Respect, courtesy and fairness. These principles are the basis of the framework of behaviour that applies to all of us who work at ALMA JAO, and which we include in our Code of Ethics and Conduct. To ensure that this Code is complied with, we have...

On 23 June we commemorated Women in Engineering Day, an important date for our observatory and for science, which seeks to highlight the valuable contribution of women in this field. In this sense, Fabiola Norambuena, our Software Engineer Trainee, has been a source of inspiration for...

"The future is here"; "All eyes in the sky"; "Shaping a future of seamless innovation and unmatched efficiency". These phrases are some of the goals to be achieved in the Objective, Key & Results (OKRs): the new working channel that defines the line of communication between...

Marta Allendes' life is marked by international postcards. Our Hospitality Services Coordinator started at the age of 20 doing an internship in hospitality in the United States and, since then, worked for many seasons outside of Chile until the pandemic arrived. "For me it is very...

It was around 8 p.m. when the alerts went off at the Jama border crossing. On 25 April, the driver of a bus carrying Brazilian tourists had lost control, killing two people and injuring 40. While the local media were recording the tragedy, a team wearing...

"It was unreachable". That was the impression that Valezka Galdames, our new Respect, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, had of ALMA before taking up her position on 8 April. The desert and its climate takes her back to her youth in Chuquicamata, where she lived for...