Athena UMCS

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About the speaker:

Dr Jovana V. Milić has been an Assistant Professor and Group Leader at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland since January 2021. She obtained her PhD in the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences of ETH Zurich in 2017 with Prof. François Diederich. She then worked as a postdoctoral researcher and scientist in the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces of Prof. Michael Grätzel at EPFL until taking on a Group Leader position at the Adolphe Merkle Institute in Fribourg as Swiss National Science Foundation PRIMA Fellow in September 2020. Her research is centred around developing (supra)molecular materials for energy conversion that can respond to external stimuli and adapt to their operating conditions, focusing on photovoltaics. This involves a multidisciplinary approach at the interface of chemistry, physics, material science, and engineering towards sustainable development. She has been recognized with several honours and awards, such as the CAS Future Leader 2019, the Green Talents Award in 2020, and the Zeno Karl Schindler Prize in 2022. In addition to research and international collaborations, she is invested in science outreach, policy, and diplomacy as a Member and Science Advice Working Group Co-Lead at the Global Young Academy, as well as a Member of the Swiss Young Academy, European Young Chemists' Network, and International Younger Chemists Network, connecting and supporting young scientists globally.