota
University of Florida
National Technical University of Athens
Doctoral Advisor:Lanny D. Schmidt
Known For:Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Single atom materials
Prizes:Fellow AAAS (2008), National Academy of Engineering (2014)

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.[1] [2] [3] She lived in the Greater Boston Area with her husband, Professor Gregory Stephanopoulos of MIT.[4]

Early life and education

Maria Flytzani was born and grew up in Greece. In 1973, she earned her diploma in chemical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. She continued her studies at the University of Florida where she received a master's degree in chemical engineering in 1975. She completed her Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota in 1975 with advisor Lanny D. Schmidt on the topic of oscillations in heterogeneous catalysis. Her thesis was published in 1978 with the title, "Surface Morphology of Platinum Catalysts and Oscillations in Ammonia Oxidation on Platinum".[5] During her time in graduate school, Maria prepared X journal publications with her advisor:

Journal Publications

Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos authored more than 160 journal articles describing significant advances in catalysis, surface chemistry, and single-atom catalysts including:

Awards and honors

Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos's contributions to research, education and service received numerous awards, many of which highlighted her passion for catalysis and the problems associated with nanoparticle design and catalytic function. In 2008, she was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS).

In 2014, she was elected a member of the American National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Her NAE election citation noted:[16]

Other awards and honors included:[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos . tufts.edu . April 7, 2017.
  2. Web site: Fellows . aaas.org . April 7, 2017.
  3. Web site: Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos . April 7, 2017.
  4. Web site: Remembering Distinguished Professor Flytzani-Stephanopoulos . November 12, 2019. 2019-11-07 .
  5. Thesis - Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos. .
  6. Steady State and Transient Oscillations in NH3 Oxidation on Pt. Journal of Catalysis. 64. 2. 346–355. 10.1016/0021-9517(80)90508-4. 1980. Flytzanistephanopoulos. M..
  7. Morphologies of Pt Catalyst Surfaces. Journal of Catalysis. 49. 1. 51–82. 10.1016/0021-9517(77)90239-1. 1977. Flytzanistephanopoulos. M.. 1977JVST...14..452W.
  8. Surface Morphology of Pt Catalysts. Journal of Catalysis. 49. 51–82. 10.1016/0021-9517(77)90239-1. 1977. Flytzanistephanopoulos. M..
  9. Evaporation Rates and Surface Profiles on Heterogeneous Surfaces with Mass Transfer. Chemical Engineering Science. 34. 3. 365–372. 10.1016/0009-2509(79)85069-1. 1979. Flytzani-Stephanopoulos. M.. Schmidt. L.D..
  10. Morphology and Etching Processes on Macroscopic Metal Catalysts. Progress in Surface Science. 9. 3. 83–111. 10.1016/0079-6816(79)90001-7. 1979. Flytzani-Stephanopoulos. M.. Schmidt. L.D.. 1979PrSS....9...83F.
  11. Low-temperature water-gas shift reaction over Cu-and Ni-loaded cerium oxide catalysts. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 27. 3. 179–191. 10.1016/S0926-3373(00)00147-8. 2000. Li. Yue. Fu. Qi. Flytzani-Stephanopoulos. Maria. 2000AppCB..27..179L . 10.1.1.488.2829.
  12. Active nonmetallic Au and Pt species on ceria-based water-gas shift catalysts. Science. 301. 5635. 935–938. 10.1126/science.1085721. 12843399. 2003. Fu. Q.. Saltsburg. H.. Flytzani-Stephanopoulos. M.. 2003Sci...301..935F. 32459198. free.
  13. Shape and Crystal-Plane Effects of Nanoscale Ceria on the Activity of Au-CeO2 Catalysts for the Water–Gas Shift Reaction. Angewandte Chemie. 120. 15. 2926–2929. 10.1002/ange.200705828. 2008. Si. Rui. Flytzani-Stephanopoulos. Maria. 2008AngCh.120.2926S .
  14. Alkali-stabilized Pt-OHx species catalyze low-temperature water-gas shift reactions. Science. 329. 5999. 1633–1636. 10.1126/science.1192449. 20929844. 2010. Zhai. Y.. Pierre. D.. Si. R.. Deng. W.. Ferrin. P.. Nilekar. A. U.. Peng. G.. Herron. J. A.. Bell. D. C.. Saltsburg. H.. Mavrikakis. M.. Flytzani-Stephanopoulos. M.. 20805322.
  15. Catalytically active Au-O (OH) x-species stabilized by alkali ions on zeolites and mesoporous oxides. Science. 346. 6216. 1498–1501. 10.1126/science.1260526. 25431492. 1398777. 2014. Yang. Ming. Li. Sha. Wang. Yuan. Herron. Jeffrey A.. Xu. Ye. Allard. Lawrence F.. Lee. Sungsik. Huang. Jun. Mavrikakis. Manos. Flytzani-Stephanopoulos. Maria. 29992425. free.
  16. Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos Elected to National Academy of Engineering. 2 March 2018. 2014-02-07.
  17. Tufts - Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos. 2 March 2018.

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