Dr. Monthol Homklintian, Group Leader of the Primary Electrical, Time and Frequency standards in Electrical Metrology Department, was invited as a lead trainer for the “Foundation Training on Scientific and Industrial Metrology” held on 8 – 12 December 2024 in Bangladesh. This training program was organized in collaboration with the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) and the British Standards Institute (BSI) which aimed to enhance participants’ metrological knowledge encompassing both theorical aspects and practical applications.

Dr. Monthol’s expertise and engagement has strengthened cooperation between BSTI and NIMT to improve measurement infrastructure in Bangladesh and to attain the international measurement standards requirements.

Mr. Anusorn Tonmueanwai, Deputy Director of NIMT and staffs, made an official visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam during 30 October – 2 November 2024 to discuss and strengthen technical collaboration with the Vietnam Metrology Institute (VMI), the Quality Assurance and Testing Center 1 (Quatest 1) and Tanaka Scale Vietnam Co., Ltd. The purpose of the visit was to discuss the cooperation in metrology, collaborative research projects, knowledge transfer and experience sharing on EV and type approval for scales and balances.

30 October 2024 : visit the Quality Assurance and Testing Center 1 (Quatest 1)

31 October 2024 : visit Vietnam Metrology Institute (VMI)

1 November 2024 : visit Tanaka Scale Vietnam Co., Ltd.

NIMT led by Pol.Lt.Gen. Pornchai Suteerakune, Director of NIMT, Dr. Sivinee Sawatdiaree, Head of Electrical Metrology Department and Dr. Jariya Buajarern, Head of International Relations, represented Thailand at the 23rd meeting of NMI Directors and Member State Representatives held at the BIPM Headquarters in Sèvres, France. As a signatory to the Metre Convention, this meeting marked a significance of maintaining its membership status and participating actively to the BIPM’s activities. The outcome has initiated a great impact to Thailand’s metrology system development, promoting measurement capabilities as well as enhancing its international metrology activities.

NIMT and the Uzbek National Institute of Metrology (UzNIM) have agreed to pursue a technical cooperation and future collaborative activities. Consequently, the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding was held on October 17, 2024 in the time of the 23rd Meeting of the Directors of National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) and Member State Representatives in France. The objective of the MoU aimed to strengthen collaboration between NIMT and UzNIM and to promote exchange of technical and scientific knowledge.

Dr. Jariya Buajarern, Head of International Relations Office and Mr. Samana Peingbangyang, Head of Dimensional Metrology Department, represented NIMT at the 19th Meeting of the Consultative Committee of Length (CCL) held from 8-11 October 2024 at BIPM Headquarters in Sèvres, France. The meeting was a platform for its members from NMIs around the world came to discuss and present the activities relating to the field of length metrology. By participating this prominent event, NIMT has made a commitment to ensure Thailand’s measurement capabilities remain at the forefront of the international standards and contribute a positive impact to NQI system as a whole.

On 18 October 2024, NIMT hosted the 10th meeting of Designated Institutes (DIs) of Thailand, chaired by Dr. Charun Yafa, the Assistant Director of NIMT. The committee consisted of representatives from NIMT, the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) and the Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP). The meeting aimed to follow up the progress of activities and assignments from the previous meeting and to drive Thailand’s metrology system development towards the international recognition. In addition, there was also a laboratory visit held at the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR), Klong 5, Pathumthani province.

Pol.Lt.Gen. Pornchai Suteerakune, Director of NIMT, along with Ms. Charuayrat Yaokulbodee, Head of Thermometry and Optical Metrology Department, and staffs of International Relations Office, welcomed Mr. Arief Gunawan, metrologist from the National Measurement Standards – National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (SNSU-BSN), for a technical cooperation from 14-18 October 2024. The purpose of this visit was to promote knowledge exchange and learning in laboratory management, fostering mutual collaboration to share the insights on the latest developments in the field of Temperaure.

Pol.Lt.Gen. Pornchai Suteerakune, Director of NIMT, along with Mr. Anusorn Tonmueanwai, Deputy Director, Dr. Monthol Homklintian, Group Leader of Primary Electrical, Time and Frequency Standards, and Dr. Jariya Buajarern, Head of International Relations Office, welcomed Ms. Yulita Ika Pawestri, metrologist from the National Measurement Standards – National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (SNSU-BSN), as a trainee for a benchmarking activity on the topic “Time transfer system using GNSS receiver”, held on 16-20 September 2024 at NIMT’s Time and Frequency Laboratory. The training aimed to promote knowledge exchange and learning on laboratory management, fostering mutual collaboration to share the insights into cutting-edge developments in the field of Time and Frequency.

On 16 September 2024, Pol.Lt.Gen. Pornchai Suteerakune, Director of NIMT, warmly welcomed Prof. Dr. Erhard Weilandt and Dr. Leonard Klaus, the experts from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), as NIMT honorary speakers for the seminar on “Seismic sensors and their calibrations”. This seminar aimed to share knowledge and experience on measurement and calibration of seismic sensors among the participants from government and private sectors. The outcome of this activity will lead to the reliability of calibration methods, including the future collaboration of reviewing a drafted announcement on the seismic probes calibration. It was held at NIMT’s Matra Dhamrong building, Pathumthani province.

Dr. Khanistha Leetang, Metrologist from Fluid Mechanics Group, Mechanical Metrology Department, was invited as a keynote speaker to present on the topic “Utilizing IoT Technology for Weather Monitoring of a Smart Weather Station”, a collaborative project between NIMT and Pollution Control Department, at the 11^th UEC Seminar in ASEAN 2024 and the 6^th ASEAN UEC Workshop on Information and Engineering held on 7-8 September 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The 6^th ASEAN UEC Workshop on Informatic and Engineering aimed to bring together researchers from Japan and ASEAN countries, especially in the fields of computer science; information technology; artificial intelligence and communication engineering. Supported by ECTI Association, this workshop was also a platform for knowledge exchange, exploring new research developments, and gaining insights into cutting-edge advancements in the Information and Engineering.