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George E. Totten, Ph.D., president of G. E. Totten and Associates, LLC, in Seattle, Wash., where he also resides, has received the 2004 Sydney D. Andrews Scroll of Achievement for outstanding achievement in the field of petroleum products and lubricants. ASTM International Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants has honored Totten for "his many contributions to advancing the aims of…
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Carroll D. Davis, section head of analytical chemistry for the Alcoa Technical Center in Alcoa Center, Pa., was honored with the ASTM International Ted Linde Leadership Award in recognition of his leadership skills and especially for an exemplary job as main committee chairman, a post he has filled since 2000. Davis received the award from ASTM Committee E01 on Analytical Chemistry for Metals,…
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ASTM International Subcommittee E06.77 on High Rise Building External Evacuation Devices initiated activity at the October 2004 meeting of Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings, by establishing the following three task groups: Platform Devices - Development of specifications for high-rise external platform devices for evacuation of persons when the primary evacuation routes to a safe zone are…
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ASTM International Subcommittee E54.03 on Decontamination has entered a rapid standards development effort since meeting in Kansas City in June 2004. The subcommittee benefited greatly during the meeting from the participation of a broad spectrum of stakeholders that represented private industry, military entities, government agencies (for example, Environmental Protection Agency and Department…
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ASTM International Committee F01 on Electronics is currently seeking participation for any interested parties in the development of a proposed new standard, WK6499, Test Method for Determining Sputtering Target Utilization. The proposed new standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F01.17 on Sputter Metallization. Target utilization is the amount of target material that is available for…
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ASTM International Subcommittee F04.35 has recently undergone a name change. Formerly known as F04.35 on GI Endoscopes, the subcommittee, which is under the jurisdiction of Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices, is now known as Gastroenterolgy (GI). The name change indicates a broadening of the scope of activities for the subcommittee. James Bardwell, Leading Medical…
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ASTM International Committee C24 on Building Seals and Sealants is now working on a proposed new standard, WK6920, Fatigue Resistance of Structural Silicone. The standard, which is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Subcommittee C24.20 on General Sealant Standards, is intended to serve as an enhancement to current performance requirements for structural silicones and to help users ascertain that…
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ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products has begun to develop a new proposed Guide for Panelist Feedback. The proposed standard will provide guidance on how to address various issues involved in delivering performance and information feedback to discrimination and descriptive/attribute testing panels. Information on the proposed guide, which is under the…
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The 2004 Bryant Mather Award honors Louis U. Spellman, a consultant to the cement industry headquartered in Austin, Texas, for his work to further the continuing development of standards for hydraulic cement. ASTM International Committee C01 on Cement gave the award to Spellman, an ASTM Award of Merit recipient and ASTM fellow, in December. Spellman has been involved with ASTM International…
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The ASTM International Harold F. Dodge Award was given to Charles Proctor, Ph.D., a private consultant based in Raleigh, N.C., by ASTM International Committee E11 on Statistical Methods. Proctor received the award "For his professional statistical expertise and publications in the fields of sampling of materials and interlaboratory studies, and his continuing technical advice in support of E11…