Jovana
Milic
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Biography
As Professor in Materials Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Turku in Finland (since 2026), I lead the Smart Energy Materials Group. I obtained my Dr Sc. degree in the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at ETH Zurich in 2017, and I worked as a postdoctoral scientist at the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at EPFL in Switzerland from 2017 to 2020. I have been Associate Professor at the University of Turku since September 2024, and Assistant Professor and Swiss National Science Foundation PRIMA Fellow at the Adolphe Merkle Institute of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland since 2020. Our research is centred around the development of bioinspired stimuli-responsive materials that adapt to their operating conditions in smart (nano)technologies, with a particular interest in renewable energy conversion in photovoltaics and brain-inspired neuromorphic computing. It relies on a multidisciplinary approach at the interface of chemistry, physics, material science, and engineering to develop functional materials and devices. I operate within an international collaborative network, dedicated to science for policy and science diplomacy, while connecting and supporting scientists globally. More information is available through www.jovanamilic.com.
Teaching
Functional supramolecular materials (KEMI6537)
Characterization of Energy Materials (KEMI4025)
Experimental Techniques for Materials Characterization (KEMI6512)
Lab Project I in Materials Chemistry for Sustainable Development (KEMI6529)
Lab Project II in Materials Chemistry for Sustainable Development (KEMI6530)
Research
Our research interests are centered around the development of bioinspired (supra)molecular materials for smart nanotechnologies that can respond to external stimuli and adapt to their operation conditions, with a particular interest in renewable energy conversion in photovoltaics and neuromorphic computing. We rely on a multidisciplinary approach and international collaborations at the interface of chemistry, physics, material science, and engineering in the design, synthesis, and characterization of materials and devices. For more information about our research activities, refer to our S-MAT group page at https://sites.utu.fi/smat/.