Congreso Futuro visits ALMA: science, society, and big questions
On Sunday, January 18, ALMA welcomed a delegation from Congreso Futuro, Chile’s flagship science and ideas festival. The visit connected the public conversations held in Santiago with the frontier of astronomical research on the Chajnantor Plateau, bringing together science, society, and long-term thinking. Among the visitors were Guido Girardi,...
With energy and enthusiasm we celebrated these National Holidays together
SCO and OSF dressed in red, white and blue this September to share with our colleagues the celebrations of the chilean national holidays. In Santiago we enjoyed a different kind of lunch, with a delicious asado and typical desserts such as motes con huesillos. At OSF,...
Putting out the cigarette: our No-Smoking Program
Thinking that health is a priority for everyone, but sometimes external help is needed, our Safety department led an no-smoking campaign for all ALMA staff and our contractors who wanted to quit smoking. The incentive? If they succeeded in overcoming three months of abstinence, they could...
The Power Group, the energy of ALMA
From turning on the light in a room and running a coffee maker to maintaining the antennas and correlator operations at OSF and AOS.... for everything to work as usual there has to be a team behind it working day and night: that's the Power Group....
“Doctor, we’re ready to operate”: WSU’s first PDR
The Advanced Technology ALMA Correlator (ATAC), the centerpiece of WSU's new era, has just passed its Preliminary Design Review (PDR). This means that the observatory's new brain, which will be able to analyze more data from the antenna receivers, is going from strength to strength for...
Ensuring good treatment: the new features of the Karin Law
The newly enacted Law 21.643, also known as the Karin Law, aims to eliminate workplace harassment, sexual harassment, and violence in the workplace. This law came into effect on August 1 in Chile. The regulation, in line with Convention 190 of the International Labor Organization (ILO)...
Do you Recommend?: Andrea Araya
With 12 years at ALMA, you'd think Andrea had seen it all. But when she received one of the awards at the last Fundamental Statements 2023 awards, that changed: "It was a mix of feelings that included surprise, gratitude, and excitement". Those were the emotions that...