Maria Chiara Carrozza (born 16 September 1965)[1] is an Italian physicist, engineer and politician who served as Minister of Education, University and Research in the government of Prime Minister Enrico Letta between April 2013 and February 2014.

[2] Carrozza received the Laurea degree in physics from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 1990 and a PhD in engineering at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSA), in 1994.

Since November 2006, Carrozza has been a Full Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Robotics at SSSA.

She currently coordinates a group of 30 people, comprising Ph.D. students, post-docs and assistant professors.

Since 2023, Carrozza has been a member of an expert group entrusted to support the interim evaluation of the European Union's Horizon Europe programme, chaired by Manuel Heitor.