APMP Awards

NMIJ, Japan
It was a great honour to receive the APMP Technical Activity Award as an outgoing EC member. I was responsible for liaising with other international organizations, particularly APEC SCSC, as well as with other Specialist Regional Bodies. This work involves outreach and connecting with international and regional organizations, which you might have some impression of. However, to increase APMP's value beyond where it stands today, such international work is crucial, as APMP itself is also an international organization. While I am still unsure of the specific contributions I made to APMP, I am confident that APMP has maintained strong connections with other SRBs. I hope that APMP will continue to make significant contributions to regional and international issues from the high-level perspective of metrology.

ITRI, Chinese Taipei
I am extremely honoured to receive the APMP Technical Activity Award in recognition of my time serving as an APMP EC member, where I devoted myself to contribute to the APMP community over the past four years. It’s been so grateful for me to learn and work with the APMP Chairs (Director Fang and Dr. Park) and the EC members (Director Charoensook, Dr. Teo, Dr. Morioka, Dr. Samuel, Dr. Gopal, Dr. Gao and, Dr. Goh) as a great team to establish the successful APMP community. As my primary work is to facilitate the TCI/FGI programme, I want to express my appreciation to the TC Chairs and FG Chairs, as well as my EC colleagues, for their support of me building sustainable metrological infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region. The last, but not the least, I want to express special thanks the APMP Secretariat's past and present for the endless support behind the scenes. With all the support from my APMP colleagues, I tried and I will continue to try my hardest to serve APMP to the best of my abilities.

MSL, New Zealand
What a pleasure it was to work with the members of the APMP TCPR over the past three years in my role as TC chair. In these 'post pandemic' years, we have been able to both meet in person and take advantage of the growth in online options to progress our objectives.
It has been especially good to see the growth in depth of participation from a wider range of economies. Demand for photometric and radiometric measurements is increasing and the NMIs of our region are responding.
Some interesting challenges lie ahead such as contributing to the discussion around the adoption of cone fundamentals for photometry, evolution of lighting and display technologies, and digitalization. This exciting new work is balanced with our ongoing need to underpin the reliability of our measurement scales with timely comparisons and peer review.
I am very encouraged by the dedication and enthusiasm of the P&R community in APMP and am sure that with the new chairperson, Dr. Hiroshi Shitomi, leading us we will continue to grow our effectiveness.

KRISS, Korea
It is a great honor for me to have served as the chair of the TCQM for the last three years. I am also grateful to receive an APMP Technical Activity Award in recognition of my efforts and contributions in that role. Thank you to all for supporting me to carry out the role. The TCQM is one of the most active TCs in APMP. The TCQM activities are getting stronger and the number of comparisons is increasing for the implementation and maintenance of the CIPM MRA in chemical and biological metrology area, which means that we need more strategic approach to handle the increasing number of comparisons. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, TCQM activities were mostly on-line during the first half of my term, and it was very difficult to have strategic discussions to structure the TCQM to efficiently carry out regional comparison programs. We could have on-site meetings from 2023 APMP GA and related meetings, and I felt that the enthusiasm of the participants was very high. I expect that we will do more strong collaborations to provide better metrology services. At this moment, I carefully say that my efforts on the theme were more than a half-success. I am sure that the new TCQM chair, Dr. Tang Lin Teo, HSA of Singapore, will lead the TCQM activities in a more ordered and efficient way.

As final words, I sincerely appreciate all the supports and encouragements from TCQM members, and their supports helped me to carry out my role successfully.

NMIJ/AIST, Japan
My last three years as TCT Chair have been an invaluable experience. I would like to take this opportunity to extend my deepest gratitude to all the TCT members, TC Chairs, EC members, APMP Chairperson, APMP Secretariat, and former TCT Chair, Dr. Inseok Yang of KRISS, for their swift, appropriate, and generous support.
As TCT Chair, I have worked to ease the burden on CMC reviewers, support CMC submissions and TCI/FGI project applications, and facilitate the smooth progress of international comparisons. While some tasks remain unfinished, we are fortunate to have an outstanding successor, Dr. Xiaojuan Feng of NIM. With her leadership, I am confident that we can successfully address these challenges.

