Power Plant: the energy that keeps ALMA running
Since its creation in 2012, the Permanent Power Supply (PPS) team —part of the Infrastructure Maintenance Group (IMG)— has been responsible for generating and distributing power throughout the observatory. “Electricity is the heart of ALMA, so this team — and the entire engineering group — strives to ensure that...
Jumping to another “constellation”: Our former collaborators
There are many who continue their careers elsewhere after working at ALMA, but not before recognizing the importance of our observatory in their professional development.This is the case of Alejandro Barrientos, who worked with us for 12 years as Technical Dataflow Engineer, and today works as...
Our first decade: Héctor Alarcón
His present is in Chile, but his memory takes him to the United States. Specifically, to Socorro, New Mexico. It was there that Héctor Alarcón's relationship with ALMA began 15 years ago.There he was testing the antenna prototypes at the Atacama Test Facility (ATF), and when...
Stargazing from the OSF
The location of our observatory is a true privilege that not only allows us to obtain astronomical data but also dazzles us with the wonders of the Universe that can be seen from the OSF with the naked eye. This is recognized by María Jesús López,...
ALMA’s Spa: our pool and sauna improvements
At the end of a day's work at the OSF, there is nothing better than a dip in the pool. An experience that will now be even better, given the improvements made to the structure by the Contract Facility Group (CFG) and Hospitality. They installed a...
Shifting in orbit: internal movements at ALMA
Our collaborators have worked, on average, 9.5 years at the observatory. This has undoubtedly been a period of great personal and professional growth, which has been reflected in the different positions that many of them have climbed along the way. Jorge Morgado can attest to that....
An ALMA for everyone
This week is the deadline to answer the Respect, Diversity and Inclusion (RD&I) survey, a key part of our roadmap as it will allow us to know what everyone thinks about these issues. As a previous step, we held talks at OSF and SCO, where we...