Conrado Franco Varotto (born 13 August 1941) is a physicist who is the former executive and technical director of the

Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales The National Space Activities Commission ( Spanish: ''Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales'', CONAE) is the civilian agency of the government of Argentina in charge of the national space programme. History Sociedad Argentina Interp ...

(CONAE), Argentine space agency.

Biography

Born in

Brugine Brugine is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 40 km (25 miles) west of Venice and about 16 km (10 miles) southeast of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,57 ...

, Italy, he arrived in his childhood to Argentina where he received his doctorate in physics at the

Instituto Balseiro Balseiro Institute () is an Argentine academic institution that belongs partially to the National University of Cuyo and partially to the National Atomic Energy Commission. It is located in Bariloche, Río Negro province, Argentina. Notable ...

(1968). He promoted the creation of

INVAP INVAP S.E. is an Argentine company that provides design, integration, construction and delivery of equipment, plants and devices. The company operates in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, and delivers ...

, 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. In 2018, he received the Houssay Career Award and was named Researcher of the Nation.

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* 1941 births Living people Argentine physicists {{physicist-stub