ALMA News
The page contains an overview of important news and events items related to construction of the ALMA Observatory, its operations, as well as information about ALMA related science and organisational meetings and a list of press releases.2008
- 13 November 2008: The ALMA observatory has a new website, with the following domain name www.almaobservatory.org. It is available in both English and Spanish.
- 2 October 2008: The 15th edition of the European ALMA Newsletter is now available.
- 8 September 2008: Dr. Wolfgang Wild has been appointed European ALMA Project Manager and Head of the ALMA Division at ESO.
- 8 September 2008: Dr. Richard Kurz has been appointed Project Manager of ALMA. Dr. Kurz has extensive management experience in space and astronomical projects and from 1999 to 2004 was ALMA European Project Manager. He has been serving as Interim European Project Manager since February 2008.
- 8 September 2008: Dr. Tetsuo Hasegawa has been appointed Deputy Project Manager of ALMA. Dr. Hasegawa has considerable experience in management of astronomical projects, as well as a distinguished academic career. He has been serving as ALMA Interim Project Manager since May 2008.
- 8 September 2008: Dr. Thijs de Graauw has been appointed Director of ALMA. Dr. de Graauw is a world expert in infrared and sub-millimetre astronomy and has considerable experience in coordinating and leading large international scientific projects. He has been serving as Interim ALMA Director since April 1, 2008.
- 18 November 2008: ESO ALMA Fellowships
- 7 July 2008: First move of an ALMA antenna with a transporter (Lore)
- 18 March 2008: First image of the Moon taking with an ACA antenna at 2-mm wavelength.
- 7 March 2008: The new European ALMA web pages come online.
- 20 February 2008: The ALMA transporters arrived at the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF) at 2800 m altitude.
- 21 January 2008: First Interferometric Spectrum has been achieved at the ALMA Test Facility.
- 21 January 2008: Dynamic Fringes have been achieved at the ALMA Test Facility.
2007
News and Events
- December 2007: The fourteenth edition of the European ALMA Newsletter is available.
- August 2007: The thirteenth edition of the European ALMA Newsletter is available.
- April 2007: The twelfth edition of the European ALMA Newsletter is available.
- February 2007: The eleventh edition of the European ALMA Newsletter is available.
- 6 February 2007: Richard Hills and Alison Peck appointed Joint ALMA Office Project Scientist and Deputy Project Scientist
Press Releases
- 5-Oct-2007: A Colossus Gets its Name
- 30-Jul-2007: Birth of a Colossus on Wheels
- 3-Apr-2007: ALMA to Help Solving Acute Mountain Sickness Mystery
- 14-Mar-2007: A Roof for ALMA - Roof-Topping Ceremony Held for the ALMA OSF
- 07-Mar-2007: The Antenna Bride and Bridegroom - ALMA Achieves Major Milestone With Antenna-Link Success
2006
News and Events
- November 2006: The tenth edition of the European ALMA Newsletter is available.
- November 2006: The tenth edition of the European ALMA Newsletter is available.
- Aug-2006: ALMA related talks given at the IAU 2006 in Prague are now available. See the publications page for an overview.
- Aug-2006: The nineth edition of the European ALMA Newsletteris available.
- May-2006: The eighth edition of the European ALMA Newsletteris available.
- 31-Jan-2006: The seventh edition of the European ALMA Newsletter is available.
- Dec 2006: Vacancy announcements for European ALMA Regional Center Manager and Front End Production Engineer
2005
News and Events
- 12-Dec-2005: The colloquium "ALMA Herschel Synergies" by Paola Andreani has been added
- 07-Dec-2005: ESO signs largest-ever European industrial contract for the ALMA antennas.
- Oct-2005: The sixth issue European ALMA Newsletter is available.
- 9-Oct-2005: Safety information about working at high altitudes has been added to the navigation menu under "Organisation"
- 15-Sep-2005: "ALMA Project Update to September 2005" by Hans Rykaczewski (European Project Manager)
Press Releases
- 22-Dec-2005: ALMA on the Move. ESO Awards Important Contract for the ALMA Project.
- 07-Dec-2005: ESO signs largest-ever European industrial contract for the ALMA antennas
- 25 September 2005: Desert Pathfinder at Work. Sub-millimeter APEX telescope inaugurated at Chajnantor, ESO PR 25/05
- 14 July 2005: New Sub-Millimetre Light in the Desert APEX telescope Sees First Light at Chajnantor, ESO PR 18/05
Older Information
News and Events
- Dec-2004: "Status of the ALMA Large Millimeter Array" by Wilson, Beasley and Wootten.
- Jul-2005: The sensitivity calculator now includes bands 4, 5 and 8. Also the number of antennas can be specified.
- 31-Mar-2003: A tool for calculating expected ALMA sensitivities is now available.
- 24-Feb-2003: The summary of the Answers Received on the Questionnaire sent to the Community after the ALMA Science Operations Meeting is now available.
- 08-Jul-2002: European Participation in ALMA Approved
Press Releases
- 06 November 2003: Astronomers Break Ground on Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) - World's Largest Millimeter Wavelength Telescope, ESO PR 29/03
- 25 February 2003: ESO and NSF Sign Agreement on ALMA Green Light for World's Most Powerful Radio Observatory, ESO PR 04/03
- 23 October 2002: Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Chile and ESO for Establishing a New Center for Observation in Chile - ALMA, ESO PR 08/02
- 06 April 2001: Europe, Japan and North America Prepare for Joint Construction of the Giant Radio Telescope "ALMA" in Chile , ESO PR 08/01
- 14 March 2000: ALMA Partners Award Prototype Antenna Contracts in Europe and the USA, ESO PR 06/00
- 07 October 1999:ALMA Moves!, an ESO PR Video Clip 08/99 showing an animation of ALMA
- 10 June 1999: Europe and US to collaborate on the Design & Development of ALMA. Press releases from [ESO] [NRAO] [MPG, in German] [NSF]
- 10 June 1999: The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), ESO PR 09/99