Fabiola Gianotti
Fabiola Gianotti
Fabiola Gianottiis an Italian particle physicist and the Director-General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Her mandate began on 1 January 2016 and runs for a period of five years. She is the first woman to hold the position of CERN Director-General...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionPhysicist
Date of Birth29 October 1960
CountryItaly
Fabiola Gianotti quotes about
scientists
We will have to be very vigilant that young female scientists have the same opportunities as their male colleagues.
cannot explain
We know there must be new physics. For example, we cannot explain what dark matter is.
electron heavy top
We had to understand things like why the top quark was so heavy and the electron is so light. The Higgs is a big, important step.
advance borders devoted knowledge life
There is nothing more exciting than having a life devoted to fundamental knowledge and to contributing to advance the borders of knowledge.
close training younger
The training of younger generations is very close to my heart.
discovered model since standard
The top quark was discovered in 1995, and since then, the Higgs has become our obsession because the standard model was incomplete without it.
compared mankind
Of course, mankind has made giant steps forward. However, what we know is really very, very little compared to what we still have to know.
closer good truth
It's always good news when you're closer to the truth.
manual
I like manual things, doing things with my hands, the feeling of touching.
concrete peace
CERN is a concrete example of worldwide, international co-operation - and a concrete example of peace. The place which makes, in my opinion, better scientists, but also better people.
centre concrete cooperation cradle example excellence peace physicists pride scientific shining source technology
CERN is a centre of scientific excellence and a source of pride and inspiration for physicists from all over the world, a cradle for technology and innovation, and a shining concrete example of scientific cooperation and peace.
people
Working with so many people from all over the world is extremely enriching and stimulating.
among dark matter questions
Among the questions we have in mind: dark matter, antimatter, and matter symmetry.
based few nature simple though
Like in nature, I like things which are based on a few simple principles, even though their manifestation can be very rich.