Brian D. Serot
Professor (deceased)
Nuclear Physics (Theoretical)
B.S., Yale, 1975
M.S., Stanford, 1977
Ph.D., Stanford, 1979.
The Department of Physics mourns the recent loss of one of our own: respected teacher and research Prof. Brian Serot. Brian was a treasured faculty member, a productive researcher, and a legendary teacher to our students, particularly our graduate students, and we miss him dearly.
An event, Celebration of Life for Brian will be held Sunday, June 3, 2012, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the WonderLab Children's Science Museum for anyone from the Physics Department and CEEM that would like to attend. It will be casual; beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Please RSVP to Rose Serot at by May 28, 2012.
A scientific obituary has been submitted to Physics Today and other sites.
Brian David Serot
FEB. 1, 1955 — MARCH 2, 2012
Brian David Serot, age 57, of Bloomington, passed away on March 2, 2012. He was born in New York. He graduated from Yale in 1975. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford University in 1979. He loved teaching at Indiana University for 28 years.
He is survived by his wife, Rosa Serot of Bloomington; father, Marvin Serot of Florida; sister, Claudia Corman of New York and her husband, Dr. Marvin Corman; uncle, Irwin Whitman of Colorado; two cousins, Stephanie Owen and her husband Richard Owen, Elizabeth Whitman of New Jersey; and two nieces, Ariana Saunders and Danielle Saunders of New York.
There was a private graveside funeral and there will be a memorial in the summer. The following prayer was a favorite of Brian’s entitled “A Prayer for the World.” Let the rain come and wash away the ancient grudges, the bitter hatreds held and nurtured over generations. Let the rain wash away the memory of the hurt, the neglect. Then let the sun come out and fill the sky with rainbows. Let the warmth of the sun heal us wherever we are broken. Let it burn away the fog so that we can see each other clearly so that we can see beyond labels, beyond accents, gender or skin color. Let the warmth and brightness of the sun melt our selfishness so that we can share the joys and feel the sorrows of our neighbors. And let the light of the sun be so strong that we will see all people as our neighbors. Let the earth, nourished by rain; bring forth flowers to surround us with beauty. And let the mountains teach our hearts to reach upward to heaven. Amen.
The Funeral Chapel of Powell and Deckard handled the arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.pdcfuneralchapel.com.
