Lecciones importantes de la nevada en el AOS y el OSF
During the last week of June, ALMA experienced extraordinary weather conditions: heavy snowfall covered the Array Operation Site (AOS), and even some snow covered the Operation Support Facility (OSF). An event like this one, caused by a cold front that generated winds of up to 100 km/h, had not...
La carrera por la Banda 1
José Millache moves carefully around the AMG lab, he knows that the focus is on his hands. Our Front End Electronics Technician has been working for more than two years on the delivery of Band 1, which by the end of September has to be ready...
Yo Recomiendo: Sebastián Pincheira
When Sebastián Pincheira received his award he could not believe it: "I never thought or expected this award, but I am very satisfied with this recognition because it comes from those who work with me every day and validate my performance". Thus, our Technician I (Electronics),...
Líderes para ALMA
4 workshops to improve the leadership skills of our managers and supervisors have been implemented since October. Under the title "Extraordinary Coach", 60 participants, most of whom are in charge of a work team, have gathered. "It has been a very positive experience. The workshops are...
Un jardín para el OSF
When Francisco went to make an inspection, he found a surprise: "I never imagined that the most beautiful place in the observatory would be the Wastewater Treatment Plant," says Francisco Herrera, Management Control and Administrative Assistant in the CFG area. There, in the middle of an...
“Es muy gratificante darse cuenta de que el trabajo realizado contribuyó a un importante hito mundial”
Óscar was short of breath. His six years' experience working in thermoelectric power plants had helped him land a position with us, but nothing anticipated him for the Chajnantor's altitude. "I had a hard time assimilating the environmental conditions to which we are subjected," says Óscar...
A cuatro años del primer vistazo a un agujero negro, ALMA trabaja en proyecto con satélite para mayor resolución de imágenes
"I think, without fear of contradiction, it was the most exciting day since I've been working at ALMA," says David Rebolledo, Operations Astronomer, recalling that April 10, 2019 when our observatory was a key player in obtaining the first images of a black hole in conjunction...