Second Memorial Colloquium for Beatrice and Arturo Tanga

This Friday, a second Colloquium was held at the Château de Cadarache in memory of Arturo and Beatrice Tanga. The couple was killed in a traffic accident in December 2009. A first Memorial Colloquium had been organized in March last year. "Arturo came here to Cadarache with his family to contribute to the success of ITER," Director-General Osamu Motojima said in his opening remarks. "He was an extremely hard working scientist. He was very supportive to his staff members. His commitment and leadership at the ITER Organization were exemplary to all of us. He was internationally recognized as a brilliant physicist. This is the reason why I asked for organization of this lecture in their memory."

 

After the introducion, Maurizio Gasparotto, Chief Engineer at the European Domestic Agency "Fusion for Energy" and a companion of Arturo and Beatrice since their university days in Rome, took over to commemorate the scientific and technical career of Arturo Tanga. It was then for Paul Thomas, Head of the Heating and Current Drive Division, and also a long-time friend and colleague of the Tangas, to close the lecture with some personal words.