NIM, China
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
Time flies, and nine years have passed in an instant. Today, with deep gratitude and reflection, I bid farewell to my tenure as Chair of the APMP Food Safety Focus Group from December 2015 to November 2024.
Looking back, I am honoured to have worked alongside you in advancing food safety measurement in the Asia-Pacific region. Together, we established the world’s first Food Safety Focus Group within a regional measurement organization, driving scientific innovation and strengthening international collaboration. Your dedication and perseverance have been truly inspiring and have reinforced my confidence in APMP’s future.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my colleagues at the APMP Secretariat, my Co-Chairs, Dr. Tang Lin Teo from HSA and Dr. Byungjoo Kim from KRISS, as well as NMIs，DIs, partner organizations, and all experts who have contributed to food safety measurement. Your support and commitment have been invaluable.
Though my tenure is ending, my passion for food safety measurement remains strong. I believe APMP will continue to thrive under new leadership, making even greater contributions both regionally and globally.
Finally, I extend my sincerest appreciation to each of you. May APMP continue to flourish, and may you all achieve even greater success in your respective roles.
Wishing you all the best and a bright future in food safety measurement!
Thank you!

NMC ASTAR, Singapore
It has been a great honour and privilege to serve as the APMP TCEM Chair over the past three years. Since joining the APMP TCEM family in 2013, I have had numerous opportunities to learn from esteemed senior colleagues, contribute to this vibrant community, and was honoured to receive the APMP Iizuka Young Metrologist Award in 2017.
As the first APMP TCEM Chair with a Radio Frequency background, I am especially grateful for the unwavering support and encouragement of former TCEM Chairs from NMC, NMIA, NMIJ, MSL, and KRISS. Their guidance made my journey both smooth and rewarding. The friendships and supportive environment within TCEM have been a constant source of inspiration, motivating me to give my best to this community.
I extend my heartfelt gratitude to APMP Chair Dr. Hyun-Min Park and the EC members for their outstanding leadership and support. I also deeply appreciate the APMP Secretariat team—the unsung heroes—for their dedication and hard work behind the scenes.
Finally, I am confident that under the leadership of the new Chair, Dr. Xiaohai Cui (NIM), TCEM will continue to grow and achieve even greater success.
Thank you all!

KRISS, Korea
I have been honoured to serve as the chair of TCAUV for the past three years, and it has been a privilege to meet and work with so many outstanding talents and leaders. I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all TCAUV members who have supported me during my term. In particular, I would like to express special thanks to Dr. Sun of NIM, who previously served as chair, for his excellent advice and practical assistance. I am committed to ensuring that the love and encouragement I received from TCAUV will be passed on to Dr. He of NIM, who has been elected as the next chair. I would also like to offer my warm thanks to the chairs of the various TCs who have worked alongside me throughout my term. Lastly, I sincerely thank my colleagues in the AUV department at KRISS, as well as the members of the International Cooperation Department and the APMP Secretariat.

NIM, China
I am honoured to serve as TCL Chair for four years and receive an APMP Technical Activity Award. Firstly, I would like to express my gratitude to the TCL ex-Chairs, Dr. Chu-Shik Kang and Dr. Jariya, for providing me with guidance and support. Secondly, I would like to thank all TCL members for their technical cooperation and assistance during my term of Chair. Thirdly, I would like to thank NIM for providing me with the opportunity to attend APMP TCL activities, which gave me the chance to become the TCL Chair. Lastly, I would like to thank my colleagues for taking on some of the work on my behalf, which allowed me to invest more time and energy into my work at TCL. I firmly believe that we will achieve better development under the leadership of the new Chair. Thank you again for all of your support!

NMIA, Australia
It was my great pleasure to serve as the Chair of the APMP Energy Efficiency Focus Group, and I feel privileged to receive the APMP Technical Award in recognition of this work. I have been blessed with a long and fruitful association with APMP, becoming the Chair of the TCEM in 2007, then the Inaugural Lead TC Chair, which was recognized by an APMP award, and finally and somewhat surprisingly, The EEFG Chair. Adding value to APMP and its members has been one of the highlights of my career and a personally rewarding experience. It would not have been possible without the support of many APMP colleagues. I would like to thank particularly Ms. Ajchara Charoensook, past Chair of EEFG, Dr. Oijai Ongrai, current EEFG Chair, Dr. Hyung-Kew Lee, the Vice Chair, who both worked tirelessly to understand the needs of the regional energy sector, showcase metrology to its leaders and liaise across APMP and beyond, and Dr. Yusong Meng, the former TCEM Chair with whom we ran numerous joints events. A special thank you also goes to colleagues from the EURAMET Metrology Network on Smart Grids, Dr. Gert Rietveld (VSL, The Netherlands) and Dr. Stefano Lodetti (NPL, UK). My best wishes to everyone at APMP – I’m confident that great things are just starting, and look forward to continuing being part of this wonderful work!

