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NIMT metrologist joint the Quantum Technologies research at the National University of Singapore (NUS)

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Dr. Piyaphat Phoonthong, Electronic metrologist was invited to joint the Quantum technologies research as a visiting researcher at the Centre for Quantum Technologies, the National University of Singapore (NUS) from 14 October  – 1 November 2019. The aim to joint research was on the development of atomic clocks and other aspects of quantum metrology.

This joint research was the first activity under the MOU between NIMT and NUS which was signed on 20 January 2019.

 

Dr.Piyaphat Phoonthong was researching at the Quantum Technologies Laboratory

 

Centre for Quantum Technologies Laboratory

 

Centre for Quantum Technologies Laboratory

 

Centre for Quantum Technologies Laboratory

 

 

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News Edited by Natthaphon Jarat and Thanakporn Nonthachart, International Relations Offices.

Photos by Dr. Piyaphat Phoonthong

Dr.Narin gave a lecture on Quality Control in Industrial 4.0

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Dr. Narin Chanthawong, Dimensional Metrologist gave a lecture on “Quality Control in Industrial 4.0” in the Manufacturing Review @ Rayong at Pattana Golf Club & Resort Chonburi which held by Smart Trade Publication Co., Ltd., on 4 October 2019, in order to exchange and share beneficial knowledge to workers who works in the area of Eastern Industrial Zone.

In the seminar, there were exhibitions demonstrated Technological Productivity from various companies. Additionally, NIMT exhibited the project of Entrepreneur Development to Thailand 4.0 and lastly presented NIMT product and service.

Dr.Narin gave a lecture on Quality Control in Industrial 4.0

 

NIMT Booth

 

NIMT Booth

 

In seminar room

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News and Photo by PR NIMT from http://www.nimt.or.th/main/?p=28298 (Thai Version)

English Edited by Natthaphon Jarat and Thanakporn Nonthachat, International Relations Officers (IRO)

NIMT joined the 6th Meeting of the Expert Group on Metrology (EGM-6) in Vietnam

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Mrs. Ajchara Charoensook, NIMT Director, Flg.Off. Uthai Norranim, Assistant Director, Dr. Sivinee Sawatdiaree, Head of Electrical Metrology Department and the International Relations Officers (IRO) joined the meeting between 16-17 September 2019 in Ha Long City, Vietnam.

ASEAN Delegates posed for a photo together at the meeting.

The Expert Group on Metrology is established in 2011, and is part of the Science and Technology Infrastructure and Sub-Committee Development (SCIRD), under the ASEAN Science and Technology Committee (The ASEAN COST), NIMT is one leader of the ASEAN EGM founding members.

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Re-Signing Ceremony between National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) (NIMT) and National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)

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Mrs. Ajchara Charoensook, NIMT Director, and Mr. Mizuhiko Hosokawa, NICT Vice President, in accompany with Flg.Off. Uthai Norranim, NIMT Assistant Director, Dr. Sivinee Sawatdiaree,  Head of  Electrical Metrology Department, Mr. Tassanai Sanponpute, Head of Mechanical Metrology Department and the staffs of the of their respective institutes, re-signed the MOU to collaborate in the field of information and communications technology on 4 September 2019 in particular with respect to;

(1) generating, keeping, comparing, and disseminating time and frequency,

(2) atomic frequency standards,

(3) time scale and

(4) time and frequency transfer.

In the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony between NIMT and NICT held last 4 September 2019 at National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan

Both institutes also agree that the range of collaboration shall be not limited only to the research topics as mentioned ,but may be extended whenever required to other topics of mutual interest relevant to the field of information and communications technology.

 

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International updated by Natthaphon Jarat and Thanakporn Nonthachart, International Relations Officers

MoU Re-Signing Ceremony for Cooperation in Metrology between NIMT and the National Institute of Metrology of the People’s Republic of China (NIM)

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The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Re-Signing ceremony between National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) (NIMT) and National Institute of Metrology of the People’s Republic of China (NIM) was successfully held, making a milestone in tightening the relationship between the two institutes On September 2, 2019.

The aims of this MoU includes;

(1) Joint-research
(2) Training new technology
(3) Exchange of information
(4) Exchange of technical staff
(5) Co-organisation in workshop, seminar, peer review and,
(6) Inter-comparison and calibration

Mrs. Ajchara Charoensook, NIMT Director and Mr. Xiang Fang, NIM Director

The ceremony was witnessed by representatives from Mrs. Ajchara Charoensook, NIMT Director and Mr. Xiang Fang, NIM Director including the heads and staffs of the of their institutes.

Via this MoU, the two institutes have agreed to further stimulate joint activities and provide a  framework for the exchange of scientific and technical knowledge and the augmentation of scientific and technical capabilities of the two institutes.

 

 

NIST sponsored Fundamentals of Metrology training course to NIMT young metrologist in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

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Mr. Supachai Tangsupaktada, a NIMT young metrologist was nominated to attend the Office of Weights and Measures’ Fundamentals of Metrology training course, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA from 19 – 23 August 2019.

This course had made metrologist from each country realize the potential of working together with the great collaborative and applicable outcomes.

Mr. Supachai Tangsupaktada and other country participates

 

Mr. Supachai Tangsupaktada and each country friends

NIMT Technical Visiting to NIM Metrology on medical devices and food safety in China

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Ms. Charuayrat Yaokulbodee, Acting Head of Thermometry and Optical Metrology Department and NIMT staff paid a technical visit to National Institute of Metrology (NIM) between 7 – 13 July 2019 on Metrology on medical devices and food safety at Changping Campus and Hepingli Campus, NIM, Beijing, China.

