Our observatory is located in Chile, but people from all over the world make up its team. That's why we want to commemorate the national holidays of the 17 nationalities that make up our multiculturalism. And we started in July with Canada Day by talking to Iván López, our Health, Safety, Security and Environment Manager, who has been with...
Our observatory has all kinds of professionals that make it a unique place in the world. But above all we have engineers... and women engineers! On the occasion of Women in Engineering Day, celebrated last June 23, we want to give special recognition to those women who every day demonstrate that there is no reason to generate gender bias....
For the past couple of years, ALMA's Education and Public Outreach (EPO) team, together with Vectorial Production Company (author of "The Rebirth of a Giant"), has been working on the series "En Busca de Nuestros Orígenes" (In Search of Our Origins), a documentary-style production that tells the story of young Atacameño people who want to learn about the mysteries...
When you have children everything is different, even if our realities are different. "I never had a role as a father growing up, but I always knew that being a father I was going to give my best. Being a father is a gift from God and is the energy to keep growing no matter what happens in life....
When Darío arrived in January 2012, things were very different.The observatory was in its construction phase, and it barely had 30 antennas. Our current residence did not yet exist, so the rooms were located in the old camp. Even the casino was getting small. "There were the three vendors building antennas, so there were a lot of people working...
When Ursula was presented with the "Care" award of our latest Fundamental Statements Awards, she could not hide her surprise. "I really believe that the award is not for me. It's for the whole team that works with me every day!", so says Ursula Throm, our ALMA Santiago General Services Supervisor and responsible for ALMA Travel who has been...