Protegiendo el futuro digital de ALMA: BeSafe Cybersecurity Training 2025
At ALMA, protecting our digital assets and ensuring the security of our information are fundamental priorities. We are pleased to announce that the BeSafe Cybersecurity Training 2025 is now underway, enhancing our staff's knowledge and skills to address the growing cyber threats.Why is this training necessary? Cybersecurity awareness is...
“Aprendiz de todo, maestro de Nada”
Sergio Martin debuted this year as Head of Science Operations (Head of DSO), shortly after receiving the “Collaboration” Award from our Core Statements. In his opinion, many at ALMA deserve to receive this award, so coming out as the winner left him perplexed. “Perhaps that's why...
Energía Verde para ALMA
At the latest edition of Hablemos de ALMA, our Director, Sean Dougherty, delved into the exciting possibilities for the observatory to adopt renewable energy solutions like photovoltaic plants, battery storage, and wind turbines. Currently, ALMA relies on 11 million liters of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) annually,...
Yo Recomiendo: Marcelo Miranda
With more than 17 years working for our observatory, Marcelo Miranda cannot hide his excitement at having been awarded the “Excellence” award, from our Fundamental Statements. “I am very happy and grateful to have been recognized for my work at ALMA”.Our Instrumentation Technician fondly remembers all...
Conoce a Elizabeth Cortés, la primera ingeniera de IMG
“I didn't know I was going to be a Civil Mechanical Engineer”, says Elizabeth Cortés, our Mechanical Engineer, while checking machines and antennas at OSF and AOS. Once graduated, she worked in engineering consulting firms, in industries such as metallurgy and mining, until she arrived at...
Arte para ALMA: nuestros talleres Paint & Talk en SCO
Art has always been present in Priscilla's life. She fondly remembers her sister painting in oils and taking pictures, and her mother winning all the flower arrangement contests and drawing costume designs. That's why, when she passed by the Alhambra Palace in 2010 and saw the...
“Be Safe”: nuestro programa de ciberseguridad
On our desktops, mobile devices, at work or at home. There are multiple risks of becoming a victim of a scam or intrusion on the Internet. We learned about it first-hand when we suffered the cyber-attack on the observatory in October 2022. To be more prepared,...