“We want to provide good data to understand the universe”
The Program Management Group (PMG) has a chain of tasks essential to the operation of ALMA. They are responsible for the day-to-day management of the execution of observations and monitoring the status of ALMA programs. In addition, they ensure data quality control and coordination of these activities with the...
Less physics and more “physical”
Cosmos keeps us very active, but we must also take our eyes off the sky and focus on our bodies to stay healthy. And that's just what some of our colleagues from both OSF and SCO have done, and there are those who have gone far...
Do you Recommend?: the “protector” Octavio Hernández
Another year has passed and with it a new winner of the "Care" award of our Fundamental Statements. This time the award went to Octavio Hernández., who has been with us for more than 15 years as Operations and Maintenance Planner/Coordinator. An award that caught Octavio...
Making our mark at the AAS
This week, the 241st American Astronomical Society (AAS) conference was held in Seattle, USA. ALMA was part of almost a hundred research results and several presentations. In addition to three press conferences and two talks on the past and future of the observatory, ALMA data appeared...
Adding eyes in space
We are happy to announce that ALMA signed a joint proposal agreement with telescopes from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). "This is a new service to drive more ambitious science projects that...
Back to reading: the different libraries promoted at ALMA
Several colleagues have started to create libraries of specific interests that benefit our entire community. "It all started with a simple request to acquire 1 or 2 technical books of my interest," tells us José Luis Ortiz, Digital Systems Technical Lead, who took the initiative together...
Relive the year-end celebrations at ALMA!
A new year at ALMA came to an end, and along with it we made a recount of the most outstanding events of this 2022. With two activities held at OSF and one at SCO, we gathered again to commemorate with all our colleagues the best...