María Josefa Yzuel Giménez (born 1940) is a professor of physics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
[2] In 1987 Yzuel was awarded a grant from the British Council to travel to the University of Reading.
[3][4] In 1971, Yzuel was appointed to the University of Zaragoza, where she was the first woman in Spain to become a professor in physics.
[9] Yzuel is committed to diversity in physics and supports many initiatives that champion women scientists.
[28] In 2019, The Institute of Photonic Sciences announced the Maria Yzuel Fellowship Awards for women undergraduate and postgraduate students.