Professor Andrea C Ferrari
Andrea C. Ferrari earned a PhD in electrical engineering from Cambridge University, after a Laurea in Nuclear Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy. He is Professor of Nanotechnology and head of the Nanomaterials and Spectroscopy group at the Department of Engineering and Nanoscience Centre of Cambridge University. He is the founding Director of the Cambridge Graphene Centre. He is Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge, Fellow of the American Physical Society, and Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award Holder. He is also the Chairman of the Executive Board of the EU Graphene Flagship.
College Positions
Director of Studies in Engineering Part IIB
University Positions
Professor of Nanotechnology
Director of the Cambridge Graphene Centre
Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Graphene Technology
Professor Ferrari research interests include nanomaterials growth, modelling, characterization, and devices. In particular, he focuses on graphene, nanotubes, diamond-like carbon, and nanowires for applications in electronics and photonics.
