Jelena Popovic-Neuber | University of Stavanger

Contact

Telephone: 51832295

Department

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering

About me

Jelena Popović-Neuber is an Associate Professor of Battery Technology at University of Stavanger. Her scientific interests lie in the cross-section of experimental and theoretical materials science and electrochemistry, focusing on physicochemical investigation and developement of materials for electrochemical energy storage.

Career and education:

Associate Professor at University of Stavanger (since January 2023)
Taught courses on electrochemical energy storage at MSc. level, Faculty of Chemistry and Faculty of Energy, Process, and Bioengineering, University of Stuttgart, Germany (2018 - 2022)
Staff scientist/group leader at Department of Physical Chemistry of Solids, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany (2011 - 2022)
Visiting scientist at MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering, US (2018)
PhD in Colloid Chemistry, University of Potsdam/Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany (2011)
Visiting PhD student at Laboratoire de Réactivité et Chimie des Solides de Picardie, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, France (2010)
Dipl.-Ing. in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Serbia (2008)
Research intern at Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials, TU Graz, Austria (2007)

Courses:

Publication list:Jelena Popovic-Neuber (0000-0001-6618-4306) (orcid.org)and‪Jelena Popovic-Neuber‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬

Professional commitments:

Lead organizer of symposium on lithium-ion batteries, 76th annual International Society of Electrochemistry meeting (2025)
Work package leader in FME Battery - national centre for next generation and improved circular sustainable battery technology value chain, Norway (2025 - 2032)
Editorial Board Member at Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Energy (since 2024)
Scientific Advisory Board member for the topic of “Energy”, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany (since 2024)
International Expert Council, EU Doctoral Network StoreAGE (since 2023)
Study program director of Batteri- og energiteknologi – bachelor at University of Stavanger (since 2023)
Scientific Advisory Board member of International Symposium on Polymer Electrolytes (since 2018)

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Publications

Vitenskapelige publikasjoner

Behjat, Saeed; Grill, Jonas; Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2025)

Modeling of effective cationic transference number in soft matter battery electrolytes based on conservative ensemble theory.

Electrochimica Acta.

ISSN 0013-4686.

Volum 518.

DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2025.145792

Grill, Jonas; Ngulube, Qaphelani; Mindemark, Jonas; Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2025)

Methodology for precise measurement of ion transport properties of semi-solid polymer electrolytes.

Electrochimica Acta.

ISSN 0013-4686.

DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2025.146208

Grill, Jonas; Steensen, Simon K.; Quintero Castro, Diana Lucia; Castelli, Ivano E.; Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Solid-state inorganic electrolytes for next generation potassium batteries.

Communications Materials.

ISSN 2662-4443.

Volum 5.

DOI: 10.1038/s43246-024-00568-3

Grill, Jonas; Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Cation Conducting Binders: From Liquid to Solid-State Batteries.

ACS Energy Letters.

Volum 9.

Hefte 9.

s.4465-4474.

DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c01684

Sareen, Siddharth; Haarstad, Håvard; Gong, Huiwen; Aiken, Gerald; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe; Silvester, Benjamin Ronald; Popovic-Neuber, Jelena; Stopa, Mateusz Bartlomiej; Lindkvist, Peter Mathias; Pezzotta, Micol; Sasse, Lea Marie; Shokrgozar, Shayan; Haugland, Bård Torvetjønn; Langhelle, Oluf; Inderberg, Tor Håkon Jackson

(2024)

Watt sense of community? A human geography agenda on energy communities.

Progress in Environmental Geography.

DOI: 10.1177/27539687241287795

Löw, Mario; Grill, Jonas; May, Matthias; Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Magnesium and Aluminum in Contact with Liquid Battery Electrolytes: Ion Transport through Interphases and in the Bulk.

ACS Materials Letters.

ISSN 2639-4979.

Volum 6.

s.5120-5127.

DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01589

Grill, Jonas; Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Long term porosity of solid electrolyte interphase on model silicon anodes with liquid battery electrolytes.

Communications chemistry.

ISSN 2399-3669.

Volum 7.

Hefte 1.

DOI: 10.1038/s42004-024-01381-2

Lim, Kyungmi; Popovic-Neuber, Jelena; Maier, Joachim

(2023)

Ion Transport and Growth Behavior of Solid Electrolyte Interphases on Li and Na with Liquid Electrolytes Based on Impedance Analysis.

Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

ISSN 2050-7488.

