Andrew I. Cooper

Andrew I. Cooper is a Professor at the University of Liverpool, Director of the Materials Innovation Factory, and Honorary Professor at East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST). He pioneers research in advanced organic functional materials, including conjugated microporous polymers, porous organic cages, and porous liquids, and developed the first autonomous mobile robotic chemist.

• Fields of Interest: Materials chemistry, robotics, AI-driven synthesis, and computational design of functional materials.
• Scientific Impact: Over 200 SCI-indexed papers, 52,000+ citations, H-index 117. Key journals: Nature, Science, JACS, Angewandte Chemie.
• Awards: Royal Society of Chemistry Professorship, Outstanding AI Leader award, Fellow of the Royal Society and European Academy of Sciences.
• Leadership: Editor-in-Chief of Chemical Science, trained 47 Chinese postdoctoral fellows and PhD students, and leads international collaborations with Chinese universities.
• Research Trends: Articles focus on robotics, AI, computational materials design, photocatalysis, and dynamic porosity in molecular systems.