Maria Zaharescu Explained
Maria-Magdalena Zaharescu (born 1938) is a Romanian chemist, specializing in the physical chemistry of oxide systems.[1]
Zaharescu was a Senior Researcher and Head of Department at the Ilie Murgulescu Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest.[2] [3] [4] In 2001, she was elected a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy and became a full member in June 2015.[5] On December 1, 2017, she was awarded a Knight of the Order of the Star of Romania.[6]
She was one of the 100 women scientists featured in "Successful Women Ceramic and Glass Scientists and Engineers: 100 Inspirational Profiles" [7] by Lynnette Madsen (2016).
Scientific Interests
Her scientific interests include:[8]
- Physical chemistry of oxide systems (reactions mechanisms, thermal phase equilibria, structure-properties correlations).
- Sol-gel science (sol-gel chemistry, nanostructured oxide films and powders, inorganic-organic hybrids, nanocomposites, oxide nanotubes). She introduced and developed the field of sol-gel research in Romania.[9]
- Vitreous oxide systems with special properties (thermally and chemically stable)
Education
She graduated from the Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry, and received her PhD from the Institute of Chemistry, both in Cluj-Napoca.
Scientific Activity
- More than 350 scientific papers from which over 250 published in internationally recognized ISI journals, including Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology;[10] Journal of the European Ceramic Society; Journal of the American Ceramic Society; Journal of Materials Chemistry; Journal of Materials Science; Journal of Materials Research; Materials Chemistry and Physics; Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids; Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry; Applied Surface Science; Journal of Nanoparticle Research; Ceramics International; Thin Solid Films; Revue Roumaine de Chimie, etc. as well as 3 patents and 8 book chapters edited by the Romanian Academy and international publishers.[11] [12] [13] [14]
- In 2016, Zaharescu published 1D Oxide Nanostructures Obtained by Sol-Gel and Hydrothermal Methods,[15] as part of the SpringerBriefs[16] series offered by the Springer Publishing Company.
- International research projects in collaboration with Davis University, USA (funded by NST-USA), National Technical University of Athens, Greece (funded by NATO) and universities from Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France, Slovenia
- Member of the International Society of Sol-Gel Science
- Member of the American Ceramic Society – Basic Research Division
- Member of the American Nano Society
- Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology.[17]
Awards
Notes and References
- Dictionarul "Membrii Academiei Române 1866-2010", Editura Enciclopedică, 2010, p. 1142.
- Institute of Physical Chemistry - Research team staff http://www.icf.ro/L7.htm#staff ; retrieved on February 10, 2013
- Institute of Physical Chemistry - Laboratory of oxide materials science http://icf.getion.ro/ ; retrieved on February 10, 2013
- Second Nanoforum Report: Technology in the Candidate Countries, March 2004, page 187; Web site: Archived copy . 2013-02-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040118024428/http://www.nanoforum.org/dateien/temp/Nanotechnology%20in%20the%20Candidate%20Countries.pdf . 2004-01-18 . ; retrieved on February 10, 2013
- Chemical Sciences Section of the Romanian Academy http://www.acad.ro/sectii/sectia05_chimie/chim_membri.htm; retrieved on June 23, 2015
- Web site: Archived copy . 2 December 2017 . 2 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171202203142/https://www.agerpres.ro/politica/2017/12/01/iohannis-a-decorat-personalitati-din-domeniul-medical-si-al-cercetarii-18-20-54; . dead .
- Madsen, Lynnette: Successful Women Ceramic and Glass Scientists and Engineers: 100 Inspirational Profiles - http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118733606.html; retrieved on March 20, 2016
- Jury composition for the "Women in Science" Unesco - L'Oreal Award, 3rd edition, Romania, 2012; http://www.cnr-unesco.ro/ro/Prezentare%20juriu%202012.pdf ; retrieved on February 10, 2013
- Interview in Romanian newspaper "Curentul", Nr 159(3832), Friday, August 10, 2007; http://arhiva.curentul.ro:81/2007old/curentul.php?numar=20070810&art=59826 ; retrieved on February 23, 2013
- Publications list on journalogy.net http://www.journalogy.net/PublicationList?srcType=4&desType=2&srcID=6867&desID=13384912; retrieved on February 10, 2013
- Publications list on researchgate.com https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria_Zaharescu/; retrieved on February 10, 2013
- ResearchID list of publications http://www.researcherid.com/ProfileView.action?returnCode=ROUTER.Unauthorized&queryString=KG0UuZjN5WnCvwh8FIuxUg7ZefdjyMqCmGJsjQ7wrXs%253D&SrcApp=CR&Init=Yes ; retrieved on February 10, 2013
- List of publications http://libra.msra.cn/PublicationList?srcType=8&desType=2&srcID=41892&desID=13384912; retrieved on February 10, 2013
- Romanian Academy list of books for 2012; http://www.ear.ro/carti.php ; retrieved on February 10, 2013
- Book: 1D Oxide Nanostructures Obtained by Sol-Gel and Hydrothermal Methods . www.amazon.com . 30 August 2016. Springer . December 2, 2017.
- Web site: SpringerBriefs . www.springer.com . December 2, 2017.
- Composition of the editorial board of the Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology; https://www.springer.com/materials/special+types/journal/10971?detailsPage=editorialBoard ; retrieved on February 23, 2013
- Romanian Chemistry Society Bulletin 1/2011, page 32; http://www.schr.org.ro/doc/Buletinul%20Societatii%20de%20Chimie%20din%20ROMANIA%20-%20Nr.%20XVIII%20-%201,2011.pdf; retrieved on February 10, 2013
- Web site: Wayback Machine has not archived that URL. . 125.agerpres.ro . December 2, 2017.
