Valeria del Campo

Dr. Valeria del Campo has served as a principal investigator at the Solar Energy Research Center (SERC Chile) since 2026. She holds a PhD in Physics and is currently an academic at the Federico Santa María Technical University (USM). For over a decade, she has dedicated herself to research in nanotechnology applied to solar energy. Her studies on solar module fouling and nanomaterials have enabled her to develop nanotextured surfaces with self-cleaning properties and to evaluate new materials to improve the performance of photovoltaic systems.

At the solar cell level, she has researched the use of materials such as graphene and copper to increase efficiency and reduce costs in photovoltaic technologies. She has been part of collaborative work with other researchers, incorporating the radiation conditions of the Atacama Desert and contributing to the development of mathematical models and solutions adapted to local conditions.

She has participated in SERC Chile since 2014, where she stands out for her leadership in promoting the inclusion of more women in STEM careers—an effort she also led as the institutional director of the INES-Gender project. She continues to inspire her students as the head of the Physical Civil Engineering program (USM) since 2023, with a deep commitment to human capital formation. Additionally, she was a principal investigator for the NanoBioPhysics Millennium Nucleus, demonstrating her capacity for multidisciplinary research.