HSA, Singapore
I am grateful for the unwavering support and encouragement of my dedicated APMP EC colleagues and Secretariat from KRISS and NIM, as my journey in the EC would have been vastly different without them. It is with deep humility that I received the APMP Technical Award from our APMP Chair, Dr Hyun-Min Park. This award signifies the acknowledgment of my efforts and contributions, reflecting the commitment and hard work I have dedicated to APMP over the past four years. The meaningful relationships and supportive environment within APMP consistently inspire me to contribute more, propelling our member institutes towards greater success and innovation. I extend my heartfelt thanks to all APMP colleagues and friends who have stood by me and challenged me – your support has been invaluable.

NMIA, Australia
Serving as APMP’s Lead TC Chair was an absolute career highlight and personal honour for me, and it was very special to receive an APMP Technical Activity Award in recognition of my time in that role. When I started as Lead Technical Committee Chair, I had many doubts, especially coming from an area like TCMM which perhaps doesn’t have the same levels of exposure to the international system as some of the other TCs. With the support of the TC Chairs, the EC, and APMP Secretariat’s past and present, I tried my hardest to serve APMP to the best of my abilities. The role of lead TC Chair is really a busy and complex one - I learnt so much and made so many friends across APMP. I wish to give special thanks to the previous Lead TC Chair, Dr Chu-Shik Kang, to the APMP Chairs past and present (Director Fang and Dr Park), the DEC Chairs past and present (Dr Angela Samuel and Mr S.D.I Dias), to the TCQS Chairs past and present (Dr Yang and Ms ‘Fah’ Rugkanawan), and to all the current and past TC Chairs I worked with during my term for their support of me in this role. I wish the new Lead TC Chair, Dr Chunhui Li from NIM, all the best in her term, and offer her all my support for full success in this role. Thanks!

NIM, China
It is really my honor to receive the APMP Technical award! I want to show my sincere appreciation for the kindly support from all the TCFF members. During my term, there was a TCFF chair team, in which Dr. Kang from KRISS as vice TCFF chair responsible for the TCFF workshop, and Ms. Mengna Li as secretary responsible for the daily communication with all the members, I want to show my special thanks for their help. I also want to thank the former chair, Dr. Shimada and former secretary, Dr. Cheong from NMIJ, I really apricate their constant and strong support. Finally, I want to thanks my colleague in NIM, especially for the colleagues from international cooperation department.

KRISS, Korea
It was a great honor to serve as TCTF Chair for the past three years and receive an APMP Technical Activity Award. Since my term starts in the middle of the pandemic, we have to postpone some of the project we had planned in hopes of accomplishing them in the future. But still we have worked together to complete the important activities such as G1 and G2 GNSS receiver calibration trip, the APMP stopwatch comparison etc. I would like to thank all the TCTF members for their active participation, assistance, and support. I hope and believe that we will step further under the leadership of the new Chair Dr. Kazumoto Hosaka and I will continue to work with APMP colleagues.

NMC A*STAR, Singapore
I feel very honoured and privileged to serve as the FGCCCA Chair and received the APMP Technical Activity Award. In the past 3 years, though a series of activities and discussions, we have successfully engaged more regional stakeholders, such as key environment related organizations, and clean energy industry partners. It gave us a chance to better understand their needs and discuss how metrology can help them, especially in the areas of air pollution, greenhouse gas and environmental monitoring, carbon emission and emerging low-carbon fuels. The tasks and activities could not be completed without the strong support from committed members and partners, in particular, Dr Hong LIN (co-chair of FGCCCA), Dr Hai WU (NIM), Dr Sangil LEE (KRISS), Dr Defa WONG (NIM), Dr Takuya SHIMOSAKA (NMIJ), Dr Angel SAMUEL (NMIA), Mr SDI DIAS (MUSSD), Ms Charuayrat YAOKUBODEE (NMIT); Ms Mirola AFROZE (BRiCM), Dr llya BUDOVSKY (NMIA), and my colleagues at NMC/A*STAR. Last but not least, with concerted action and regional collaboration, I believe we can build a world where clean air and a stable climate are not just aspirations but fundamental rights for all.

