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Issue 7 _ April 2010

Special FeatureKRISS Expands Global Partnership through ODA in Metrology

Research HighlightsMeasurement Technology on the Forefront of the Korean Export DriveDevelopment of Next-Generation Exposure Equipment for Producing a Super-Precision Hologram LensDevelopment of an Evaluation System for a Large Infrared CameraDevelopment of Diagnostic Technology for Processing

KRISS PeopleDr. Shin Dong-Joo, Winner of 2009 KRISS Person of the Year Award

Friendly KRISSKRISS Offers Korean Class for Foreign Researchers

Activities & EventsKRISS Celebrates its 34th AnniversaryNobel Laureate Speaks at KRISSDr. Dae Im Kang Becomes the New IMEKO ChairmanKRISS and LGC Hold a Joint Symposium on Food SafetyKRISS president speaks at CIPM MRA symposiumKRISS Attends the 2009 APMP General AssemblyExpanding Partnerships with NMIs abroad: UME (Turkey), RUSNANO (Russia), NIM (Egypt), and NML-SIRIM (Malaysia)Global Partnership Plus Program, KRISS GPP Year End Party 2009KRISS Publishes an Introductory Brochure for International Publicity: GREEN KRISS (English version)

Upcoming Events27th Workshop on the National Standards System and Precision Measurement

KRISS Spring Flower Festival9th Measurement Club WorkshopWorld Metrology Day Symposium 2010KRISS to Hold a Summit for the Directors of National Metrology Institutes on Developing EconomiesConference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements 2010KRISS External Review 2010

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Special Feature http://english.kriss.re.kr

Since joining the OECD's Development Assistance

Committee in November of 2009, the Korean government

has been pursuing the expansion of its official development

assistance (ODA) for the sake of improving the common

prosperity of all people across the globe. In concert with

this governmental effort, under the spirit of sharing the

fruits of shared effort, the Korea Research Institute of

Standards and Science (KRISS) has continually promoted its

global partnerships in the field of metrology. KRISS has

initiated such global partnership programs with a particular

emphasis on developing human resources, strengthening

laboratory facilities, and establishing quality management

systems in national metrology institutes (NMIs) ofdeveloping countries.

While seeking financial resources for ODA programs in

metrology from potential donor organizations at home

(Korea International Cooperation Agency, KOICA) and

abroad (United Nations Industrial Development

Organization, UNIDO), KRISS has earmarked a certain

amount of funding from its own operating budget for the

next few years beginning in 2010. The activities under

KRISS ODA programs include three key elements:fabrication of equipment utilized in such areas of

fundamental measurement standards as length,

temperature, time, and analytical chemistry; human

resource development by means of proving a technical

study on selected measurement standards such as

temperature, mass, and radiation; and the establishment of

a quality management system in conformity with

international standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC

17025.

Metrology, the science of measurement and its

applications, plays a key role in promoting industrial

production and economic growth through laying a sound

foundation of reliability and quality of products and

services. As the WTO pursues a freer and faster flow of

goods in the global market, recognizing measurement andtest results with international traceability and security has

become a critical factor for industry competitiveness. In

October of1999, the global metrology community led by

the International Committee of Weights and Measures

(CIPM) adopted the Mutual Recognition Arrangement

(MRA), which established a global framework for an

international equivalence of national measurement

standards. While the NMIs of advanced countries have

become signatories to the MRA, those of almost alldeveloping countries are not yet ready to join due to a lack

of technical capability in metrology.

KRISS Expands Global Partnership through ODA in Metrology

Special Feature


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Research HighlightsBetter Standards, Better Life!

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Korea's measurement standards technology is now

being implemented around the world, as KRISS is

exporting its voltage, photometry/radiometry, and gravity

standards. KRISS boasts world-class capabilities in the field

of metrology, ranking second after Germany for the last

three years in an international key comparison on

metrological technology and the capabilities of national

metrology institutions worldwide.

