Dr. Patricia Jovičević-Klug

Positions 

02/2024-present:  Group Leader of Surface Science for Future Materials (acronym Surfaces)

2023-present: Alexander von Humboldt PostDoc Fellow 

Education

2018-2022 PhD in Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies, International Postgraduate School Jozef Stefan, Ljubljana, Slovenia

2016-2018 MSc in Sustainability, Society and Environment, University of Kiel, Germany

2013-2015 MSc in Marine Geosciences, Biogeochemistry Module, University of Kiel and GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany

2010-2013 BSc in Geology, Geochemistry Module, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Awards

2023-2025 Alexander von Humboldt Award-PostDoc Fellow

2023 Award for Distinguished Women in Cryogenics and Superconductivity

2023 Award Women Engineers You Should Know

2023 Editor´s Choice Award for Publication

2018-2022 ARRS Scholarship Young Researcher

MPIE PostDoc Volunteering

2/2024 - present: Group Leader of Diversity and Equality PostDos Working Group

12/2023 - present: External PostDoc Representative

2023- present GO: Department PostDoc Representative

Collaborations

I collaborate with European and international partners:

• Karlsruhe institute of Technology (KIT), Germany.
• University of Kiel, Germany.
• Synchrotron Elettra, Italy.
• Budapest Neutron Centre, Hungary.
• Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Switzerland.
• Nanocenter, Slovenia.
• Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia.
• National Instiute of Chemistry, Slovenia.
• Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Australia.
• University of Sydney, Australia.

Moto

"One’s scientific soul (essence) is not determined by their scientific field nor their research interest, but by their capability to connect different aspects and views into a combined harmony of scientific results and ideas," this is my main motivation and state-of-mind that have driven me to become a STEMinist and researcher. My passion is to find out the truth, which is out there to be found.