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Conrado Varotto

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Conrado Franco Varotto
Conrado Franco Varotto
Born (1941-08-13) 13 August 1941 (age 83)
Padua, Italy
CitizenshipArgentina
Alma materInstituto Balseiro
AwardsPlatinum Premio Konex In Physics and Nuclear Technology, for the decade 1982-1992, (1993)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Nuclear science, Space science
InstitutionsComisión 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Comunicato". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ^ "CONAE: Cambio y nueva etapa" (in Spanish). Agencia TSS. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
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