After the world's attention was drawn to the first image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, ALMA is attracting more and more interest.On May 18, we received three press agencies at ALMA: Reuters and France Press (AFP), as well as correspondents from the Spanish newspaper El País. Check out some of the publications left...
During the press conference held yesterday at SCO at the same time as at five other locations around the planet, the astronomers in charge of revealing the image of the colossal black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy stressed that without ALMA these results would not have been possible.The secret The revelation of this image was...
Courageous women who transcend personally while maintaining their commitment to science. “I had everything planned but Joaquín changed my schemes” “I have always prioritized my career because I like what I do and I postponed motherhood or just the idea of being a mother. Together with Juan Carlos we decided to take on this challenge, we are happy! My...
From our unions and Human Resources, we want to greet all those who work on our project every day. Check their messages below: “We would like to share this greeting with all our colleagues, family and friends to wish them a Happy Labor Day and congratulate them for the efforts they make every day. We are very proud to...
We commemorated this Earth Day by talking to Michaela Heisig, a biologist from the University of Hamburg who 20 years ago led ALMA’s environmental impact study at Chajnantor and remains in charge of conservation plans at the site. “ALMA did something that was not very common: it voluntarily conducted the environmental impact studies. Even today there are few projects...
It’s all about “keeping the lights on, the water flowing and the wheels turning,” says Donald Tait, CFG Manager, since this team was created in March 2020. Particularly intense times for this group composed of: Rodrigo Alvarado, Project Engineer; Francisco Cisterna, Contract Supervisor; Verónica Gareca, Administration Assistant (Management Control); Francisco Herrera, Administration Assistant (Management Control); and Alfredo Krain, Contract Supervisor. But...