NIM, China
I am very honored to serve as Clean Water Focus Group Chair for the past three years and receive an APMP Technical Activity Award! During the past three years, we further defined the scope and mission of CWFG, based on annual questionnaire survey and workshop discussion we proposed and carried out series comparisons and PTs focus on Trace Elements, Anions, E-coli and Pesticide Residues in water, especially successfully applied for and completed the APEC Project (SCSC-01 2021) “Building Laboratory Capabilities to Ensure Water Quality in Asia Pacific Economies”, and organized training. All of these works based on collaboration and strong support from APMP TCQM, DEC, APMP-APAC Joint PT WG and MEDEA projects, I hope to express my thanks to Kazumi Inagaki, Byungjoo Kim, Angela Samuel, Della Sin, Tang Lin Teo, S.D.I Dias, Charun Yafa and MEDEA project team, thank you for your great support and many helps! I also wish to thank the previous Chair, Dr Ghufron Zaid, and all of the members of APMP CWFG for their contributions and assistance! I firmly believe that CWFG will achieve better development under the leadership of the new Chair Dr. Richard Shin. I hope APMP will be better and better! Thank you all!

NIM, China
It was my great honor to be one of the APMP Technical Service Award Awardees. I would like to thank APMP Secretariat and all APMP colleagues for their great support. I joined the family of APMP MMFG when it was founded in 2014 in the first place. MMFG means a lot to me since it offered me an opportunity to collaborate with APMP members in medical metrology. We had been experiencing a tough time since 2020 but we were staying together closely to fight against COVID-19. It is happy to see that we have more and more members in this focus group and we have good cooperation on many new medical topics. It was my great honor and pleasure to contribute my effort to such a great organization. I would also like to give my sincere appreciation to co-Chairs and all colleagues of MMFG during my term as MMFG Chair. We could not have made so much progress without their solid support. I firmly believe that we will make better achievements under the leadership of our new chair Dr. Il Doh.

I feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to contribute to the important work of the APMP Executive Committee, and I have greatly benefited from the experience and the collective wisdom that my APMP colleagues have shared so generously. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with such a great group of colleagues at our many meetings, in person and online, and also sharing some wonderful times at social occasions in a number of beautiful places across our region. I am very grateful for that experience and learnt much from it. It will be great to see APMP continue to strengthen its engagement with stakeholders in industry and the community and to support its member institutes and their economies, be it in current areas of focus such as supporting the pandemic response and recovery, and in pursuit of new opportunities such as in digital transformation. I wish APMP much success in that important work, and I hope to be able to continue contributing in some way.

My first APMP attendance was in 2002 to win the APMP young metrologist prize, at that time Iizuka prize. The winning the prize influenced me so much in terms of measurement standards and international cooperation.
My career can be developed together with the APMP, therefore I always thank to APMP.
My role in the EC was the liaison between the EC and TC as well as the FG for climate change and clean air. I was so happy to support the TCs’ and FGs’ activities, mainly by operating the TCI and FGI program. I’d like to thank to TC chairs and FG chairs for their contribution to APMP.
With the closing my 4 years’ term as an EC member, APMP granted me an APMP Technical Activity Award. I’d like to express by sincere gratitude to all APMP members for giving me an opportunity to work for APMP and giving me the valuable award.

I am indeed honored to serve as TCAUV Chair for three years and receive an APMP Technical Activity Award. I appreciate TCAUV members, TC Chairs, Lead TC Chairs, EC members, APMP Chairs and Secretariats, and hosting NMIs for their kind supports during my term. It was very fortune that I could talk with friendly APMP colleagues. I would like to thank TCAUV colleagues, especially pilot NMIs of key-comparisons, overseers of TCI projects, and members of WG on CMC review for their great efforts. TCAUV is relatively small community, and it is not unusual that the same person takes several roles. I also would like to thank Dr. Kang, Dr. Samuel, and Ms. Weigelt for supporting realization of the sound level meter project. I hope I can continue to work with APMP colleagues for further development of APMP. Best wishes to APMP.

First, I would like to thank the APMP Chairperson and all the EC members for this award. I also would like to appreciate the help from APMP secretariat. It has been great honor for me to contribute to APMP as a TCEM chair for the last three years. The transition to KCDB2.0 and management of peer reviews in the middle of pandemic have not been easy. Despite these difficulties, TCEM managed to complete six CMC reviews with the help from review board members. I really feel grateful to them for their support. Finally, I would like to congratulate Dr. Meng Yusong on being the next chair. I am sure that he will do his job better than me. I hope that next year will be better for all of us.

