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ASTM International announced five $500 grants for university students to help with senior or graduate design projects that contain an ASTM International standards component. “These grants allow ASTM International to support students who are directly engaging with our standards in real-world scenarios as they work on capstone projects,” said Travis Murdock, academic outreach coordinator. “The…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org , Academic Outreach Contact, : Travis Murdock, tel. +1.610.832.9714; tmurdock@astm.org Release #11771 ###
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Kathleen Stanton, senior director of scientific and regulatory affairs with the Personal Care Products Council, has started her three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. ASTM International’s board is made of 25 leaders from a variety of companies, associations, universities, government bodies, and other organizations around the world. Stanton was previously associate vice…, Media Inquiries, : Gavin O’Reilly , tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11770 ###
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Adam Norton, associate director of the NERVE Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell , has started his three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. ASTM International’s board is made of 25 leaders from a variety of companies, associations, universities, government bodies, and other organizations around the world. In his role, Norton focuses on testing and evaluation of…, Media Inquiries, : Gavin O’Reilly , tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11769 ###
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Richard P. Rosati, vice president, government affairs and industry standards of Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services, has started his three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. ASTM International’s board is made of 25 leaders from a variety of companies, associations, universities, government bodies, and other organizations around the world. Rosati joined Bureau Veritas in…, Media Inquiries, : Gavin O’Reilly , tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11761 ###
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ASTM International’s Exo Technology Center of Excellence (ET CoE) is sponsoring the 2 nd Annual Exo Games, an initiative to improve student involvement and education in the exo technologies industry. NIST is partnering with ASTM ET CoE through a CRADA agreement to develop the underpinning metrology for exoskeletons and promote student STEM involvement. All competitions in this year’s games will…, ,, 2024 at 11:59 p.m., EST through the ET CoE website . The competition will be held from, Aug. 5-9, 2024,, at the ASTM International headquarters in West Conshohocken, PA. For more information on the event, please visit https://www.etcoe.org/new-events-1/exogames2024 Established in 2019, ASTM’s Center of Excellence in Exo Technology (ET CoE) focuses on accelerating exo standards through research, education, workforce development, training certifications, and connecting global exo communities. For…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11757 ###
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ASTM International’s Exo Technology Center of Excellence (ET CoE) has announced publication of a new survey report, titled “Global Survey of Healthcare Professionals Using Medical Exoskeletons.” The purpose of the survey was to gather feedback from medical professionals using exoskeletons in rehabilitation, research, and more. The survey will help readers understand the experience, perspectives,…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11754 ###
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ASTM International has announced a new eLearning program focused on usage of a standard practice for Remote ID Means of Compliance ( F3586 ) developed by ASTM’s unmanned aircraft committee (F38). This standard practice acts as an overlay of requirements to the ASTM standard for Remote ID and tracking (F3411). The program will support manufacturers and producers of remote ID systems for unmanned…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11753 ###
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ASTM International has published a revision to its Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety ( F963 ) to reflect changes approved by its toy safety subcommittee (F15.22). This specification serves to address potential hazards of various toys that may not be readily apparent to the public, but may emerge from their construction, normal use, or a certain degree of abuse. The most recent…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832.9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #11739 ###
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A new ASTM International standard will help to minimize the entrapment or crush hazard posed by motorized partitions when they are in motion. Such partitions, made up of a series of rigid panels that move along a motorized track, are used to provide flexibility in the size of spaces typically used for meetings, sports, and other functions where children are often present. ASTM International’s…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832.9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #11720 ###
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The results are in for the first ever Exo Games, hosted in August by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in collaboration with ASTM International’s Center of Excellence in Exo Technology (ET CoE). The inaugural event saw five student teams from the UK, United States, Belgium and Brazil compete in designing an exoskeleton, testing it against standards and measures decided by ASTM…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11714 ###