The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) is the national measurement standards laboratory for the Republic of Korea.

KRISS is also an active member of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM).

[2] KRISS was established in 1975 as the Korea Standards Research Institute, and initiated calibration services in 1979.

[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.