Since March 17, thanks to Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), our antennas join every day or night an observing network with 10 other stations located in Europe, North America, Chile and the South Pole. And although this is not the first time ALMA has worked on this campaign together with EHT (Event Horizon Telescope) and GMVA (Global mm-VLBI Array),...
Cybersecurity is critical to the operation of any organization, and it depends on each of its users.“The first level of defense in ALMA security is our colleagues. We know that through information and training we can reduce the vulnerabilities that exist today, mainly in times of pandemics.”With just a few days to go before the final deadline to complete...
Our Head of Administration not only has an important career in financial areas in multinational companies. This enthusiastic professional is also a man dedicated to his family and a mountaineer.“The astronomical theme caught my attention as a child, and it was always a deeply felt professional aspiration to be able to work in an organization related to the observation...
This was a joint effort between the Safety area and the Polyclinic, with the support of contractors (such as NewRest) and all the staff. Thus the OSF complied with each of the requirements of the Ministry of Health that the certifying entity ACHS (Chilean Safety Association) made during the audit process.“We are monitoring the health of a staff of...
Christian Saldías, Information Technology Manager, is ALMA’s first hire (lsm). Before the organization as such existed, already since 2003 and as a collaborator of the ESO, working for the project.“The OSF consisted of three water ponds and a container with a hole to access the inside. That was the office (there were no bathrooms, no kitchen, no internet). We...
In the last 7 years the incorporation of women to our staff has grown by 36%, as well as we have increased the participation of women in leadership positions. “As an organization we understand that we have to take initiatives that help us mitigate unconscious bias, either through the implementation of best market practices, incorporation and process adjustments, as...