Vittorio Giavotto, Emeritus Professor of Aerospace Structures at the Politecnico di Milano, talks to Professor Giuseppe Sala ↗ and together they look back on 45 years of memories of working side by side in the development of the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology.

“Impronte Politecniche” is a series of video portraits in which Emeritus and Honorary Professors of the Politecnico tell their academic story in conversation with one of their students; from their beginnings to the present day, passing through the successes, challenges, anecdotes, places, teachers and students they have encountered along the way.

The term “footprint” is intended to suggest the lasting value of that which the Emeriti have achieved in their careers, but also the path they have taken and which they invite us to take, following in their footsteps towards the challenges of the future.