Logistics: the cog that keeps ALMA moving

Logística: el engranaje que mantiene a ALMA en movimiento

En ALMA, cada observación depende del trabajo preciso del Departamento de Logística. Integrado por Claudia Johnson, ALMA Logistics Leads y su compañera Ana Salinas, ALMA Logistics Assistant, ambas con más de 15 años de experiencia en el Observatorio, este equipo asegura el movimiento, distribución y abastecimiento de los materiales que

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Líderes para ALMA

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

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”

“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

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...