Conrado Varotto

Conrado Franco Varotto
Conrado Franco Varotto
Born	(1941-08-13) 13 August 1941 (age 76) Padua, Italy
Residence	Argentina
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

Conrado Franco Varotto (Brugine, Italy, 13 August 1941) is a physicist who currently serves as executive and technical director of the Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE), Argentine space agency. Born in 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. Since January 1994 he serves as technical and executive director of CONAE.