I am so honored that I had this opportunity to serve as the TCM chair, and return my tiny efforts to the TCM, such a big family. I am very grateful to my institute CMS/ITRI for all the support during my term. I'd also like to thank APMP Chair, Secretariat, EC members, TC Chairs, Lead TC Chair and DEC chair for your guidance and support. I feel very fortunate to be able to work with so many of you talented people, I can always learn something from you during every meeting, tea break chat and most importantly the Karaoke GA dinner. Finally, I want to congratulate Dr. Titus from CSIR-NPL India the new TCM chair, I trust that you are our right choice and I feel confident (and happy) to pass all the chair's burden to you now. All the best to APMP and TCM.

Serving as the chair of the technical committee of photometry and radiometry is a wonderful experience in my career. It's such an honorable and serious mission to lead the work of promoting the knowledge sharing, the comparisons, the strategic planning, as well as the harmonic friendship with regional experts in the field of optical measurement and beyond. Thanks to all my colleagues who maintained their professionalism and enthusiasm so that everything works out smoothly and successfully in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. It's amazing that over one hundred CMCs submitted from many NMIs have been approved for JCRB review. I'll only regret that I couldn't go to Sydney due to injury so I've missed the chances to meet my colleagues in person for all past three years! However, we will finally meet again when the COVID-19 virus is beaten. And before that happens, I'll always be virtually with all my dear friends in APMP.

TCQM became one of the biggest TCs in APMP, and still be in grow-up for covering large chemical and biological metrology. We have a wonderful culture for sharing knowledge and experiences to build up our metrological capabilities, and I was very happy to contribute for the culture as the chair. Unfortunately, we have not had a face-to-face meeting due to COVID-19 pandemic, but I do believe that we will meet in real soon with happy smiles.

It has been my privilege and honor to work as the APMP TCT chair for the past three years. I thank all members of the TCT and the leadership of the APMP for working with me during my term. During my term as the TCT chair, KCDB 2.0 was launched, and we needed to adapt to this new system. Also, there has been the global pandemic that changed the way we meet. These have been challenging tasks, but I am very glad and grateful that, with the help from all of you, I was able to hand over the chair of the TCT to the good hands of our next chair, Dr. Hisashi Abe of NMIJ/AIST.

Six years had passed since I first became an EC member including the time of being the APMP chair. This period was filled with good and unforgettable memories. Taking advantage of this opportunity I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to all of my best friends in APMP. Thanks to various and enormous supports by the members of APMP, I was able to complete my duty. APMP is now becoming the most important RMO geographically, demographically, economically, and scientifically. Another important point of APMP is its warm and friendly atmosphere which I love very much. I wish APMP keeps playing an indispensable role in the world metrological community and all members happy and safe in this extraordinary time.

It was indeed my great honor and pleasure to serve as Lead TC Chair of APMP for 3 years. I would like to thank all TC Chairs, Lead TC Chairs, EC members, APMP Chairs and Secretariat staffs I worked with throughout my term, as I would not have been able to complete my duty without their cooperation and support.
Although I may not seem so, I am a visually impaired person having macular degeneration in both eyes, having most of my central vision lost. As it is difficult to read documents or do computer works, I had to spend much more time and energy to fulfill my responsibility compared to unimpaired people. In this sense, I would like to thank myself for overcoming the handicap and finishing the duty without any serious problem.
Although I step aside, I will always support APMP when needed, and always wish APMP continued success!

I am very honored to receive this award. I would like to express my deep appreciation for supports from TCFF colleagues during my term of three and a half years including my term as the acting chair. It was my pleasure to meet all TCFF members who brought me smile anytime and anywhere. I would like to give my special thanks to Dr. LI Chunhui of NIM as the former Vice TCFF Chair and Dr. CHEONG Kar-Hooi of NMIJ as the former TCFF Secretary who helped me in TCFF coordination very well. Thanks to the great support by EC members, other TC Chairs, the Secretariat and the members in the host NMIs, my mission could be completed. I wish I can continue to work with the friendly and hospitable APMP colleagues to contribute to the APMP activities.

