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\u201cMe cost\u00f3 mucho asimilar las condiciones ambientales a los cuales estamos sometidos\u201d, dice \u00d3scar Alarc\u00f3n<\/strong>, 10 a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s de llegar como Operador del \u00e1rea de Generaci\u00f3n y Distribuci\u00f3n El\u00e9ctrica<\/strong> of the observatory in the ADE-IMG\/PO area. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OSCAR-ALARCON-Antes-2.jpg” title_text=”OSCAR ALARCON – Antes (2)” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230323_100338-1-scaled-e1681941433357.jpg” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”IMG_20230323_100338 (1)” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”143.8px” custom_margin=”|auto|6px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20211231_202009-1-scaled-e1681941684171.jpg” title_text=”IMG_20211231_202009 (1)” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Antes el uso del ox\u00edgeno medicinal no era obligatorio como lo es ahora y eso dificultaba la respiraci\u00f3n de \u00d3scar. Una iron\u00eda, pues con el tiempo su labor ha sido cuidar los \u201cpulmones\u201d de ALMA: es uno de los encargados de resguardar y administrar las tres turbinas que soportan toda la demanda el\u00e9ctrica requerida para llevar a cabo las operaciones cient\u00edficas, junto con otros servicios que permiten convivir y trabajar en el sitio.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ text_orientation=”left”]A tough job, but one that he does not do alone: “The team we have is very united, we are always supporting each other in the tasks to be developed in case there is a lack of personnel or the work is required quickly. We also have a very good relationship with the antenna area-AMG, we collaborate with each other”, says \u00d3scar.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20221231_195306-1-scaled-e1681940001621.jpg” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”IMG_20221231_195306 (1)” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]This fraternity as a team has been developed over time, and for this reason they are always looking for recreational activities outside working hours to strengthen ties: “At the beginning, when I first arrived, we used to organize pool championships among colleagues, we went to the movies a lot, or to the music room”, recalls \u00d3scar.<\/p>\n Today these recreational activities have been replaced by sports, with more emphasis on physical conditioning, with cardio exercises, weights, soccer, tennis and basketball, among others.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/10669302_557854631006903_7881159392689574138_o-1.jpg” title_text=”10669302_557854631006903_7881159392689574138_o (1)” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/agujero-negro.jpg” title_text=”agujero-negro” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]And that hard work, coupled with camaraderie and collaboration, has paid off, as was the capture of the first image of a black hole, which Oscar recalls with pride: “It is very gratifying to realize that the work we did contributed to an important milestone worldwide. These are the things that make you really proud,” he says.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]But his commitment continues into the future: “Over the years ALMA has acquired much more important scientific challenges that commit us to develop our work as a team more efficiently. In my case, there is a greater degree of responsibility in the work developed to satisfy the scientific commitments acquired”, concludes \u00d3scar.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1680205828579-1.jpg” title_text=”1680205828579 (1)” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Rene-Duran-1.jpg” title_text=”Rene Duran (1)” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u201cQuisiera recordar a Ren\u00e9, porque creo que \u00e9l, en gran medida, representaba muchos valores que ALMA desea inculcar y transmitir.<\/p>\n Fue un entusiasta en lo que hac\u00eda, dando charlas de astro fotograf\u00eda para todo aquel que estuviera interesado, siempre participativo en las distintas ramas de ARA. En \u00e9l se ve\u00edan muchas capacidades de liderazgo, al ser era una persona muy respetuosa y de buen trato.<\/p>\n Quisiera que, por medio de este bolet\u00edn, se le recuerde y homenajee cari\u00f1osamente su memoria y todo lo que representa para la instituci\u00f3n\u201d.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”center”]Oscar’s words to his friend Ren\u00e9 Dur\u00e1n, quien trabaj\u00f3 en el \u00e1rea de Safety y que nos dej\u00f3 hace dos a\u00f1os.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Estos 10 a\u00f1os tambi\u00e9n son suyos.<\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n \u00d3scar 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 \u00d3scar Alarc\u00f3n, 10 years after arriving as an Operator of […]<\/p>\n