Professor Mengu Cho of the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan, accompanied by Dr. Joel Marciano, DOST-ASTI Director, visited the Electronics Product Development Center facility last Thursday, March 07.

Dr. Cho was impressed with the Electronics Product Prototyping laboratory of EPDC. He also commended on the Electromagnetic Compatibility Testing capability inside the Semi-Anechoic Chamber and gave good words for the newly-acquired equipment for Product Safety Testing.

Dr. Mengu Cho is in the Philippines to conduct technical talks on Small Satellites. He conducted a lecture on Space Engineering Systems on March 05 at the Meralco Innovation Hall of the University of the Philippines. On March 06, he conducted lectures on Rocket Equations, Orbital Mechanics and Mission Design at the DOST – ASTI Training Room located at C. P. Garcia Avenue in Quezon City and on March 08, conducted a technical Forum on Lean Satellites at the Institute of Biology Auditorium, University of the Philippines.

Earl Qua, Project Director of EPDC together with Engr. Felixberto Dolot III and Darwin Mendez attended the Lean Satellite Forum last March 08.