Measurement standards technology lays the

groundwork for the development of exports and industries,as it helps to remove export barriers to other markets. For

this reason, many countries in the Asian-Pacific region, in

the face of increasingly active economic exchanges, are

striving to establish their own national measurement

standards by building cooperative ties with other countries

that have already developed national standards.

In September of 2009, the KRISS Center for

Electromagnetics successfully exported the Josephson

voltage standard, one of the most important standards in

the field of electricity, to the Standards and Industrial

Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM), making it possible

for Malaysia to independently calibrate its precision voltagedevices. For this voltage standard, after three years of

research, KRISS designed, manufactured, and supplied a

Research Highlights

Measurement Technology on the Forefront of the Korean Export DriveKRISS exports its measurement standards technology

Dr. KIM Kyu-Tae, Center for Electromagnetics ([email protected])

The ODA programs initiated by KRISS pursue the

promotion of substantial collaboration in metrology with its

partner NMIs in developing countries. The partners

include NMIs from different regions in Asia, Africa, South

America, and the Middle East with priority partnerships

with selected allies of the Korean War. Dr. Myungsoo Kim,

President of KRISS, has placed a special emphasis on

promoting contributions toward regional and global

metrology communities by sharing the progress in

metrology that KRISS has achieved over the past decades

since its founding in 1975 as the national metrology

institute of Korea. In order to pave the way toward closer

collaborations in metrology, KRISS has been widening its

partnership with the NMIs of developing countries by

creating a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). In 2009,

Dr. Myungsoo Kim met with the directors of various NMIs

to learn more about the needs of our partners, including

Vietnam, Colombia, Mongolia, China, Ethiopia, Turkey,

Egypt, and Malaysia, and to discover sufficient solutions to

meet those needs.

KRISS will continue to increase its contributions toward

an improvement in the metrology capabilities of its partner

NMIs, and toward the spreading of the MRA across the

globe. This will ultimately lead to the promotion of a freer

and faster flow of products in the global market, and to an

enhancement in quality of life for us all.


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Josephson system comprising of bias-drive unit, feed-back

controller, and low-pass filter and others befitting overseas

environments. The standard demonstrates a high level of

accuracy, with an accuracy of a part of 10 9. The United

States, Germany, Japan, and other advanced countries have

also developed and used their own versions of the

Josephson voltage standard, but many developing countries

have had a difficult time utilizing such standards due to

technical difficulties and other factors.

The voltage standard plays the most important role in a

national standards system on electricity. By establishing this

new system, Malaysia can now calibrate the electronic

voltage standard that it previously used independently-

without having to request an overseas institution to carry

out the calibration-and can take its electricity measurement

capabilities to the next level.

Such accomplishments have been possible thanks to

the strenuous efforts of researchers who have committed

themselves to ensuring that the system works smoothly in

the laboratory environments of developing countries. In

order to further enhance the stability of the system, Dr.

KIM Kyu-Tae and his colleagues selected the appropriate

type of Josephson junction device for Malaysia, andproduced a low-temperature probe system, low pass f ilter,

and Josephson junction power and controller unit that is

suitable for the device.

Meanwhile, the KRISS Center for Temperature and

Light exported its photometry/radiometry standards to the

national metrology institute of Kazakhstan last October for

use in the assessment of various light sources. The

photometry/radiometry standards are utilized in the

assessment of lighting efficiency-essential for the green

industry-and include an illuminance meter, standard lamp,

color temperature calibrator, and total luminous flux

standard as export items.

Length and time standards, of which KRISS maintains

traceability, are used for gravity measurement with an

accuracy of a part of10 9, making it possible to distinguish

gravity differences of1 cm in height.

The KRISS Center for Mass Related Quantities also

conducted a measurement of the absolute gravity point for

the Malaysian national metrology institute in September of

2009 in order to provide a reference needed to establish

force and pressure standards.

