University of Antonio Nariño, Colombia
I became a physicist because, for me, physics has the capacity to connect with any other branch of knowledge. DUNE has given me the opportunity to explore neutrino physics, a very exciting branch of science with a high probability of answering some of the fundamental questions of our time. And this modern way of doing science often requires large, international collaborations. I enjoy working closely with other colleagues from Latin America, but this experiment has also created the opportunity to share experiences with people coming together from all around the globe. I have a daughter named Sofia, and people believe that she has that name as a tribute to philosophy – which comes from ‘philosophia,’ the love of wisdom – because my wife and I are both scientists. We actually chose it because we thought it was an international name that was easy to speak and write in any language.