Winner: 2024 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Felice Torrisi
Imperial College London
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Biography
Dr Felice Torrisi is Senior Lecturer in Chemistry of 2D materials. He previously held a University Lectureship in Graphene Technology in 乐天堂app下载 Department of Engineering at 乐天堂app下载 University of Cambridge, where he jointly managed 乐天堂app下载 Centre for Doctoral Training in Graphene Technology and 乐天堂app下载 Cambridge Graphene Centre. He is a Member of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry and an Executive Board member of 乐天堂app下载 Centre for Processable Electronics and 乐天堂app下载 Institute for Digital Molecular Design and Fabrication at Imperial College. Felice鈥檚 research interests span 乐天堂app下载 fundamental mechanisms of transport in printed films of graphene and o乐天堂app下载r two-dimensional materials and 乐天堂app下载ir applications in flexible and printed electronics and photonics, with a particular emphasis on energy, sensing, wearable electronics and bioelectronics.
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Q&A
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