KRISS has thus far provided traceability for the

measurement standards in Korea, and it is now distributing

such standards abroad, too, contributing greatly toward

entry into overseas markets by Korean corporations. KRISS

will continue to actively help developing countries in theAsia-Pacific region to develop their national measurement

standards so that the excellence of Korean metrological

technologies can become more widely known.

Development of Next-Generation Exposure Equipment for Producing aSuper-Precision Hologram Lens

KRISS has developed the world's first laser exposure

equipment, which can produce a computer

reproduction hologram lens with a thickness 2/3 that of

a conventional lens.

The new equipment produces the world's thinnest lens

in terms of curve thickness (a computer generated

hologram lens can concentrate more light when the

curve is thinner; and a hologram lens with high

magnification and numerical aperture can be produced).This equipment enables the production of hologram

lenses with a maximum diagram of 360 mm and is

currently being used in producing 300 mm lenses on a

trial basis (The United States and Russia have thus far

been the only two countries in the world that have

successfully produced a computer generated hologram

lens of such size).

The technology is expected to generate a ripple effect

for other precision optic industrial outputs such as

satellite cameras, large-scale telescopes, and digital

cameras.

Dr. Rhee Hyug-Gyo and his colleagues at the Center

for Space Optics of the KRISS Division of Convergence

Technology have developed laser exposure equipment


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that can produce a super-precise computer generated

hologram lens. The new technology is the worlds first to

reduce the thickness of the curve to around 2/3 that of the

conventional lens.

The computer reproduction hologram lens is lighter

and less voluminous than a conventional glass lens, as

curved patterns are engraved on the plain glass surface.

With this new technology, a wavefront of choice can be

created with errors of less than a few nanometers. With a

diameter of over150 mm as a basis, the technology to

produce related optical components is currently owned

only by the United States, Russia, and a few other

advanced countries.

Dr. Rhee and his colleagues have overcome the

diffraction limit of an exposure lens using a new approach

based on the interference of light. They are

the first group in the world to realize a 480

nm-thick curve using a laser with a wavelength

of 488 nm. Existing laser exposure equipment

is unable to produce a curve thinner than 700

nm owing to the diffraction limitation of an

exposure lens.

In recognition of their technological excellence, the

team's achievements in computer reproduction were

covered in the January edition of the internationally

eminent optics journal, Optics Express.

The equipment is an essential technology for measuring

the shape of a non-spherical mirror, and is being utilized in

the development of a space telescope and other super-

precision optical systems; advanced countries have strictly

limited their disclosure of such technologies. The surface of

a non-spherical mirror is not plain or spherical, but has

uneven levels of bending; the critical aspect in using this

mirror is to effectively concentrate the light on a single

point and produce high-quality images.

With the development of this new technology, we will

be able to substitute imported products in relevant

industries, explains Dr. Lee. In the future, the technology

may be applied not only toward the production of large,

non-spherical optical mirrors in the aerospace industry, but

also toward the development of large-scale displays, next-

generation semiconductor exposure equipment, camera

lenses, and many other optical products.

The team also succeeded in producing a computer

generated hologram lens with a diameter of around 300mm, which only the United States and Russia had

previously been able to develop, making it possible to

domestically produce a convex non-spherical mirror that is

less than 300 mm in diameter. The light-reflecting

secondary mirror of the telescope is usually convex, and

thus a computer generated hologram lens should always

be larger than the secondary mirror to measure the

shapes.

Dr. Lee Hyuk Gyo, Center for Space Optics ([email protected])


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Development of an Evaluation System for a Large Infrared Camera

With this achievement Korea has become the third

country following the United States and Russia to

develop its own technology for assessing the

performance of large-scale infrared cameras.

The new equipment is capable of assessing the

performance of infrared cameras with a maximum

diameter of 800 mm, to see whether they can

differentiate temperature differences of less than 0.01 .

