International Cybersecurity Day: small actions, big impact
Cybersecurity is not just about technology: it is also about self-care, awareness, and good daily practices. From identifying suspicious emails to handling internal information responsibly, every action counts. Protecting our information is part of everyone's job at ALMA. Staying alert and practicing digital self-care helps prevent incidents and strengthen...
Do you recommend?: The “theatrical” Claudia Johnson
Our head of the Logistics Department Claudia Johnson (Claudia Tapia recently changed her legal name) has been working at ALMA for 13 years. But her passion for theater is lifelong. It was one of her first college choices, but she ended up studying engineering. However, the...
We are all ALMA “ambassadors”
Students are always very curious to know what the life of an ALMA worker is like. Not only to learn about the discoveries we make. Under this premise, Henry Tapia, Mechanical and HVAC Technics, visited five third grade classes of a school in Quilpué where his...
How do we apply state-of-the-art solutions to the control system challenge?
After 10 years of operation there are systems that need to be rethought and adjusted to new technologies due to obsolescence problems. One of the most critical areas is the real-time controller (known as ABMs): there are about 80 such controllers distributed throughout the observatory. To...
Relive the ALMA Olympics!
The OSF became a sporting stage during November, as it hosted the 13th edition of the Olympics, which for the first time were held internally with the participation and enthusiasm of all ALMA staff and contractors.The registered colleagues gathered at the residence to demonstrate their talents...
Remember to nominate your colleagues for the Fundamental Values Awards!
In these almost 10 years of history, we advance our JAO Culture by recognizing ALMA - JAO colleagues who best represent the values of our organization. Each of us (LSM and ISM) is invited to nominate a colleague, justifying why we believe that person should be...
Repercussions to the revealing result of our observations with EHT
After the world's attention was drawn to the first image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, ALMA is attracting more and more interest.On May 18, we received three press agencies at ALMA: Reuters and France Press (AFP), as well as correspondents...