Rome, physicist Roberto Cervellati dies after being hit by a scooter

Investigations by the local police are underway, through listening to witnesses and analyzing video surveillance cameras, to trace the person who, on board an electric scooter, hit the former physicist Roberto Cervellati, 92, on the cycle path in Viale Angelico in Rome last Friday, killing him.

Who he was

Physicist and researcher at ENEA, Cervellati has dedicated an important part of his scientific activity to research in Antarctica, contributing to Italian missions on the continent and to the development of scientific knowledge in an environment of extraordinary interest for research. Throughout his career he has shared activities, experiences and projects with numerous INGV researchers, building relationships of scientific and human collaboration that have accompanied the work of many colleagues.

Ingv remembers his colleague

The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology expressed "deep condolences for the passing of Roberto Cervellati, a physicist and researcher who collaborated with numerous colleagues from INGV during his long scientific activity. His sudden passing represents painful news for those who had the opportunity to know him and work with him. The President, the Management and the entire community of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology join in the grief of his family, friends and colleagues, remembering with affection and recognition for his contribution to Italian scientific research".