Adam Norton, associate director of the NERVE Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, has started his three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors.

ASTM International’s board is made of 25 leaders from a variety of companies, associations, universities, government bodies, and other organizations around the world.

In his role, Norton focuses on testing and evaluation of robot systems, as well as the development of metrics and evaluation methods for robotic capabilities and human-robot interactions.

A member of ASTM International since 2014, Norton is chair of the robotics, automation, and autonomous systems committee (F45) and subchair of F45.03. He is also a member of the committees on exoskeletons and exosuits (F48) and homeland security applications (E54). F45 gave him an award of appreciation (2018) in recognition of his contributions to their work.

Norton holds a bachelor’s degree in fine arts and graphic design from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

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