I have had the great fortune to work with and for APMP as TCL chair. I feel very privileged to have this opportunity to work with excellent metrologists of all fields from our region.
TCL is such a friendly, collaborative and supportive family to be part of. As such, being TCL chair became an enjoyable task and indeed one of my best memories. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all TCL members, Technical Committee Chairs and Lead Technical Committee Chair, both past and present, for endless collaborations, friendships and supports.
My very best wishes to Dr. Zi Xue who take over as TCL Chair. I look forward to the higher efficiency and the stronger collaboration amongst members of APMP.

I am very honored to serve APMP as TCTF Chair from the end of 2018 to the end of 2020. It’s great to see APMP has been growing and getting better in recent years, and it is my privilege to have an opportunity to make a little bit contribution. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the EC members, LTCC and other colleagues for their help and kind support in the past 3 years. Although my term of TC Chair is over, I hope my contribution to APMP will continue. 2020 is an unusual year, hope the pandemic will end soon and all the work will return to normal. Best Wishes to APMP, best wishes to all the colleagues!

It was my great honor to serve as the Chair of Focus Group of Climate Change and Clean Air during the last three years. I was also very delighted working with APMP colleagues across different TCs and engaging with global, regional and local stakeholders for CCCAFG activities. I would appreciate all APMP members for their engagements during APMP activities. Dr. Kai from NMC/A*STAR will serve as the Chair of the CCCAFG for the next three years. I am pretty sure that Dr. Kai (the incoming Chair of the CCCAFG) will make great efforts to increase the impact of metrology on public and society in the APMP region during his term. I will work with him continuously as a member of the CCCAFG. I wish a happy new year for all APMP members.

I am extremely honored to receive the APMP Technical Activity Award on Energy Efficiency. Energy Efficiency is not only crucial theme in energy use but in the whole chain from generation, transmission and distribution to the end user. It is a challenging task for Energy Efficiency Focus Group (EEFG) members in applying metrology to enable and improve an efficient operation of energy.
During my term as the chair, I received a lot of support from EEFG members and many organizations from energy sector. My sincere thanks to those who have contributed so much effort and encouragement to EEFG activity. I would also thank APMP for giving me an opportunity to work in this project.

I am very honored that I had this opportunity to serve as the first MMFG chair, and I am very grateful to my institute CMS/ITRI for trusting and assigning this not a very easy job to me. I can still recall how clueless I felt when organizing the 1st MMFG's meeting in Beijing in 2015. But thanks to the brilliant focus group members who have been continuing to bring in ideas and inspirations, the MMFG is able to develop and begin to carry out practical collaborations. Among these brilliant members, I'd like to give my special thanks to the following colleagues: Dr. Mark Ballico and Dr. Victoria Coleman from NMIA, Dr. Yon-Tae Kim, who is the TCAUV Chair-elect now, and Dr. Il Doh from KRISS, Dr. Yu-Ping Lan from my institute CMS/ITRI and Dr. Ding Xiang from NIM who has been super supportive to the MMFG since day 1. Finally, I'd like to thank APMP Chair, Secretariat, EC members, TC Chairs and DEC chair for your guidance and support. I believe under Dr. Ding's term, the MMFG will bring more impact, and I will do my best to support Dr. Ding and the MMFG.

It is a great honour and privilege for me to chair APMP Clean Water Focus Group (CWFG) from 2017 to the end of 2020, continuing the work of Dr. Pinandito, my boss at that time, who was promoted to a higher position.
I would like to express my gratitude to APMP EC and all APMP members for giving me the opportunity. I would also like to extend my gratitude to DEC Chair, Dr. Angela Samuel, and TCQM Chairs, Dr. Ma Liandi and Dr. Inagaki, as well as all FG members for their support and contribution to CWFG activities without which FG activities can’t be carried out successfully. All what have been achieved by the CWFG can’t happen without their contributions. Also it is impossible for me to manage and run the FG without the help of my great team. Dyah, Nurul, Azum and Christine have helped a lot through-out my term. I am sure the next chair can improve the CWFG even further, to make it more relevant to the stakeholders because clean water is essential to the quality of our lives.
Quality Water, Quality life. Thank you all!

