Kauzlarich is an American chemist who is a professor and Chair of the department of chemistry at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis).
At UC Davis, Kauzlarich leads a research group focused on the synthesis of novel materials for magnetic resonance imaging, and nanomaterials for applications in the energy and biomedical sciences, such as opto-electronic nanomaterials and nanomaterials for drug-delivery.
Kauzlarich also works on Zintl phases, nanoclusters, thermoelectrics.
Kauzlarich has published over 250 peer-reviewed publications and has been awarded several patents.