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
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.
manual
I like manual things, doing things with my hands, the feeling of touching.
closer good truth
It's always good news when you're closer to the truth.
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.
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.
close training younger
The training of younger generations is very close to my heart.
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.
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.
cannot explain
We know there must be new physics. For example, we cannot explain what dark matter is.
scientists
We will have to be very vigilant that young female scientists have the same opportunities as their male colleagues.
art based physicists principles proportion time
Art is based on very clear, mathematical principles like proportion and harmony. At the same time, physicists need to be inventive, to have ideas, to have some fantasy.
accounts answers mission nor open point quarter scientific seek
From a scientific point of view, our mission is to seek answers to the fundamental questions about the universe. Many are open - we don't know about dark matter, which accounts for a quarter of the universe's matter, nor do we know why there's antimatter.
continues education efforts ensuring fields focused leading role scientists technology unites
My efforts are focused on ensuring that CERN maintains a leading role in the fields of science, technology and education, and that it continues to be a place that unites scientists from around the world.
age laboratory open religion sex totally
Our laboratory is a place that celebrates diversity and is totally open to all differences, not just sex but also age, ethnicity, religion and other traditions.