NIM, China
It is with profound gratitude for the APMP, and I am deeply honoured and thrilled to receive the Young Metrologist Prize.
This award is not only a milestone in my career, but also a reflection of the support and mentorship I have received from NIM China and APMP. The guidance and feedback have been invaluable in shaping my skills and perspectives. I am also deeply grateful to Dr. YANG Ping, my supervisor who has believed in my potential, provided me with endless opportunities to learn and grow.
It is a privilege to work with APMP colleagues. I am committed to advancing the field of ultrasound metrology, driving innovation, and sharing knowledge with each other. This award certainly strengthens my passion and motivates me to strive for excellence. Let us continue to inspire, challenge, and elevate one another, driving progress and achieving greatness together.
Best wishes to APMP.

NIM, China
Thanks to the APMP committee to give the Young Metrologist Prize to me, especially for that I can received this award in ShenZhen, China. The last year of 2023 is the re-open year after the corona virus pandemic, I am happy to see that so many colleagues from APMP region can sit together and discuss together. I am very appreciating that I can be awarded under the helps of the colleagues from NIM, China and also from all the NIMs under the APMP region. I sincerely hope that in the coming general assembly, TC meetings and other international cooperation projects or workshops more and more colleagues can join together and cooperate with each other especially for the young metrologists from the APMP region.

Thank APMP for awarding me as the 2021 APMP Young Metrologist and it is my great honor to receive this award. I would like to give my sincere gratitude to Mr FANG Xiang, director of NIM and Ms LIU Wenli, director of Center for Medical Metrology of NIM for offering opportunities and supporting young scientists like me. Since I joined NIM in 2009 and joined the big family of APMP in 2014, I have received continuous help and support from many colleagues and friends. I would also like to give my appreciation to them all and share with them the pleasure and honor of receiving this award. We have been experiencing a tough time since early 2020 but we are staying together closely to fight against COVID-19. I am inspired and happy to contribute my effort to such a great organization in this fight and support each other with all APMP members. Let’s fight together and we will defeat it!

Thank you for granting me the Young Metrologist Award. I would like to express my utmost gratitude to the APMP Executive Committee and the APMP Award Advisory Committee. I am truly honoured and humbled to have been selected for this distinguished award.
I am particularly indebted to the HSA Senior Management for the nomination. Although I am receiving this honour, the award truly belongs to my former and current bosses, and the excellent teams that I have worked with at various phases of my career. I would also like to express sincere thanks to colleagues from our counterpart metrology institutes for their kind support and opportunities.
Receiving this award will bolster my confidence and efforts as a Metrologist to contribute even more to the metrology community, as well as our local and regional stakeholders.
Thank you APMP again for this recognition.

It's my great honor to be awarded the APMP Young Scientist Award. I would like to thank the APMP Award Advisory Committee for your very kind recognition, and thank my parent institute, the National Institute of Metrology (NIM), China for all the experiences and learnings I got there.
As a researcher in biological metrology field, I always hope I am able to contribute my research to protect people’s health and improve the quality of life. This is in particular our responsibility in 2020 when the whole world was facing with the unprecedented severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the year, I and my colleagues in NIM life science team had worked almost to our full capacity to establish reference materials and high-accuracy testing methods that can support reliable coronavirus testing and enhance the international exchange on this topic. Some of my colleagues have worked very hard tolerating pains on their bodies to calibrate medical instruments used in hospitals. In the future, I hope I will be able to do more in transferring the existing knowledge to more APMP members in need. Thank you very much and I wish everyone a healthy and lucky new year!

NIMT, Thailand
It is a great honour to accept the APMP Metrologist Award for Developing Economies. This recognition is deeply meaningful to me as it acknowledges my contributions to advancing metrology in developing economies. For me, this award is not a personal achievement, it is a testament to the collaborative efforts of many individuals and organizations that have supported this journey.
For many years, I have been actively engaged in the APMP community, particularly in supporting the development of Metrology in Chemistry (MiC) in developing economies. I am pleased to see that our collective efforts are yielding tangible results, with some developing NMIs now successfully registering Calibration and Measurement Capabilities (CMCs). This progress marks a significant step forward in strengthening metrology infrastructures across the region.
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my family, my colleagues at the National Institute of Metrology, Thailand (NIMT), and my fellow Developing Economies Committee (DEC) members for their unwavering support, collaboration, and encouragement. Their dedication has been instrumental in driving progress in this field. I also extend my sincere appreciation to the Metrology – Enabling Developing Economies in Asia (MEDEA) project, and PTB for their invaluable contributions in fostering metrology development in Asia.
This award reaffirms our mission and inspires us to continue our efforts in building a stronger metrology landscape for all economies. Let us work together to advance metrology for the benefit of all.

Thank you.

