Affiliation: University of Turku
Keywords: Smart and sustainable materials, renewable energy conversion, science for policy and diplomacy
Full profile: DR. Jovana V. Milić is Associate Professor leading the Smart Energy Materials Group at the University of Turku in Finland since
September 2024 and the University of
Fribourg in Switzerland since January 2021. She obtained her Ph.D. in the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences of ETH Zurich in 2017. She then worked as a scientist in the Laboratory of Photonics and
Interfaces at EPFL until taking on a GroupLeader position at the Adolphe Merkle Institute as the Swiss National Science
Foundation PRIMA Fellow in September 2020. Her research is centered around developing
stimuli-responsive (supra)molecular materials for smart and sustainable energy conversion.
This involves a multidisciplinary approach at the interface of chemistry, physics, material
science, and engineering. Her research activities have been recognized by numerous honors
and awards, including the CAS Future Leader 2019, Green Talents Award in 2020, Zeno Karl
Schindler Prize in 2021 for research contributions to sustainable development, and the ERC
Starting Grant in 2023. In addition to research and international collaborations, she has been
invested in science outreach, policy, and diplomacy as a member of the European Young
Chemists’ Network (EYCN) and the International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN) in 2019
2021, Global and Swiss Young Academies since 2022, and the International Science Council
(ISC) Fellow since 2023, invested in connecting and supporting young scientists globally.