On 29 May 2026, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) through the Material Properties Analysis and Development Centre (MPAD), welcomed a delegation from the Institute of Materials Science (IMS) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, for a discussion meeting and a laboratory visit on materials analysis and testing at the MPAD building, TISTR.
On this occasion, Dr. Duangporn Ounpanich, Director of MPAD, together with Dr. Pornsak Thasanaraphan, Director of Performance and Safety Inspection Laboratory of MPAD, Mr. Natapol Buaumpai, Director of Material Properties and Failure Analysis Laboratory of MPAD, Dr. Chatuporn Po-Sri, Technical Officer of MPAD, and representatives from the International Relations Division, warmly welcomed the delegation and participated in the discussion session.
During the meeting, MPAD representatives presented the missions and activities of MPAD and TISTR, followed by a laboratory and research facilities tour. Both parties also discussed about future research collaboration on high-speed rail development and other possible cooperative projects, as well as scientific and technological services for the industrial sector, with the aim of strengthening and enhancing the network of cooperation in science, technology, and innovation between Thailand and Vietnam.
The meeting marked another important step in continuing the long-standing collaboration between TISTR and the Institute of Materials Science (IMS). Previously, both organizations had collaborated in the fields of materials science research and development, personnel training and capacity building, exchange of researchers and experts, technology transfer, and dissemination of scientific and technological knowledge.
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