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]

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
  1. "Andrea C. Ferrari". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. "EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Graphene Technology". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. "Director and management". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. "Management Panel". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. Johnson, Dexter. "Europe Invests €1 Billion to Become "Graphene Valley"". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. "ERC FUNDED PROJECTS". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. Sian Fogden (2 November 2018). "Heat-dissipating shoes with graphene soles". Phys.org. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  8. Sian Fogden (17 October 2018). "Exploring new spintronics device functionalities in graphene heterostructures". Phys.org. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  9. "Zero gravity graphene promises success in space". Phys.org. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  10. "Graphene phase modulators hold the key to faster mobile technology". Phys.org. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.


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