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Thomas A. Schwartz, P.E., president/senior principal and head of the Building Technology Group at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. (SGH), has been elected to the ASTM International Board of Directors for a term beginning in 2006. Schwartz has been honored with a 1994 ASTM International Award of Merit and title of fellow for his contributions to ASTM standards activities. An ASTM International…, Glass Digest, for more than a decade. Release #7315
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John R. Scully, Ph.D., professor of materials science and engineering and co-director of the Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, has been honored with the 2005 Francis LaQue Memorial Award by ASTM International Committee G01 on Corrosion of Metals. Committee G01 cited Scully "for his numerous contributions in the development of…
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Kenneth F. Yarosh, an associate scientist and the European technical manager, Global Construction Industry, for Dow Corning Corp. in Seneffe, Belgium, has been elected to the ASTM International Board of Directors for a three-year term beginning this year. Yarosh is first vice chairman of ASTM Committee C24 on Building Seals and Sealants and its executive subcommittee; he serves on a number of C24…
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Kevin K. Liu, a graduate student at the University of California, Davis, Calif., won the 2005 student paper competition sponsored by ASTM Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture. Liu's paper, "The effects of laser peening on the fatigue performance of aerospace structural alloys," focuses on how this surface treatment enhances failure resistance. The results include data from programs conducted…
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Dong Zhao, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., has won the student paper competition sponsored by ASTM International Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices. The paper, "Computational Wear Prediction of UHMWPE in Knee Replacements," focuses on multibody dynamic contact model to predict…
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Harry S. Brenner, P.E., Almay Consultants, Los Angeles, Calif., has been honored with the 2005 Fred F. Weingruber Award by ASTM International Committee F16 on Fasteners. The award recognizes exceptional leadership and sustained service to the committee in the field of fasteners. An ASTM International member since 1977, Brenner serves on a number of F16 standards development subcommittees. He has…
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ASTM International Committee D08 on Roofing and Waterproofing has honored Werner H. Gumpertz with the 2004 William Cullen Award for his contributions and commitment to Committee D08 and to the field of roofing and waterproofing. Gumpertz, who lives in West Newton, Mass., is a co-founder and senior principal of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. Consulting Engineers in Waltham, Mass. Gumpertz has…
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A 2005 ASTM International Award of Merit and the accompanying title of fellow honor the contributions of George William (Bill) Maupin, Jr., a principal research scientist with the Virginia Transportation Research Council in Charlottesville, Va., to the work of ASTM Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials. The award is the highest Society recognition for individual contributions to standards…
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A 2005 ASTM International Award of Merit and accompanying title of fellow honor the contributions of Thomas J. Yager, a senior research engineer at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., to standards work in ASTM Committee E17 on Vehicle-Pavement Systems. E17 cited Yager for his work in developing standards for measuring and evaluating of pavement friction and surface characteristics.…
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ASTM International Committee C24 on Building Seals and Sealants has given the 2005 Sealants Hall of Fame Award to Lawrence D. Carbary, associate industry scientist/construction industry, for Dow Corning Corp. in Midland, Mich., where he also resides. C24 cited Carbary "for distinguished service in the stimulation of research, promotion of knowledge and service to the building industry in the area…