I feel deeply honored to receive the 2021 APMP Award for Developing Economies, and to work in collaboration with colleagues from the Asia-Pacific region. I do have many people to thank who have made it possible for me to receive this; most of whom have been colleagues at one time or another, all of whom have made important contribution to life.
Life is like a mirror. When you knit your brows, the mirror looks unpleasant. If you keep smiling, it reflects nicely in return. As long as you wish to see smiling in mirror rather than being stressful and you desire to develop yourself, it will empower your mind to achieve your dream as your imagination. Likewise, as metrologists, when we are happy to build and share measurement capabilities, we all have high hopes in common of ultimate goal for the benefit of mankind.

It was indeed a huge honor for me to be awarded with “2020 APMP Award for Developing Economies” by APMP General Assembly. In fact, I am the 2nd winner of this prestigious APMP award from CSIR-NPL, India. Actually, receiving an appreciation or recognition of your work which you have done in past is not only a great feeling but also is a huge responsibility to work with more enthusiasm and zeal in future. I am very fortunate to work in the NMI of India with outstanding colleagues as well as colleagues from APMP and SAARC nations. My research would have not been accomplished without their cooperation. On this occasion, I deeply express my thanks to all of them for their kind cooperation. In the future, I will continue to do my best for further development of metrological activities for the society. In such endeavors, if any further responsibility is given by APMP at any time, I would be more than happy to contribute to best of my potential. Finally, I thank all the members of APMP Award Committee and APMP Secretariat for considering me for this award.

NIM, China
I am very honored and grateful to receive the APMP Award 2023. Having been the first and hopefully the only “Online” Chairperson in APMP history, I take pride in making substantive efforts towards a better APMP. I share this Award especially with my fellow EC members, Committee Chairs and the Secretariat team at NIM, who have given me very strong support and have together made the tangible progress of APMP in the three special years possible. But our greatest joy came from having you all together at the 39th APMP General Assembly and Related Activities in Shenzhen! And I was finally able to keep my promise and to give my beloved APMP family a “Party”, a long-expected chance for all members and our friends around the world to renew friendship and strengthen cooperation. I do wish APMP a brighter future. I do wish all my colleagues a healthy, happy and more successful year of 2024!

NMIJ, Japan
I am honored to receive the APMP Award. The development of quality infrastructure is essential for the future development of society, and I am pleased to have been able to contribute to the activities of the APMP, which plays an integral role the quality infrastructure. In addition to its diverse and positive activities, APMP prides itself on its friendly atmosphere. It has been a valuable and enjoyable experience for me to work together with many colleagues in this atmosphere. I would like to express my gratitude to Dr. Takehiro Morioka and Ms. Mikiko Akaoka, my secretaries, for their great cooperation in helping me to successfully complete my term as Chair. The Asia-Pacific region will lead the world in the future, both academically and industrially, and I wish APMP’s continued growth and success.

I am greatly humbled and honored to receive the APMP Award. Thank you for the privilege and opportunity to serve and to work with APMP colleagues on the many interesting programs over the years. Your warm, generous, and collaborative spirit makes APMP a great and attractive environment to support each other in developing metrology capabilities in a region of growing world trade and manufacturing. It is great to see initiative like the Focus Groups grow and evolve into a useful collaborative platform to address regional grand challenges.

Special thanks too to my ASEAN colleagues, especially Professor Prayoon Shiowattana and Dr Sivinee Sawatdiaree, my partners in crime in establishing the ASEAN Expert Group on Metrology. We had a lot of fun figuring out how to progress metrology to support the ASEAN Economic Community vision.

Last but not least, this award is possible due to the unwavering support of colleagues at ASTAR NMC and the HSA.

I would like to thank to the committee for awarding me the 2020 APMP Young Metrologist Prize for Developing Economies (DEN). Also, thank you to my institute for nominating me and to Dr. Charun Yafa, the head of Chemical Metrology and Biometry Department of NIMT, for giving me opportunities to work on many projects. Last but not least, thanks to my family, my husband and my two daughters who always support and encourage me. I started my career as a metrologist soon after I graduated from the UNSW, Australia in 2009. Without experience from the National Measurement Institute of Australia (NMIA) during my Ph.D thesis, I would not have made it this far.
Being awarded the 2020 APMP Young Metrologist for DEN is the greatest honor in my professional career. It has encouraged me to continue to do my best in contributing to the Thailand and global metrology communities.