Izabela Szlufarska

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

• Computational materials science
• Mechanical behavior at the nanoscale
• Defect behavior in semiconductors and insulators under irradiation
• Solid/liquid interfaces
• Nucleation and kinetics of medium range order in bulk metallic glasses

Affiliated Departments

• Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics

• 2025 Materials Research Society, Board of Directors
• 2024 University Materials Council (UMC), Chair
• 2023 TMS, Brimacombe Medalist
• 2022 TMS, Light Metals Subject Award – Aluminum Alloys
• 2021 University of Materials Council (UMC), Executive committee
• 2021 College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Harvey D. Spangler Professor of Engineering
• 2018 Wroclaw University of Technology, Outstanding Alumni Award
• 2016 College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Harvey D. Spangler Professorship of Engineering
• 2016 University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin Vilas Associate
• 2015 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vilas Research Investigator Award for outstanding mentoring of graduate students
• 2014 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship
• 2013 Journal of Materials Science, Robert W. Cahn Best Paper Prize
• 2010 Auburn University, Distinguished Seminar Series Lecture in Chemical Engineering
• 2008 NSF, NSF CAREER Award
• 2006 AFOSR, AFOSR Young Investigator Award
• 2006 National Academy of Engineering, Placed on the National Academy of Engineering’s list of the Frontiers of Engineering

• M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Spring 2025)
• M S & E 803 - Special Topics in Materials Science (Spring 2025)
• M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2025)
• M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
• M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Fall 2024)
• M S & E 803 - Special Topics in Materials Science (Fall 2024)
• M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2024)
• M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
• M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Summer 2024)
• M S & E 803 - Special Topics in Materials Science (Summer 2024)
• M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2024)
• M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
• M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Spring 2024)
• M S & E 803 - Special Topics in Materials Science (Spring 2024)
• M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2024)
• M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
• M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Fall 2023)
• M S & E 803 - Special Topics in Materials Science (Fall 2023)
• M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2023)
• M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)
• M S & E 803 - Special Topics in Materials Science (Summer 2023)
• M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2023)
• M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)