Izabela Szlufarska

Izabela Szlufarska is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering, with affiliations in Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics. Her research focuses on computational materials science, nanomechanics, radiation effects, and defect dynamics.

• PhD (2002): University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• MS (1999): Wroclaw University of Technology

Key research areas include radiation tolerance of ceramics, machine learning for materials discovery, amorphous shear band dynamics, and tribochemical aging mechanisms. Recent work emphasizes molten salt thermophysics and high-entropy ceramics.

• 2025: MRS Board of Directors
• 2024: TMS Light Metals Award
• 2023: TMS Brimacombe Medalist
• 2016: WARF Romnes Fellowship
• 2008: NSF CAREER Award

She teaches graduate courses in materials research and special topics. Awards highlight her leadership in radiation materials science and mentorship excellence.