Dr. Michele Ferrari è Ricercatore in staff presso CNR-ICMATE U.O.S. di Genova. Dopo gli studi di Chimica ( Universiità di Genova) Laurea nel campo della protezione dei metalli nei beni culturali,ha conseguito una posizione di postdoc (EU-HCM) nel gruppo del Dr.R.Miller nel 1994 al Max Planck Inst. for Colloids and Interfaces (MPI-KG) di Berlino. E’ stato visiting researcher (2001) at MPI-KG (Golm-Germany), MPI-Polymer Research (Mainz-Germany) (2006), Ian Wark Inst.-UNISA (Adelaide-Australia) (2009) and INFLPR (Magurele-Romania) (2013).
Membro dell’Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia Universitat de Barcelona come collaboratore esterno del gruppo Cellular responses to xenobiotics (Dept Bioquímica i Fisiologia, Fac. Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació). E’ stato membro del COST European Action networks in Physics of Droplets (P21), Colloidal Aspects of Nanoscience for Innovative Processes and Materials (CM1101) and Smart and green interfaces (MP1106) - from single bubbles and drops to industrial, environmental and biomedical applications.
I suoi interessi scientifici includono proprietà interfacciali di sistemi tensioattivi ed esperimenti in microgravità (onboard Shuttle e ISS), studi AFM di adsorbimento e self-assembly di anfiffilici all’interfaccia solido-liquido, progettazione e sviluppo di coatings superidrofobici and anfifobici, con applicazione come antifouling anticorrosione in ambiente marino e ai pannelli solari, applicazione di profilometria 3D confocaley per screening in vitro di risposta cellulare al farmaco. Coautore di articoli e contributi(Google H-index 31 e >3300 citazioni) in riviste peer reviewed, libri, voci enciclopediche e co-editor di libri ed edizioni speciali e contributi in conferenze internazionali.
Negli ultimi 5 anni è stato responsabile scientifico di work packages in Ritmare Progetto Bandiera CNR e responsabile scientifico del progetto ANFISOL Compagnia San Paolo.

Dr. Michele Ferrari is Staff Researcher at CNR-ICMATE (Institute of Condensed Matter and Technologies for Energy) in Genova, Italy. After the studies of Chemistry in the field of metal protection in cultural heritage (University of Genoa), he joined as a EU postdoc position the group of Dr. Miller in 1994 at Max Planck Inst. for Colloids and Interfaces in Berlin. He has been visiting researcher (2001) at MPI-KG (Golm-Germany), MPI-PR (Mainz-Germany) (2006), UNISA (Adelaide-Australia) (2009) and INFLPR (Magurele-Romania) (2013).
Member of Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia Universitat de Barcelona as external collaboration in Cellular responses to xenobiotics Group (Dept Bioquímica i Fisiologia, Fac. Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació), COST European Action networks in Physics of Droplets (P21), Colloidal Aspects of Nanoscience for Innovative Processes and Materials (CM1101) and Smart and green interfaces (MP1106) - from single bubbles and drops to industrial, environmental and biomedical applications.
His scientific interests include wetting, superhydrophobic and amphiphobic coatings, application in solar panels, marine environment, interfacial properties of surfactant systems and microgravity experiments (onboard Shuttle and ISS) and AFM in studies of adsorption and self-assembly of amphiphiles at liquid-solid interface and 3D confocal prolifometry for in vitro cell response screening to drug treatment. Co-author of articles and contributions (Google H-index 31 and >3300 citations) in peer reviewed journals, books, encyclopedia, and co-editor of books and special issues and contributions at international conferences.
Main Projects as PI (last 5 years): Ritmare CNR Flagship Project, ANFISOL Compagnia San Paolo.