Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards (VAMAS)

Delegates at the 35th Steering Committee Meeting - NPL India, Delhi - 2010

VAMAS supports world trade in products dependant on advanced materials technologies, through International collaborative projects aimed at providing the technical basis for harmonized measurements, testing, specifications, and standards.

Technical Working Areas

The VAMAS technical committees, called Technical Working Areas (TWA), are at the centre of all VAMAS activities.
15 TWAs are currently active.


A new TWA on 'Quantitative Mictrostructural Analysis' was approved for start-up in 2010.

For information on TWA 37 select this link.


Interlaboratory Comparisons - Call for participation

For information on current interlaboratory comparisons select this link.


Measurement Needs for Emerging Materials Technologies

The VAMAS Technical Workshop supported by the USA National Science Foundation was held in March 2010 at the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, INDIA  [More]