Conrado Varotto
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Conrado Franco Varotto | |
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![]() Conrado Franco Varotto | |
Born | Padua, Italy | 13 August 1941
Citizenship | Argentina |
Alma mater | Instituto Balseiro |
Awards | Platinum Premio Konex In Physics and Nuclear Technology, for the decade 1982-1992, (1993) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, Nuclear science, Space science |
Institutions | Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales |
Conrado Franco Varotto (born 13 August 1941)[1] is a physicist who is the former executive and technical director of the Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE), Argentine space agency.
Biography
[edit]Born in Brugine, Italy, he arrived in his childhood to Argentina where he received his doctorate in physics at the Instituto Balseiro (1968). He promoted the creation of INVAP, a technology company, as its first General and Technical Manager between 1976-1991. From January 1994 to May 2018 he served as the technical and executive director of CONAE.[2]
In 2018, he received the Houssay Career Award and was named Researcher of the Nation.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Comunicato". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "CONAE: Cambio y nueva etapa" (in Spanish). Agencia TSS. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Macri: 'Todos los investigadores son un orgullo para los argentinos'" [Macri: 'All Researchers are a Source of Pride for Argentines'] (in Spanish). Office of the President of Argentina. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
External links
[edit]Media related to Conrado Varotto at Wikimedia Commons