A few days ago, we received the sad news of the passing of Joseph Schwarz, our former colleague at ESO. Our paths with Joe crossed in 2000, when he moved to the ALMA project at ESO. There he played an essential role in leading the team that defined the overall ALMA software architecture. He became Deputy to the European...
There are many who continue their careers elsewhere after working at ALMA, but not before recognizing the importance of our observatory in their professional development.This is the case of Alejandro Barrientos, who worked with us for 12 years as Technical Dataflow Engineer, and today works as Systems Administrator of the Scientific Information Services group at NRAO. "It was a...
His present is in Chile, but his memory takes him to the United States. Specifically, to Socorro, New Mexico. It was there that Héctor Alarcón's relationship with ALMA began 15 years ago.There he was testing the antenna prototypes at the Atacama Test Facility (ATF), and when he returned to Chile he witnessed the first steps of the observatory: "When...
The location of our observatory is a true privilege that not only allows us to obtain astronomical data but also dazzles us with the wonders of the Universe that can be seen from the OSF with the naked eye. This is recognized by María Jesús López, our Frontline Software Support Engineer (FLSE) from the ALMA Department of Computing (ADC),...
At the end of a day's work at the OSF, there is nothing better than a dip in the pool. An experience that will now be even better, given the improvements made to the structure by the Contract Facility Group (CFG) and Hospitality. They installed a PVC coating that will protect the walls and floor to prevent possible rust...
Our collaborators have worked, on average, 9.5 years at the observatory. This has undoubtedly been a period of great personal and professional growth, which has been reflected in the different positions that many of them have climbed along the way. Jorge Morgado can attest to that. In his 11 years at ALMA, he has already held 4 different positions....