Instituto de Física y Astronomía

July 14, 2014. IFA News

The news of passing away of professor Sergio del Campo Araya surprised, shocked and saddened the academic community on July 12, 2014. Writing these words is hard as well as easy. Hard because nobody is prepared to write them of some dear friend. Easy because memories, some recent, some older, of past meetings, rush to my mind, memories of working together or sharing free time. Sergio leaves a big void in our country, as well as an enormous legacy as researcher and academic. He not only did his job and did it well, but also became a referent for many young people interested in studying the Universe. A referent not only as an academic, but as a human being as well. In a personal way I can say that Sergio is the person that most helped me in my scientific life, more than any other person. He was with me when I decided to do my PhD Thesis on cosmology, when I wanted to do my Postdoc, when I had little time to do research, when I got my current position, and then again,  last Thursday, working together to throw light on the mysteries of dark energy. In sum, I feel that I owe him much of who I am, and together with that, a great responsibility. I know that these feelings are not only mine, that I share them with many friends, colleagues and students. I am quite sure that this feeling will be the one to push us to work hard in making real some of Sergio´s dreams, those that his friends know very well. Dear Sergio, we will sorely miss you.

Homage given by: Victor H. Cardenas, Professor of the Instituto de Física y Astronomía, Universidad de Valparaíso.

Sergio del Campo Araya was a professor and investigator of the Instituto de Física of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Master in Sciences, he undertook postgraduate studies in the University of Tufts in USA, where he got his MSc and PhD degrees.
Associated link: News Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

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