Andrea C. Ferrari
Andrea C. Ferrari earned a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Cambridge after obtaining a Laurea in nuclear engineering at Polytechnic University of Milan, in Italy. He is the Founder and Director of the Cambridge Graphene Centre at the University of Cambridge,[1] and the EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre in Graphene Technology.[2] Prof. Ferrari is the Science and Technology Officer[3] and the Chair of the Management Panel of the Graphene Flagship,[4] one of the biggest research initiatives ever funded by the European Commission.[5]
Awards
Professor Andrea C. Ferrari is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics, the Materials Research Society, and the Optical Society. Among others, he has received the following awards:[1]
- Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
- Royal Society Mercer Award for Innovation
- Marie Curie Excellence Award
- Philip Leverhulme Prize
- EU-40 Materials Prize.
Professor Ferrari has also received 3 European Research Council grants.[6]
Research
In 2017 he participated in a research of heat-dissipating shoes which use graphene soles.[7] In 2018 he experimented with spintronics device functionalities in graphene heterostructures[8] and worked with European Space Agency's space-like applications to develop a zero gravity graphene.[9] He also works in collaboration with the National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications and IMEC.[10]
References
- "Andrea C. Ferrari". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- "EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Graphene Technology". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- "Director and management". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- "Management Panel". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- Johnson, Dexter. "Europe Invests €1 Billion to Become "Graphene Valley"". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- "ERC FUNDED PROJECTS". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- Sian Fogden (2 November 2018). "Heat-dissipating shoes with graphene soles". Phys.org. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- Sian Fogden (17 October 2018). "Exploring new spintronics device functionalities in graphene heterostructures". Phys.org. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- "Zero gravity graphene promises success in space". Phys.org. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- "Graphene phase modulators hold the key to faster mobile technology". Phys.org. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.