Member State: Costa Rica
The Republic of Costa Rica became a Member State on 5 September 2022 (previously having been an Associate State of the CGPM since 29 January 2004).
CIPM MRA
Signatory/NMI
Laboratorio Costarricense de Metrología
Designated institute(s)
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), Laboratorio Metrológico de Variables Eléctricas
Laboratorio de Metrología, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
For photometry and radiometry, fibre optics, wavelength and length (since 4 November 2016), time and frequency (since 29 August 2022)
San José
Laboratorio de Fuerza del Laboratorio Nacional de Materiales y Modelos Estructurales
Laboratorio Nacional de Metrología, Grandes Masas y Volumen
For mass measurements from 50 kg to 1000 kg, and volume measurements from 20 dm3 to 5000 dm3 (from 24 March 2010)
San José
International recognition
CIPM MRA logo
The following institutes are authorized to use the CIPM MRA logo, for the fields of measurement supported by CMCs published in the KCDB:
CBKT
Nationals having participated in / benefited from the BIPM CBKT programme
2022 - BIPM-SIM Training course: KCDB 2.0 (2022)
Dr Jorge Delgado (RECOPE) - Participant
Mr Oscar Fallas (ICE-LMVE) - Participant
Dr Patricia Soto (RECOPE) - Participant
KCDB 2.0 - CMC Writers in General Physics (2022)
Dr Luis Chaves (LACOMET) - Participant
Dr Johnny Jiménez Jiménez (LAMETRO-ICE) - Participant
KCDB 2.0 - CMC Writers in Chemistry and Biology (2022)
Dr Gabriel Molina-Castro (LACOMET) - Participant
Dr Carolina Herrera - Participant
Dr Róger Irías (LACOMET) - Participant
Dr Olman Ramos (LACOMET) - Participant
Dr Roger Adrian Villalobos Perez (LAMETRO-ICE) - Participant
KCDB 2.0 - TC Chairs in Chemistry and Biology (2021)
Dr Sandra Rodríguez (LACOMET) - Participant
Dr Marcela Prendas (LACOMET) - Participant
Dr Luis Rodríguez (LACOMET) - Participant
KCDB 2.0 - CMC Writers in Chemistry and Biology (2020)
Dr Brian Calderon (LACOMET) - Participant
Dr Bryan Calderón Jiménez (LACOMET) - Participant
Dr Jimmy Venegas Padilla (LACOMET) - Participant
2018 - ‘Train the trainer’: Transitioning to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 in the CIPM MRA (2018)
Dr Christopher Cortés (LACOMET) - Participant
2017 - Sound beginning in the CIPM MRA (2017)
Ms Jessica Chavarria Sanchez (LACOMET) - Lecturer
2016 - Leaders of Tomorrow (2016)
Mr Luis Fernando Chaves Santacruz (LACOMET) - Participant
National institute having sponsored a BIPM CBKT initiative (in full or in part)
No sponsorship yet.