The aims of this visiting were to technical exchange related to medical devices and food safety labs and activities as following;

  • Technical exchange on infusion pump and syringe pump.
  • Technical exchange on patient monitor and blood pressure.
  • Technical exchange on blood oximeter.
  • Technical exchange on phototherapy.
  • Technical discussion in Hepingli campus on element and speciation analysis; Sample preparation for arsenic speciation analysis in rice flour and mercury speciation analysis in fish.
  • Determination of arsenic speciation analysis in rice flour and mercury speciation analysis in fish with HPLC-ICP-MS.
  • Lab tour of the particle measurement lab.
    Introduction of the reference membranes for the calibration of β-ray attenuation monitors.
  • Lab tour of the ambient aerosol measurement lab.
    Introduction of the measurement of the penetration curve of PM2.5/PM10 samplers.
  • Technical discussion on related research cooperation in the future.

This project was supported by the Ministry of Higher Education, Sciences, Research and Innovation (MHESI) (former-the Ministry of Sciences and Technology (MOST)) under the Thailand – China Sciences and Technology Cooperation. It was the first project on medical devices and food safety metrology which continue exchanging and joining researches between NIMT and NIM further.

NIMT staffs’ name list;

No.

Name – Surname

Position

Topic for visit

1

Ms. Charuayrat Yaokulbodee

(Team leader)

Acting Head of Thermometry and Optical Metrology Department

 

2

Dr. Sutthinun Taebunpakul

Senior Metrologist of Inorganic Analysis Laboratory

1) Development of heavy metals measurement technology and matrix certified reference materials such as lead, chromium, cadmium and mercury in rice flour and potato flour

2) Research on arsenic speciation technology in rice flour

3

Mr. Likit Sainoo

Group Leader of Fluid Mechanics and Senior Metrologist of Pressure Laboratory

1) Non-invasive blood pressure (dynamic)

2) Patient monitor

4

Dr. Theerarak Chinarak

Senior Metrologist of Flow Laboratory

Infusion pump and syringe pump

5

Mr. Chayut Charoenkit

Metrologist of Light and Color Group

Blood oximeter

6

Mr. Pollawat Jumparuang

Metrologist of Light and Color Group

Radiant warmer/Phototherapy unit

7

Dr. Bunthoon Laongsri

Senior Metrologist of Gas Analysis Laboratory

1) Development of reference membranes for the calibration of β-ray attenuation monitors for PM2.5

2) Development of calibration methods for soluble ions in particulate matters

8

Ms. Thanakporn Nontachart

(Project manager)

International Relations Officer

NIM’s International Cooperation

 

Ms. Charuayrat Yaokulbodee Acting Head of Thermometry and Optical Metrology Department at Team Leader (the sixth from left) with NIMT’s metrologists. (from the left, Ms.Nontachart, Mr.Jumparuang, Dr.Laongsri, Mr.Chareonkit, Dr.Chinarak, Ms.Yaokulbudee and Mr.Sainoo)

Group photo with Dr.Duan Yuning, Deputy Director of NIM and secretary of the party committee of NIM, Deputy Director of the National Time and Frequency Measurement Center, Deputy Director of the National Research Center for Certified Reference Materials (NRCCRM).

Lab visiting

Lab visiting

Lab visiting

NIM and NIMT meeting

Mr.QIN Yizhi, Vice Minister, the State Administration for Market Regulations of PR China (SAMR) visited NIMT

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Flg. Off. Uthai Norranim, NIMT Assistant Director, Dr. Sivinee Sawatdiaree, Head of Electrical Metrology Department and NIMT members had the honour and pleasure to welcome Mr. Qin Yizhi, Vice Minister, the State Administration for Market Regulations of PR China (国家市场监督管理总局; SAMR) and all of delegates on the occasion of NIMT visiting.

The delegates visited laboratories and meeting to build further cooperation between NIMT and the SAMR.

 

 

NIMT representative welcomed the Lithuania’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at MOST

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Dr.Patipat Wongthep, Metrologist Professional Level and Mr.Natthaphon Jarat, International Relations Officers Professional Level  as NIMT’s representatives joined the Ministry of Sciences and Technology (MOST) in giving a warm welcome H.E. Ms. Ina Marčiulionytė, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania (Beijing) in occasion of her official visiting on 20 February 2019 at MOST.

The research areas which is interested to exchange and cooperate are 1) Life Sciences, 2) Biotechnology, 3) Metrology and others involving to Sciences, Technology and Innovation.

On this occasion, Dr. Wongthep gave NIMT information and current related researches to her excellency.

MOST’s Permanent Secretary, Assoc.Prof.Soranit Siltharm and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, H.E. Ms. Ina Marčiulionytė

Dr.Patipat Wongthep presented his researches to her excellency.

In the meeting.

NIMT and CQT signed a MoU to support future scientific cooperation

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Mrs. Ajchara Charoensook, NIMT Director, Flg.Off. Uthai Norranim, Assistant Director, Dr. Sivinee Sawatdiaree, Head of Electrical Metrology Department and  Dr.Piyaphat Phoonthong, Electrical Metrologist visited the Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore on 20 January 2019 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the visit to promote joint research.

The MoU to successful further collaboration was signed by NIMT’s Director Mrs. Ajchara Charoensook and CQT’s Deputy Director Prof. Lai Choy Heng. The two organizations target to collaborate on the development of atomic clocks and other aspects of quantum metrology. One possibility is comparing readings from atomic clocks in their two locations through the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).

NIMT Director presented a token of appreciation to Prof. Pairash Thajchayapong, Specialist & Senior Advisor to Thailand’s National Science and Technology Development Agency. He witnessed the signing of the MoU.

 

NIMT Director presented a token of appreciation to CQT’s Deputy Director Lai Choy Heng.

 

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between NIMT and QCT.