Obituary: Prof Ezio Fornasieri

The IIR would like to express its sincere condolences to the family and relatives of Prof Ezio Fornasieri, who died in November 2013 at the age of 70.
The IIR would like to express its sincere condolences to the family and relatives of Prof Ezio Fornasieri, who died in November 2013 at the age of 70.

Prof Ezio Fornasieri worked over 30 years with the IIR as a member of the Commission B1 on Thermodynamics and Transfer Processes (1976-1980), Commission B2 on Refrigerating Equipment (1980-2011) and Commission D1 on Refrigerated Storage (2008- 2011).
Also, he was one of the top reviewers for the International Journal of Refrigeration (IJR), with the reputation of being a firm but fair reviewer.

Ezio Fornasieri obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1968 at Padua University and started his career as a researcher at the Laboratory for Refrigeration Technology of the National Research Council of Italy. Then he served at Padua University, Faculty of Engineering, as a Professor of Refrigerating Technology and coordinator of the course for the PhD degree at the Department of Technical Physics.

The refrigeration scientific community has lost a very valuable member and great friend.