The technology may be applied in infrared-camera-

related industries, which generate over ten billion dollars

annually around the world.

An accurate performance assessment is essential to

properly use an infrared camera; as for a large-scale

infrared camera, in particular, only a handful of countries

such as the United States and Russia have the equipment

and technology to assess its performance.

An infrared camera reacts to light in relation to

temperature, as opposed to ordinary visible light, so its

performance should be assessed in a different mannerfrom that applied to a visible-light-based camera. The

performance of a visible-light-based camera is assessed

based on its ability to distinguish the brightness of objects

at small intervals, while that of an infrared camera is

determined by the size of the temperature differences it

can distinguish from objects at small intervals.

To tackle this issue, Dr. Yang Ho-Soon and his

colleagues at the KRISS Center for Space Optics recently

developed equipment to assess the performance of a

large-scale infrared camera. The equipment can evaluate

whether an infrared optical system with a maximum

diameter of 800 mm can distinguish differences in

temperature of less than 0.01 .

The performance assessment equipment for an infrared

camera consists of an object component enabling

temperature adjustment, a collimator with a diameter of1

m that turns an infrared ray coming from the object

component into collimated light so that the object will

appear as though it is located far away, and software that

operates the entire system and analyzes the measurement

results. Here, the object component may be moved in

order to make an object on the ground appear to be

moving when viewed from a satellite.An off-axis paraboloid has been widely used as a

collimator. Particularly when assessing the performance of

infrared cameras that use large-scale mirrors with a

diameter of hundreds of millimeters, it is vital to use a

larger, better-performing collimator than the infrared

camera being assessed. Advanced countries have restricted

the export of large-scale collimators, as they can be used

for military purposes, and thus developing such collimators

independently is imperative.

Dr. Yang and his colleagues have used a patented off-

axis paraboloid processing system to produce an off-axis

paraboloid with a diameter of1 m and a geometric error

of less than 30 nm. The system prevents material loss and

reduces the processing time by up to 75% compared to a

conventional method.

The software used for performance measurement

analyzes images fed into the detector in order to assess

the performance of infrared cameras. It assesses almost all

aspects related to the performance of the camera,

including minimum resolving temperature difference, noise

equivalent temperature difference, signal-to-noise ratio,

Dr. Yang Ho-Soon, Center for Space Optics ([email protected])


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field of view, and focal length.

By developing homegrown equipment for

assessing the performance of large-scale

infrared cameras, we can now replace

equipment and go as far as exporting our

own to other nations, says Dr. Yang. Some

features of the developed equipment can be

used for visible light-based cameras, too, and

thus the equipment will be applicable to the

performance assessment of high-resolution

satellite cameras developed domestically.

The recently patented off-axis paraboloid

processing system may be used in producing a

non-spherical mirror with a diameter of over

1 m. Therefore, the research team will further

expand its processing system and apply it to the Giant

Magellan Telescope (GMT) project, of which KRISS will

also take part, in association with the Korea Astronomy

and Space Science Institute (KASI), by producing seven

pieces of off-axis non-spherical surfaces with a diameter of

1.1 m. This will serve as a golden opportunity for Koreas

sophisticated mirror production technology to become

better known to the global community.

In the national backbone industries of semiconductors

and displays, measurement accuracy and control of the

vacuum process determines product quality and

performance. One of the key vacuum processes for

semiconductors and displays is the plasma-based etching

process. The etching process needs to be controlled

microscopically as patterns become finer, thereby requiring

accurate plasma measurements. For this reason, it is crucial to accurately measure the amount and ingredients of

plasma-induced reactants within a reaction container

during processing. Understanding and accurately

measuring/controlling the mechanism of gas reacting in a

vacuum process will greatly help to improve process

management and product yield.

