Damjanovic received a bachelor's degree (summa cum laude) in physics from the University of Sarajevo in 1980.[1] He then joined L. Eric Cross at Pennsylvania State University for a Ph.D. In 1987, he graduated with a thesis in ceramics science titled: "Highly anisotropic electromechanical properties in modified lead titanate ceramics." The Philips Fellowship funded his research.[3] He continued as a research associate at Pennsylvania State University's Materials Research Laboratory. He mainly worked on the pyroelectric properties of synthetic polypeptides, piezoelectric composites for underwater applications, and thermo-optical imagers. In 1991, he joined EPFL's Ceramics Laboratory at the Institute of Materials. Until 2022, he led the Group on Ferroelectrics and Functional Oxides as a professor at EPFL. He taught undergraduate and graduate courses on structure, defects, and electrical properties of materials[2]
Research
Damjanovic investigated physical processes at different driving fields over a wide range of spatial (atomic to macroscopic device size) and time (mHz to GHz) scales.[4][5] He also studied how those processes affect the macroscopic behavior of ceramics, polymers, single crystals, and thin layers.[6][7] His current research focuses on oxide perovskites, organometallic lead halide perovskites, and oxides with fluorite structures.[8]
Distinctions
Damjanovic is an IEEE Fellow,[9] a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society,[1] and since 2022 the President-elect of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Frequency Control and Ferroelectrics Society (UFFC-S).[9]
He is the recipient of the 2021 Humboldt Research Award,[10] the 2020 Distinguished Service Award of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Society,[11] the 2018 IEEE Robert E. Newnham Ferroelectrics Award,[12] the 2017 International Award of the Japanese conference on Ferroelectric Materials and Their Applications,[1] the 2009 Rodolphe and René Haenny Award,[13] and the 2009 Ferroelectrics Recognition Award of the IEEE UFFC-S.[14] He was distinguished lecturer for the IEEE UFFC-S in 2010/2011.[15]
