Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
한국표준과학연구원
Formation1975
Location
Budget
US$ 108 million (2011)
Staff
410 (2012)
WebsiteKorea Research Institute of Standards and Science

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) is the national measurement standards laboratory for the Republic of Korea. It is a government-funded institute responsible for providing national measurement standards and advancing measurement technologies. KRISS is also an active member of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM).[2]

History

KRISS was established in 1975 as the Korea Standards Research Institute, and initiated calibration services in 1979. The institute became known as the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science in 1991.[3]

In 1999, KRISS was officially designated to serve as the national metrology institute by the Framework Act on National Standards (Article 13).[3] It maintains South Korea's primary measurement standards.[1] The first woman to head the organization was Kwang Hwa Chung, who became president in 2005 and served through 2008.[4][5]

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Citations

  1. 1 2 APLMF (2015).
  2. ↑ Member States and Associates
  3. 1 2 "KRISS - history". Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  4. ↑ 박, 양수 (27 March 2015). "정광화 원장은…정부출연硏 첫 女기관장 '1호 타이틀' 늘 따라다녀" [Director Kwang-Hwa Chung…First Female Government Director, 'No. 1 Title' Always Follows Her]. Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul, Korea. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. ↑ 김, 학진 (15 September 2017). "들불처럼 번져나간 여성 과학자들의 자존감" [The Self-Esteem of Female Scientists Spreading Like Wildfire]. WISET (in Korean). Seoul, Korea: Korea Women's Scientists and Engineers Support Center. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

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