Dr. Kim Jung Hyung and his colleagues at the Center

for Vacuum Technology of the Division of Industrial

Metrology in KRISS sought to address this problem by

developing the world's first technology to measure the

absolute value of electron density for processing plasmas,

which can be used for etching process in the plasma

vacuum equipment. This will help us identify the reason,

for example, that even two identical sets of equipment can

Development of Diagnostic Technology for Processing

Dr. Kim Jung Hyung, Center for Vacuum Technology

([email protected])


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show different process results under the same conditions

(i.e. chamber matching); while performing a process, any

equipment abnormalities can be detected on a real-time

basis, reducing production losses and greatly contributing

to improve productivity.

Plasma enables nuclear fusion, and plasma etching

serves as the basis of making circuits with a line-width that

is several thousandths the thickness of human hair. Plasma

is widely used not only in semiconductors but also in other

industries such as biotechnology, environment-related

fields, and medicine. To utilize plasma properly in a wide

variety of areas, it is important to accurately measure its

characteristics, and such accurate measurements will

generate a huge industrial and economic ripple effect.

Against this backdrop, the plasma monitoring equipment

market is projected to grow further in the future as the

plasma process becomes growingly complicated and

sophisticated. The global plasma monitoring equipment

market will reach hundreds of billions of Korean won in

just a few years.Any industrial application of plasma, however, requires

fine control over plasma itself. The development of this

new technology will pave the way for plasma, which has

previously been used only in a limited number of areas

such as semiconductors and displays, to be applied to a

wider range of fields such as high-tech materials.

The new technology is also expected to help Korean

equipment manufacturers differentiate themselves from

overseas players. In plasma processes such as

manufacturing and the coating of semiconductors and

displays, precision measurements and plasma control

directly influence product quality and productivity.

Semiconductor equipment makers in advanced countries

have long-standing experience and knowhow in this regard,

and are developing relevant technologies, but they have

thus far resisted sharing or transferring such technological

expertise. Although they are latecomers to the plasma

processing equipment industry, Korean equipment makers

can improve the overall performance of their products by

attaching a plasma control and monitoring device. Once

KRISS completes its ongoing development of a plasma

standard, the calibration of plasma diagnosis equipment will

become much easier, significantly improving the reliability

of such equipment.

Despite its world-class semiconductor technology,

Korea is still heavily reliant upon other countries when it

comes to semiconductor equipment, says Dr. Kim. The

recent development of process diagnostic technology will

help us transform ourselves into a leading power in the

development of cutting-edge process application

equipment such as semiconductors and panel displays.The research team plans on developing a plasma

standard as the basis for plasma measurements, building a

database on radical species as a key factor in etching

reaction during the semiconductor plasma etching process,

and developing plasma-based technologies for monitoring

vacuum process equipment and air environments to

support plasma-related industries.


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KRISS PeopleBetter Standards, Better Life!


Dr. Shin Dong-Joo was chosen as KRISS

Person of the Year for 2009. The principle

research scientist at the KRISS Center for

Temperature and Light successfully developed

Koreas first standard equipment for

accurately assessing sunlight and light-emitting

diodes (LEDs).

KRISS-RISE (Radiance Irradiance Standard

Equipment), developed by Dr. Shin and his

colleagues, conducts spectral irradiance

measurements at levels of 250 nm to 2.5 ,

which is one of the worlds highest levels of

accuracy. The uncertainty level of a standard

lamp calibrated using KRISS-RISE is on par

with achievements by metrology institutes in advanced

countries such as the United States, Germany, Japan,France, and the United Kingdom. The equipment is widely

expected to contribute to the development of Korean

photovoltaic and display industries, which have thus far had

to rely on measurement standards developed by advanced

countries.

Dr. Shin plans to apply the developed standard toward

a standardized lamp for transmission purposes. In this way,

the standard can be widely used by national calibration testing institutes and relevant industries such as those

involved with solar cells, LEDs, and display enterprises. In

order to develop standardized lamps, which have

previously been imported primarily from the United States,

KRISS-RISE separates light into different spectrums and

accurately measures the intensity by wavelength.

