Iva Milisavljevic

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow funded by the Tampere Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), working in Materials Science and Environmental Engineering faculty unit at Tampere University. I received my PhD in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University, USA, in 2023. My background spans optical ceramics and films, battery materials, and amorphous oxide thin films, with a focus on understanding how atomic structure governs material properties.

I lead the AURORA project, investigating the atomic-scale origins of room-temperature plasticity and optical response in amorphous oxide films. My work combines thin-film deposition, multimodal characterization, and synchrotron experiments. I also collaborate with computational researchers to connect experimental findings with atomistic simulations and establish structure-property relationships in studied amorphous films.

2021–present | WE Local Working Group Member, Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Help organize three WE Local conferences across the U.S. each year, bringing together women in engineering and technology to connect, learn, and advance their careers.

• Amorphous oxide thin films
• Room-temperature plasticity and damage tolerance
• Optical properties and the role of structural disorder
• Atomic-scale structure and structure-property relationships
• Synchrotron characterization and experimental validation of atomistic models
• In-situ and operando studies of functional materials

• Optical ceramics and films
• Functional ceramics
• Emerging battery materials
• Materials structure
• Materials characterization
• Ceramic processing

1. R. Rajabi*, I. Milisavljevic*, CJ Sturgill, S. T. Misture, M. Stefik, Strategic off-stoichiometry to accelerate Nb-W-O lithium-ion batteries, Batter. Supercaps. 9(6) (2026) e70351. https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.70351
2. M. A. Al Muhit*, CJ Sturgill*, M. Kumar*, I. Milisavljevic, M. Smith, S. T. Misture, C. Sutton, M. Stefik, H.-C. zur Loye, Mo0.92TiTa8.08O25: Structural, electrochemical and computational investigation as anode for lithium-ion batteries, Inorg. Chem. 65(26) (2026) 14538–14550. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c00954
3. CJ Sturgill*, M. Kumar*, N. Karimitari*, I. Milisavljevic*, C. Collins, A. Hegler, H.-Y. J. Chao, S. K. Balijepalli, S. T. Misture, C. Sutton, M. Stefik, Role of Wadsley defects and cation disorder to enhance MoNb12O33 diffusion, Adv. Energy Mater. 16(12) (2026) e06454. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202506454
4. Z. Bare, CJ Sturgill, M. Kumar, I. Milisavljevic, H.-C. zur Loye, S. T. Misture, M. Stefik, C. Sutton, Computational screening and experimental validation of promising Wadsley-Roth Niobates, Chem. Mater. 37(22) (2025) 9072‒9082. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c01273
5. CJ Sturgill*, I. Milisavljevic*, S. Wechsler, M. A. Al Muhit, H.-C. zur Loye, S. T. Misture, M. Stefik, Tailored TiNb2O7 particle size, defects, and crystallinity accelerate lithiation, Chem. Mater. 37(2) (2025) 624‒635. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02279 
6. I. Milisavljevic, M. Zhang, Q. Jiang, Q. Liu, Y. Wu, Transparent electro-optic ceramics: processing, materials, and applications, J. Materiomics 11(2) (2024) 100872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmat.2024.04.002 
7. I. Milisavljevic, Y. Wu, Fabrication of tunable bandgap epitaxial β-(AlxGa1-x)2O3 films using a spin-coating method, Int. J. Appl. Ceram. Technol. 20(2) (2023) 725‒734. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijac.14230
8. I. Milisavljevic, M. J. Pitcher, J. Li, S. Chenu, M. Allix, Y. Wu, Crystallization of glass materials into transparent optical ceramics, Int. Mater. Rev. 68(6) (2023) 648‒676. https://doi.org/10.1080/09506608.2022.2107372
9. I. Milisavljevic, Y. Wu, Tb-doped β-(AlxGa1-x)2O3 epitaxial films on c-sapphire substrates fabricated via a spin-coating method, J. Alloys Compd. 928 (2022) 167208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.167208 
10. I. Milisavljevic, G. Zhang, Y. Wu, Solid-state single-crystal growth of YAG and Nd:YAG by spark plasma sintering, J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 106 (2022) 118‒127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2021.08.014 
11. I. Milisavljevic, Y. Wu, Current status of solid‑state single crystal growth, BMC Mat. 2(1) (2020) 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42833-020-0008-0
12. I. Milisavljevic, Y. Wu, E. Zych, The effect of Gd3+ doping on luminescence properties of (Gd, Ce):SrF2 nanopowders and transparent ceramics, J. Lumin. 224 (2020) 117243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2020.117243