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Andrea Ferrari
Born
Andrea Carlo Ferrari

November 1972 (age 51–52)
NationalityItalian
Alma materPolytechnic University of Milan
Scientific career
FieldsGraphene, 2D materials, carbon-based materials, photonics, optoelectronics.
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge
ThesisNanoscale properties of amorphous carbon (2001)
Websitehttp://www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk/nms/home.html

Andrea Carlo Ferrari (born 1972[1][2][3]) is a professor of nanotechnology at the University of Cambridge. Ferrari is a researcher in graphene and related materials

Academic career

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Ferrari earned a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Cambridge[4][5] 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,[6] and the EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre in Graphene Technology.[7] Prof. Ferrari is the Science and Technology Officer[8] and the Chair of the Management Panel of the Graphene Flagship,[9] one of the biggest research initiatives ever funded by the European Commission.[10]

Awards

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Ferrari is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics, the Materials Research Society, the Optical Society, the European Academy of Sciences, the Royal Academy of Engineering,[11] and the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is also a Member of Academia Europaea.[12]

Ferrari has also received 4 European Research Council grants.[13]

Ferrari's papers have been cited over 140,000 times, yielding a h-index of 126.[14] He has been included on a number of highly cited researchers lists including the list of scientists with h-index beyond 100.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Andrea FERRARI perso". Companies House. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. ^ "Andrea FERRARI perso". Companies House. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. ^ "Andrea FERRARI perso". Companies House. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  4. ^ "EThOS - Nanoscale properties of amorphous carbon". EThOS. Retrieved 2022-04-02..
  5. ^ "iDiscover - Nanoscale properties of amorphous carbon". Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  6. ^ "Andrea C. Ferrari". 6 November 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. ^ "EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Graphene Technology". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Director and management". Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Management Panel". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  10. ^ Johnson, Dexter. "Europe Invests €1 Billion to Become "Graphene Valley"". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Academy celebrates first new Fellows elected under Fit for the Future diversity initiative". The Royal Academy of Engineering. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Academy of Europe: Ferrari Andrea". www.ae-info.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  13. ^ "ERC FUNDED PROJECTS". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Andrea C. Ferrari".
  15. ^ https://www.webometrics.info/en/hlargerthan100. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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