KRISS People

Dr. Shin Dong-Joo, Winner of 2009 KRISS Person of the Year Award

Dr. Shin Dong-Joo,

Center for Temperature and Light

([email protected])


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The Global Partnership Team opened a four-week

Korean class in February 2010 for foreign researchers

working at KRISS. Held as a part of the Global Partnership

Plus Program, the class was attended by seven enthusiastic

students.

Now repeat after me: Ah, ya, eo, yeo, oh, yo...

Students at the class looked very serious and

committed when they were trying to mimic the mouth

movements of their instructor, Miss Sun-wook Kim from

the Global Partnership Team, and make sounds similar to

hers. For one and a half hours every Wednesday evening

from February 3rd, the office of the Global Partnership

Team was turned into a Korean language classroom.

When I first joined the Korean class, I knew what Korean

consonants and vowels looked like but did not understand

how to combine them. The class was a great opportunity

for me to learn how Korean characters are combined and

pronounced.Ariful Haque from Bangladesh says Thank you in

Korean with clear pronunciation, explaining the Korean

class has helped him understand the Korean language in a

systematic manner. In the fourth and last session, they

gathered in the cafeteria instead of the teams office to

have dinner together and show how much their Korean

skills have developed for the last three weeks by singing a

Korean song.

The song chosen for the students was Saranghae

Dangsineul (Love You I Do), as the song is easy to sing

along with and its lyrics are neither long nor complicated.

They first sang the song together several times, and each

table sang two measures in turn. They would lower their

voice a bit when the lyrics were hard to pronounce, but

once they reached the verse that starts with Yeah yeah

yeah, everyone sang aloud in unison as if they had been

singing like this all the way through. Once the singing

session was over, everyone felt so hungry that their

stomachs growled. To celebrate their successful

completion of the four-week Korean class, the students

and the Global Partnership Team decided to dine in a

Middle Eastern restaurant recommended by the students.

Lamb Tajin is steamed lamb chops, and chapatti isbread eaten in the Middle East. How do you like it?

Khaled from Egypt and Ariful explained each of the

Muslim food served there to the members of the team.

This is much better than I expected! Chapatti is really

chewy and tasty.

Friendly KRISS

KRISS Offers Korean Class for Foreign Researchers


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Friendly KRISSBetter Standards, Better Life!


The faces of the students brightened up as members of

the team highly praise the food.

We have plenty of tasty food. Ask me anytime and I

will explain more.

Tamer from Egypt was a student at the Korean class,but here in the cafeteria, He kindly teaches everyone how

to make Muslim food. The evening was indeed a

heartwarming and amusing moment for all students and

members of the Global Partnership Team.

The Korean class was provided on a trial basis for

foreign researchers who have just come to Korea and had

no chance to learn the Korean language. The first week

session was about understanding the sounds of individual

consonants and vowels and reading words. Useful

expressions for shopping were covered in the second

week, and the third week session was on words referring

to body parts and expressions that they can use at hospital

when they are not feeling well.

The Global Partnership Team has provided the GlobalPartnership Plus Program in an endeavor to make sure that

foreign researchers at KRISS develop fondness and

affection for Korea and KRISS and pursue their research

activities happily and enthusiastically. The wide-ranging

activities that the program has to offer will help foreign

researchers achieve outstanding research performance and

make great memories here in Korea.



Activities & Events http://english.kriss.re.kr

Activities & Events

KRISS Celebrates its 34th Anniversary

On October16th, 2009, the Korea Research Institute of

Standards and Science (KRISS) held a ceremony to

celebrate its 34th anniversary. The ceremony began at

10:00 a.m. with a pre-event performance by the Daejeon

Yeonjeong Korean Music Orchestra, followed by an award

ceremony for prize winners commemorating the

anniversary, opening remarks by KRISS President Kim

Myungsoo, and a celebratory speech by former KRISS

president Seung Deok Park. A running event was also held

in the afternoon to promote harmony and unity among

KRISS members.

