ASTM International Fuel Standards Adopted in Kazakhstan
The Kazakhstan Institute for Standardization and Certification (KAZINST) has adopted several ASTM International fuel standards over the past year.
ASTM International Informs Congressional Review of Standards
Leading standards experts from ASTM International testified Feb. 29 before a committee of the U.S. Congress during a review of the effectiveness of the U.S. standards system.
ASTM International Launches Website in Simplified Chinese
ASTM International has launched a website in simplified Chinese for Mandarin speaking standards-users and those with a general interest in ASTM. The website (www.astm.org.cn) features a landing page similar to the front page of www.astm.org, with additional information in simplified Chinese. Links to subsequent pages will yield information in English.
Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology Reports on Successful Memorandum of Understanding with ASTM International
In a recent annual report, the Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology (QS) outlined the success of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) it signed with ASTM International in 2007.
ASTM International Sponsors Clemson University Student Kathryn Gasparro in 2012 WISE Internship Program
ASTM International will sponsor Kathryn Gasparro, a civil engineering student at Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., in the 2012 Washington Internships for Students of Engineering (WISE) program.
Donald L. Mays to Serve Term on the ASTM International Board of Directors
Donald L. Mays has been elected to the ASTM International board of directors for 2012-2014.
Kenneth F. Yarosh Named 2012 ASTM International Chairman of the Board
Kenneth F. Yarosh, global service line manager for the specialty chemicals business of Dow Corning Corp., in Midland, Mich., is 2012 chairman of the board of directors of ASTM International, one of the world’s largest and most diverse standards developing organizations. Chairman of the board is the highest elected position in ASTM International.
Thomas A. Schwartz Elected Vice Chairman of the ASTM International Board of Directors
Thomas A. Schwartz, P.E., senior principal, president and head of the building technology group at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH), has been elected vice chairman of the ASTM International board of directors for 2011-2012.
Charles E. Sidebottom Joins ASTM International Board of Directors
Charles B. Sidebottom, P.E., director of corporate standards for Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., has been elected to the ASTM International board of directors. Sidebottom will serve a three-year term.
Dr. Steven M. Cramer Elected to ASTM International Board of Directors
Steven M. Cramer, Ph.D., P.E., associate dean for academic affairs and professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., has been elected to the ASTM International board of directors for a three-year term.