Dr. Suzana Filipović

Principal Research Fellow

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Group for multifunctional ceramics, sintering and composite materials

Fields of research

P 400 Physical chemistry

P 250 Condensed matter: structure, thermal and mechanical properties, crystallography, phase equilibria

P 260 Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic and optical properties, superconductors, magnetic resonance, relaxation, spectroscopy.

Т 152 Composite materials

Т 153 Ceramic materials and powders

Biography and education

Born in Šabac, in 1981

PhD: 2015, University of Kragujevac – Faculty of Technical Sciences Čačak
Title: The influence of mechanical activation on the properties of MgO-TiO₂ electroceramics

MSc thesis: 2007, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Physical Chemistry
Title: The changes of specific surface area of the porous ZnO during sintering

BSc thesis: 2006, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Physical Chemistry
Title: The influence of mechanical activation on Raman spectra BaTiO₃

Research titles

2025- Principal Research Fellow

2020-2025 Senior Research Associate

2015-2020 Research Associate

2010-2015 Research Assistant

2006-2010 Junior Research Assistant

Research areas

Suzana’s areas of interest include the study of the influence of mechanical activation on the synthesis and sintering of electroceramics, methods of material characterization and nanostructured materials. A special area of interest is the testing of multiferroic materials based on ceramics / polymer composites.

Keywords: electroceramics, multiferroics, composite materials, polymers

National and international projects

2006-2010 Study of interdependence in the triad ″ synthesis-structure-properties″ for functional materials, 142011G, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
2011-2019 Directed synthesis, structure and properties of multifunctional materials, 172057 OI, The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
2010-2018 Consolidation of modern technical ceramics, F-198, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
2016-2017 Bilateral cooperation with Republic of France - The intelligent and eco-materials and nanocomposites, 4510339/2016/09/03, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
2020 Project of SASA, Measurement of dielectric properties at RF and microwave frequencies (KERAMIK), F133, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
2020 SUper Strong ceramics for Protection in harsh ENvironments and defenCE (SUSPENCE), no. SPS G5767, NATO
2021 European MIC Network – New paths for science, sustainability and standards, Euro-MIC (Cost Action 20130)

Scholarly publishing activities

Member of the editorial board of the International journal Science of sintering

Peer-review

Science of Sintering, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Advanced Powder Technology, Thenika-Novi materijali, Ceramic International

Membership and service

Conference bodies

Advanced ceramics and application: New Frontiers in Multifuncional Material Science and Processing, Chair of the Young Researchers Section, member of the Organizing Committee
International Conference of Experimental and Numerical Investigations and New Technologies, member of the Scientific Committee

Learned societies

Serbian Ceramic Society
Serbian Society for Ceramic Materials
American Ceramic Society

Selected publications

Filipović, S.; Fahrenholtz, W. G.; Hilmas, G. E.; Obradović, N.; Curtarolo, S. Synergystic Properties of Dual Phase (Hf,Ti,Zr)B2–(Hf,Ti,Zr)C Ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2025, 45 (12), 117448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117448.
Smith, S. M.; Filipovic, S.; Fahrenholtz, W. G.; Hilmas, G. E.; Baldisserri, C.; Silvestroni, L. Impact of TiB₂ Source on the Microstructure and Properties of TiB₂ –SiC–B₄ C Ceramics. J Am Ceram Soc. 2024, 107 (10), 6692–6700. https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.19945.
Janićijević, A.; Filipović, S.; Sknepnek, A.; Salević-Jelić, A.; Jančić-Heinemann, R.; Petrović, M.; Petronijević, I.; Stamenović, M.; Živković, P.; Potkonjak, N.; Pavlović, V. B. Structural, Mechanical, and Barrier Properties of the Polyvinylidene Fluoride-Bacterial Nanocellulose-Based Hybrid Composite. Polymers 2024, 16 (8), 1033. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16081033.
Filipovic, S.; Obradovic, N.; Hilmas, G. E.; Fahrenholtz, W. G.; Brenner, D. W.; Maria, J.; Wolfe, D. E.; Zurek, E.; Campilongo, X.; Curtarolo, S. A Super‐hard High Entropy Boride Containing Hf, Mo, Ti, V, and W. J Am Ceram Soc. 2024, 107 (7), 4430–4435. https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.19795.
Filipović, S.; Obradović, N.; Fahrenholtz, W. G.; Smith, S.; Mirković, M.; Peleš Tadić, A.; Petrović, J.; Đorđević, A. Spark Plasma Sintering of Magnesium Titanate Ceramics. Ceramics International 2024, 50 (9), 15283–15291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.02.004.
Filipović, S.; Smith Ii, S. M.; Hilmas, G.; Fahrenholtz, W.; Obradović, N.; Curtarolo, S. Synthesis and Properties of (Hf,Mo,Ti,W,Zr)B2–(Hf,Mo,Ti,W,Zr)C Dual Phase Ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2024, 44 (14), 116670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.116670.
Divilov, S.; Eckert, H.; Hicks, D.; Oses, C.; Toher, C.; Friedrich, R.; Esters, M.; Mehl, M. J.; Zettel, A. C.; Lederer, Y.; Zurek, E.; Maria, J.-P.; Brenner, D. W.; Campilongo, X.; Filipović, S.; Fahrenholtz, W. G.; Ryan, C. J.; DeSalle, C. M.; Crealese, R. J.; Wolfe, D. E.; Calzolari, A.; Curtarolo, S. Disordered Enthalpy–Entropy Descriptor for High-Entropy Ceramics Discovery. Nature 2024, 625 (7993), 66–73. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06786-y.
Obradović, N.; Feng, L.; Filipović, S.; Mirković, M.; Kosanović, D.; Rogan, J.; Fahrenholtz, W. G. Effect of Mechanical Activation on Carbothermal Synthesis and Densification of ZrC. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2023, 43 (16), 7306–7313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.08.007.
Stanfield, A. D.; Smith, S. M.; Filipović, S.; Obradović, N.; Buljak, V.; Hilmas, G. E.; Fahrenholtz, W. G. Final‐stage Densification Kinetics of Direct Current–Sintered ZrB₂. J Am Ceram Soc. 2023, 106 (10), 5654–5661. https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.19212.
Silvestroni, L.; Gilli, N.; Sangiorgi, A.; Corozzi, A.; Filipović, S.; Obradović, N.; Ortiz-Membrado, L.; Jiménez-Piqué, E.; Fahrenholtz, W. G. Multi-Phase (Zr,Ti,Cr)B₂ Solid Solutions: Preparation, Multi-Scale Microstructure, and Local Properties. Journal of Advanced Ceramics 2023, 12 (2), 414–431. https://doi.org/10.26599/JAC.2023.9220695