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Argentine physicist (born 1941) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Conrado Franco Varotto | |
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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 |
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]
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