Dr. Dae Im Kang, a principle research scientist at

KRISSs Center for Mass Related Quantities, took office

and began his three-year tenure as the chairman of the

International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO) at the

19th IMEKO general assembly held on September11th,

2009, in Lisbon, Portugal.

Dr. Dae Im Kang Becomes the New IMEKO Chairman

Nobel Laureate Speaks at KRISS

Professor John Hall, winner of the Nobel Prize in

Physics in 2005, visited KRISS on October 21st, 2009, as an

invited speaker. The American physicist is a world-renowned expert in laser-based precision spectrum

technology, which is essential in developing high-accuracy

laser and global positioning systems (GPS). The theme of

his special lecture was The Optical Frequency Comb - a

powerful tool with applications from Optical Frequency

Science to Medical Diagnostics.


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Activities & EventsBetter Standards, Better Life!


KRISS and LGC Hold a Joint Symposium on Food Safety

On October 20th, 2009, KRISS and the Laboratory of

the Government Chemist (LGC), Britains national

metrology institute in the fields of chemistry and

biotechnology, held a joint symposium at Hotel Shilla in

Seoul, Korea, under the theme Global Food Quality and

Safety: Delivering High Standards.

In the 25th general assembly of the Asia Pacific

Metrology Programme (APMP) held in Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia, on December17th, 2009, KRISS President Kim

Myungsoo was chosen as a new member of the executive

committee. Dr. Sam-Yong Woo, the director of the KRISS

Division of Physical Metrology, was appointed as the new

chairman of the Technical Committee for Mass andRelated Quantities (TCM). Director Seong Jai Cho of the

KRISS Division of Industrial Metrology was also selected as

the next chairman of the Working Group on Materials

KRISS Attends the 2009 APMP General Assembly

KRISS president speaks at CIPM MRA symposium

KRISS President Myungsoo Kim visited France and

Turkey during October 6th-14th, 2009. The purpose of his

visit was to attend the meeting of directors of national

metrology institutes. He gave a lecture as an invited

speaker at an international symposium commemorating

the 10th anniversary of CIPM MRA. In Turkey, he signed a

memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the TUBITAK

National Metrology Institute of the Republic of Turkey

(UME).



Activities & Events http://english.kriss.re.kr

KRISS has been widening its global partnership in the

field of metrology. In 2009, KRISS renewed or entered

into new partnerships with 12 national metrology institutes

and professional research organizations in foreign countries

by extending or concluding memorandums of

understanding (MoUs). Recent MoU achievements include

exchanges with UME of Turkey, RUSNANO of Russia,

NIM of Egypt, and NML-SIRIM of Malaysia. Under the new

leadership of Dr. Myungsoo Kim, KRISS is placing greater

emphasis on exploring programs of substantial

collaboration as a means to benefit both KRISS and its

partners, and setting a priority on developing human

resources for the national metrology institutes of

developing countries, all while promoting strategic R&D

collaboration with partners of advanced countries dealing

with such global issues as environmental changes, food

safety, new and renewal energies, nanotechnology, and

others.

Expanding Partnerships with NMIs abroad: UME (Turkey), RUSNANO

(Russia), NIM (Egypt), and NML-SIRIM (Malaysia)

Metrology (WGMM). As its members assume the roles of

chairman and vice chairman in the APMP executive

committee and three technical committees, KRISS will be

demonstrating its continuing leadership in the Programme.

