Biography:Umberto Colombo (scientist)
Umberto Colombo | |
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| Born | 1927 |
| Died | 13 May 2006 (aged 78–79) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Citizenship | Italy |
| Alma mater | University of Pavia |
| Awards | Conrad Schlumberger Award (1958) Honda award for ecotechnology (1984) |
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| Institutions | University of Milan |
Umberto Colombo (1927 – 13 May 2006) was an Italian chemical engineer, academic and the minister of universities, science and technology of Italy.
Early life and education
Colombo was born in 1927.[1] He received a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Pavia.[1][2] He was a Fulbright Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States.[2]
Career
Colombo trained as a chemical engineer [3] and worked as a professor at the University of Milan in the 1970s.[4] He served as the president of the Italian energy firm Eni for a short period from November 1982 to January 1983 [5] before being appointed as the head of the Italian nuclear energy unit.[6]
From 1993 to 1994 Colombo served as the minister of universities, science and technology in the Ciampi cabinet.[7][8] Following this he became a member of the Italian national council of economy and labour.[3] He was one of the shareholders of Energy Conversion Devices and became a member of its board of directors in July 1995 before retiring in November 2004.[9]
Other posts that Colombo held included the chairman of ENEA (Italian national agency for new technology, energy and the environment; 1983-1993), president of the European Science Foundation (1991-1993), chairman of the Italian hydrocarbons trust, director general of Montedision's R&D and strategic planning, director of Montecatini's G. Donegani research centre, governor of the international development research centre (IDRC; 1985-1990) in Canada, chairman of the United Nations's advisory committee on science and technology for development (1984-1986), chairman of LEAD-Europe,[10] and president of the European institute research management association.[1][2][7][9] He was also a member of the Club of Rome's executive committee that had been founded by Aurelio Peccei.[11]
Works
In 1989, Colombo and fellow Italian scientist Francesco Scaramuzzi experimented with nuclear fusion reporting that they had successfully created nuclear fusion at room temperature.[12]
Awards
Colombo was the recipient of the Honda Foundation's award for ecotechnology in 1984.[1][13] He was also awarded China's state international scientific and technological cooperation award in 1999.[14]
Death
Colombo died in Rome on 13 May 2006 aged 78.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 U. Colombo; D. Siniscalco. "Environmental economics and sustainable development". Dimensions of Sustainable Development II. http://www.eolss.net/Sample-Chapters/C13/E1-46B-20.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Umberto Colombo Profile Page". Lead. http://www.lead.org/component/comprofiler/userprofile/BDIT0008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Bose's microwave transmitter". Frontline 15 (6). 21 March – 3 April 1998. http://www.frontline.in/navigation/?type=static&page=flonnet&rdurl=fl1506/15060810.htm.
- ↑ Jeffrey Hart (15 February 1977). "No good news, please". Lewiston Evening Journal. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TydHAAAAIBAJ&pg=4868,2055382&dq=umberto+colombo&hl=en.
- ↑ Cuando el mercado se estremece: el reto directivo de la reestructuración de la industria. Harvard Business Press. 1986. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-87584-136-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=m_NjfG-dpyEC&pg=PA155.
- ↑ "Energy Chief In Italy Quits". The New York Times. Reuters (Rome). 26 January 1983. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/27/business/energy-chief-in-italy-quits.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "ECD names a new board member". PR News. 26 June 1995. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ECD+NAMES+A+NEW+BOARD+MEMBER-a017138986.
- ↑ Dan V. Segre (17 January 2010). "The Roles of the Jews in Italian Society". Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (53). http://jcpa.org/article/the-roles-of-the-jews-in-italian-society/.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Umberto Colombo, Former ECD Director, Dies in Rome, Italy". PR News. 24 May 2006. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Umberto+Colombo,+Former+ECD+Director,+Dies+in+Rome,+Italy.-a0146161876.
- ↑ Valentina Sereni (September–October 1998). "No Simple Recipe". Galileo. http://server11.infn.it/pub/galileo/galileo_eng/archivio/doss/9810/2_art.html.
- ↑ "Declaration of the Club of Rome". The Club of Rome. http://www.mega.nu/ampp/cor.html.
- ↑ "Italian gets nuclear fusion with new technique". Lawrence Journal. Associated Press (Rome). 19 April 1989. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mE4yAAAAIBAJ&pg=6328,4893169&dq=umberto+colombo&hl=en.
- ↑ "Past Laureates, 1980". Honda Foundation. http://www.hondafoundation.jp/en/project/hondaprize/list1980.html.
- ↑ "China Confers State Award to Brazilian Expert". People's Daily. 28 June 2000. http://english.people.com.cn/english/200006/28/eng20000628_44133.html.
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