DOI: 10.1039/D2TA09189E

Lim, Kyungmi; Hagel, Marion; Küster, Kathrin; Fenk, Bernhard; Weis, Jürgen; Starke, Ulrich; Popovic-Neuber, Jelena; Maier, Joachim

(2023)

Chemical stability and functionality of Al2O3 artificial solid electrolyte interphases on alkali metals under open circuit voltage conditions.

Applied Physics Letters.

ISSN 0003-6951.

DOI: 10.1063/5.0123535

Li, Yuqi; Liu, Qiunan; Wu, Siyuan; Geng, Lin; Popovic-Neuber, Jelena; Li, Yu; chen, zhao; Wang, Haibo; Wang, Yuqi; Dai, Tao; Yang, Yang; Sun, Haiming; Lu, Yaxiang; Zhang, Liqiang; Tang, Yongfu; Xiao, Ruijuan; Li, Hong; Chen, Liquan; Maier, Joachim; Huang, Jianyu; Hu, Yong-Sheng

(2023)

Unraveling the Reaction Mystery of Li and Na with Dry Air.

Journal of the American Chemical Society.

ISSN 0002-7863.

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13589

Bøker og kapitler

Behjat, Saeed

(2024)

Modelling of ion and electron transfer processes in rechargeable batteries.

Formidling

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2025)

Passivation layers on metal electrodes (and beyond).

Grenoble energy conversion & storage winter school;

2025-02-24 - 2025-02-28.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2025)

Electrochemistry of sustainable lithium and post-lithium battery materials.

Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS25) ;

2025-03-03 - 2025-03-07.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2025)

Solid state ionics approach in developement, improvement and understanding of post-lithium battery materials.

ACS Spring 2025 Meeting & Expo;

2025-03-23 - 2025-03-28.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2025)

Battery ionics: A tour through relevant liquid, soft matter, and solid-state materials.

Seminar at Debye Institute of Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University;

2025-03-19.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena; Brede, Cato

(2025)

Batteridagen 2024.

Kjemi.

ISSN 0023-1983.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Interfacial chemistry and electrolyte approaches for enabling metal anode batteries.

48th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics & Composites (ICACC 2024);

2024-01-28 - 2024-02-02.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Ion transport in battery electrolytes and related interphases .

87th Annual Conference of the German Physical Society, KFM 24: Focus Session: Battery Materials – Ion Transport, Impurity Effects and Modelling (joint session KFM/MM);

2024-03-17 - 2024-03-22.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Insights on ion transport and growth of high-energy battery interphases from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

18th International Symposium on Polymer Electrolytes (ISPE-18);

2024-06-23 - 2024-06-28.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Current understanding of solid electrolyte interphase evolution on metal anodes in contact with liquid battery electrolytes.

Swiss battery days;

2024-08-26 - 2024-08-28.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Insights on high-energy battery interphases from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

5th International Symposium on Magnesium Batteries;

2024-09-18 - 2024-09-20.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Insights on ion transport and growth of high-energy Na battery interphases.

5th International Sodium Battery Symposium;

2024-09-23 - 2024-09-25.

Grill, Jonas; Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Solid electrolyte interphases on model Si electrodes studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

NordBatt 2024;

2024-09-24 - 2024-09-27.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Materials and electrochemistry for improved and new batteries.

UiS Faculty of Science and Technology Fagdag;

2024-11-05.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Electrochemical methods for elucidating ion transport in battery materials.

11th National Meeting on Inorganic and Materials Chemistry ;

2024-02-27 - 2024-02-28.

Grill, Jonas; Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy as a tool to study battery interfaces.

11th National Meeting on Inorganic and Materials Chemistry;

2024-02-27 - 2024-02-28.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Batteries from the perspective of modern electrochemistry and new materials.

Graduate School Electrochemical Energy Storage (GS-EES) Summer School;

2024-07-23.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Ion transport in battery electrolytes and related interphases.

Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS24);

2024-03-04 - 2024-03-08.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2024)

Ion transport in soft matter battery electrolytes and related interphases.

Seminar at Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University;

2024-02-01.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2023)

Cation Conducting Binders: From Liquid to Solid-State Batteries.

244th ECS Meeting;

2023-10-08 - 2023-10-12.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2023)

Ion transport in soft matter battery electrolytes and related interphases.

Oxford Battery Modelling Symposium (OBMS);

2023-03-27 - 2023-03-28.

Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2023)

Ion transport in battery electrolytes and related interphases.

74th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE);

2023-03-27 - 2023-03-28.

Grill, Jonas; Popovic-Neuber, Jelena

(2023)

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy as a tool to study battery interfaces.

Lorentz workshop on electrochemical energy storage in 2D and layered materials;

2023-11-14 - 2023-11-17.