Andrea Ferrari

Andrea Ferrari is a Professor of Nanotechnology at the University of Cambridge and serves as the Director of the Cambridge Graphene Centre. He also holds a prestigious Fellowship at Pembroke College and is Chair of the Management Panel for the European Graphene Flagship initiative. His research spans multidisciplinary areas including physics, engineering, and materials science, with a focus on carbon materials like graphene and nanotubes.

• Key Roles: Director of Cambridge Graphene Centre, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Graphene Technology, Science and Technology Officer for European Graphene Flagship.
• Education: PhD in Electrical Engineering from Cambridge University, Laurea in Nuclear Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy, and Cambridge ScD.

Professor Ferrari's work has established global standards in Raman spectroscopy analysis of carbon materials and their integration into printed electronics, flexible devices, photodetectors, modulators, lasers, and plasmonic structures. He has received 4 European Research Council Grants and multiple fellowships from institutions such as the American Physical Society, Materials Research Society, and Royal Academy of Engineering.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Royal Society Brian Mercer Award for Innovation
  • Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
  • Marie Curie Excellence Award
  • Philip Leverhulme Prize
  • EU-40 Materials Prize
  • Blaise Pascal Medal in Materials Science

His collaborations with industry partners bridge scientific discovery and technological advancement, impacting fields such as flexible electronics, optoelectronics, and advanced materials. He is a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea, and the Royal Society of Chemistry.