ASTM International Award of Merit Recognizes Mark Melkerson
Mark Melkerson, director, Division of General, Restorative, and Neurological Devices of the Office of Device Evaluation within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Rockville, Md., received an ASTM International Award of Merit and the accompanying title of fellow, the highest organizational recognition for individual contributions to standards activities.
Larry Kapustka is Elected Chair of ASTM Committee on Biological Effects and Environmental Fate
ASTM International Committee on Space Simulation and Applications of Space Technology Names Jack Sanders as Chairman
Jack Sanders, contamination control engineering lead at Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Inc. in Greenbelt, Md., is the new chairman of ASTM International Committee E21 on Space Simulation and Applications of Space Technology. The committee consists of approximately 35 members who oversee more than 55 standards published in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards.
ASTM International Award of Merit Recognizes Contributions of Michael Troedel
Michael Troedel, president of Troedel & Associates Inc. in Lake Villa, Ill., has been recognized with an ASTM International Award of Merit and accompanying title of fellow, the highest ASTM honor for individual contributions to standards activities.
Howard Hime is Elected Chairman of ASTM International Committee on Ships and Marine Technology
ASTM International Gary M. Kralik Award Given to Larry Parkinson
Larry L. Parkinson, former president of Interamerican Zinc Inc. in Coldwater, Mich., has received the Gary M. Kralik Distinguished Service Award from ASTM International. Parkinson was recognized for his exceptional service to ASTM Committee B02 on Nonferrous Metals and Alloys.
Julie Kilgore Elected Chair of ASTM International Committee on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action
ASTM International Honors Richard Danchik with Moyer D. Thomas Award
Richard Danchik, a consultant based in Pittsburgh, Pa., has received the Moyer D. Thomas Award from ASTM International Committee D22 on Air Quality. The committee recognized Danchik "for outstanding achievement in the standardization of the sampling and analysis of atmospheres."
ASTM International Appoints Thomas Neal as Chair of Committee on Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
ASTM International Committee F23 on Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment has elected Thomas Neal, president and principal consultant of Neal Associates Ltd. in Guilford, Conn., as its new chairman. The committee consists of approximately 250 members responsible for more than 40 standards related to the protective clothing industry.
ASTM International Committee on Soil and Rock Names Ronald Ebelhar as Chairman
Ronald J. Ebelhar, senior principal at H.C. Nutting Co. (a Terracon Company) in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been named the new chairman of ASTM International Committee D18 on Soil and Rock. The 900-member committee is responsible for more than 350 standards published in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards.