Talk during the Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe memorial symposium in College Station, Texas (https://sites.google.com/view/irimemorial/home)

1. I Feel Lucky…
Salvatore Manfreda
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Edile e Ambientale (DICEA)
Professor of Hydrology and Advanced Monitoring - www.salvatoremanfreda.it
e-mail: salvatore.manfreda@unina.it
@Sal_Manfreda

2. Lucky for spending two Years with Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe
Prof. Salvatore Manfreda – Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
I feel lucky to have the honor to
meet a beautiful human being like
Ignacio in my life.
I have been and still is my mentor
and inspirational reference.
My experience at Princeton with
him changed my life and view of
the world.
Visiting PhD and PostDoc with Ignacio 2003-2005

3. We are a Small Atoms of the Universe
• We are small atoms, but our job gives us the opportunity
to share knowledge, passion, and enthusiams with others;
• His memory survives in the stroge and large network of
students (not only) that he has been tutoring troughout
the years.
Prof. Salvatore Manfreda – Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

4. Prof. Salvatore Manfreda – Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Scientific Nephews

5. The Best Inspirational Teaching Receieved
• If God comes to you one day and ask you: “What do you want
to know?”
• Do you have your question ready?
• Stick to the plan and with clear research questions
Prof. Salvatore Manfreda – Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
From a discussion with Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe

6. Good bye my dear friend!!!
Good bye Maestro!