Dr. C. Clair Claiborne, principal consulting research and development scientist at ABB Inc. in Raleigh, N.C., has been named the new chairman of ASTM International Committee D27 on Electrical Insulating Liquids and Gases. The 90-member committee is responsible for more than 60 standards published in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards.

ASTM International Committee E35 on Pesticides and Alternative Control Agents has appointed G. Robert Goss, vice president, research and product, at Oil-Dri Corp. in Vernon Hills, Ill., as its new chairman.  The committee includes more than 200 members who have jurisdiction over 80 ASTM standards related to the safety, efficacy and impact of pesticides and biological agents, devices and equipment in certain environments.

ASTM International Committee E01 on Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores and Related Materials has presented Gary L. Beck, principal analytical chemist at ATI Wah Chang in Albany, Ore., with the 2007 H.V. Churchill Award.  Established in 1967, the award is given for meritorious service to the committee.

ASTM International Committee B10 on Reactive and Refractory Metals and Alloys has honored James A. McMaster, a consultant with MC Consulting in Huletts Landing, N.Y., with the H.R. "Russ" Ogden Award.  McMaster was cited for his outstanding accomplishments in the science and technology of reactive and refractory metals and alloys. 

ASTM International has honored Ian R. Chin, vice president and senior principal at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc. in Chicago, Ill., with the 2007 Walter C. Voss Award for his outstanding contributions to knowledge and advances in the field of building technology.

David Byer, senior manager of quality control and contract labs at Peabody Energy in St. Louis, Mo., is the 2007 recipient of the R.A. Glenn Award from ASTM International Committee D05 on Coal and Coke. This annual award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the development of ASTM standards relating to coal and coke.

ASTM International Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants has honored Rey G. Montemayor, chief chemist at Imperial Oil Ltd. in Ontario, Canada, with the 2007 Sydney D. Andrews Scroll of Achievement.  Montemayor was cited for his outstanding work in the field of petroleum products and lubricants and his many contributions to the committee.