Mirando al cielo y la Tierra: El rol clave de Priscilla Nowajeski en ALMA
When Priscilla Nowajewski, our astronomer and climatologist, reflects on her journey into astronomy and climatology, her story reveals a path as unique as the planetary atmospheres she studies. "It wasn't a childhood dream," she says. Her early years were filled with outdoor adventures, video games, and a growing fascination...
Yo Recomiendo: el “protector” Octavio Hernández
Another year has passed and with it a new winner of the "Care" award of our Fundamental Statements. This time the award went to Octavio Hernández., who has been with us for more than 15 years as Operations and Maintenance Planner/Coordinator. An award that caught Octavio...
Dejando nuestra huella en la AAS
This week, the 241st American Astronomical Society (AAS) conference was held in Seattle, USA. ALMA was part of almost a hundred research results and several presentations. In addition to three press conferences and two talks on the past and future of the observatory, ALMA data appeared...
Sumando ojos en el espacio
We are happy to announce that ALMA signed a joint proposal agreement with telescopes from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). "This is a new service to drive more ambitious science projects that...
Retorno a la lectura: las distintas bibliotecas que se impulsan en ALMA
Several colleagues have started to create libraries of specific interests that benefit our entire community. "It all started with a simple request to acquire 1 or 2 technical books of my interest," tells us José Luis Ortiz, Digital Systems Technical Lead, who took the initiative together...
¡Revive las celebraciones de fin de año en ALMA!
A new year at ALMA came to an end, and along with it we made a recount of the most outstanding events of this 2022. With two activities held at OSF and one at SCO, we gathered again to commemorate with all our colleagues the best...
Yo recomiendo: La “teatral” Claudia Johnson
Our head of the Logistics Department Claudia Johnson (Claudia Tapia recently changed her legal name) has been working at ALMA for 13 years. But her passion for theater is lifelong. It was one of her first college choices, but she ended up studying engineering. However, the...