Meanwhile, Dr. In-Mook Choi of the KRISS Center of Mass

and Related Quantities won the APMP Iizuka Young

Metrologist Prize, which is given to young researchers

under the age of 40 with outstanding research

accomplishments and active engagement in regional

cooperation. Dr. Choi becomes the third KRISS researcher

to receive the award since 2001 . KRISS successfully

completed its two-year APMP chairmanship and

engagement in the Secretariat, and handed over the role

to the National Institute of Metrology(NIM) of China. For

AMPM, whose membership is mostly made up of

developing economies, KRISS is expected to play a more

proactive role in, and make a greater contribution toward,

enhancing the regions metrological capabilities.


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Upcoming EventsBetter Standards, Better Life!


The KRISS GPP Year End Party 2009 was held on

December 21st, 2009, at the KRISS cafeteria. Around 20

foreign researchers attended the party, which was

organized as part of the Global Partnership Plus Program,

aiming to help foreign researchers lead a pleasant and

comfortable life during their stay at KRISS.

Global Partnership Plus Program: KRISS GPP Year End Party 2009

In an endeavor to promote international publicity, KRISSs Global

Parnership Team has published an introductory brochure in English, including a

new organizational chart, revised as of 2010, and an introduction to the

institutes key research divisions, technical services, and activities for

international cooperation. The team also prepared a fact sheet covering the

institutes headcount, paper publications, and current budget as of February

2010, as well as a leaflet introducing the NSS workshop and KRISS-UST

program. Both the fact sheet and leaflet are now being distributed and are

posted on the official website.

KRISS Publishes an Introductory Brochure for International Publicity:GREEN KRISS (English version)

27th Workshop on the National Standards System and Precision Measurement- April 15 ~ May1, 2010 / Contact: Ms. Doyoung Lee ([email protected])

KRISS Spring Flower Festival- April 30~ May 2, 2010 / Contact: Mr. Tae-Boong In([email protected])

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KRISS will hold a summit during June 21st-22nd, 2010 for

the directors representing the national metrology institutes

of developing countries that fought during the Korean War

as a means to build a network for mutual cooperation and

to seek ways to work together on the development of

human resources and an active engagement in international

organizations. The directors of six national metrology

institutes in Australia, Colombia, Ethiopia, the Philippines,

South Africa, Thailand, and Turkey are invited to be briefed

on the current status of the national standardsdevelopment at KRISS and in Korea as a whole, and will be

given advice on how to build a modern national

metrological system. We will also discuss the role of

national metrology institutes in todays global economy,

and visit major Korean enterprises and places related to

the Korean War.

KRISS to Hold a Summit for the Directors of National Metrology Instituteson Developing Economies

Hosted by KRISS, the 27th Conference on Precision

Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM 2010) continues a

series of conferences that are a premier forum for

quantum devices that relate electrical standards to

fundamental constants and the international system of

units. CPEM 2010 will offer plenary talks as well as oral

presentations and posters selected from submitted

abstracts. In addition, CPEM 2010 will feature invited

lectures addressing the global agenda of Low Carbon,

Green Growth to be delivered by a distinguished group

of speakers working at the frontier of measurement

science and technology.

- June 13th - 18th, 2010, Daejeon, Korea

- Visit the CPEM 2010 website for further information:

http://cpem2010.kriss.re.kr/

Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements 2010

To make a full assessment of the current research

activities and achievement status of six out of thirteen

affiliated institutes including KRISS, Korea Research Council

of Fundamental Science & Technology (KRCF) will conduct

a major external review in June in order to identify the

strengths and weaknesses within their global standards, to

secure both national and international credibility, and to

achieve objective validity.

- June 22nd - 24th, 2010, KRISS

KRISS External Review 2010

9th Measurement Club Workshop- May19 ~20, 2010 / Contact: Dr. Hyun Soo Nham ([email protected])

World Metrology Day Symposium 2010- The theme for World Metrology Day Symposium 2010 (WMD 2010) is Metrology, a Bridge to Innovation. A symposium

will also be held in Korea, with the participation of industrial specialists and distinguished scholars from home and abroad.

- May 20, 2010 / Contact: Mr. Kangyoung Sung ([email protected])

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