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ASTM International’s committee on steel, stainless steel and related alloys ( A01 ) presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Annemarie Appleton, president, Alloy Stainless Products Company, in Totowa, New Jersey, USA. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, , Release #10811
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William Quinn, department manager – laboratory services, Terracon Consultants, Glendale Heights, Illinois, USA, was honored with the Woodland G. Shockley Memorial Award by ASTM International’s soil and rock committee ( D18 ). Quinn was honored for his exceptional and long meritorious service to the activities of the committee. He has previously been recognized with the Laboratory Participants…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10799
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Elmar Upitis, engineering consultant, was honored with the Founding Committee Award by ASTM International’s committee on steel, stainless steel and related alloys ( A01 ). Upitis was honored for the highest level of leadership and exemplary contributions to ASTM International’s founding committee, and for promotion of voluntary consensus standards. The award is the most prestigious recognition…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10769
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Today, ASTM International, in partnership with the Codes and Standards Training Institute (CASTI), launched an online Introduction to Steelmaking course. The course focuses on the use of ASTM International’s world-renowned steel standards, which are included in the cost. Specifically, participants will learn to: Write better steel specifications and purchase orders, Perform better inspection on…, About ASTM International, Committed to serving global societal needs, ASTM International positively impacts public health and safety, consumer confidence, and overall quality of life. We integrate consensus standards – developed with our international membership of volunteer technical experts – and innovative services to improve lives… Helping our world work better. , About Codes and Standards Training Institute (CASTI), Codes and Standards Training Institute (CASTI) was founded in 1989 when John E. Bringas, P.Eng. taught our first course in welding metallurgy. Since then, CASTI has presented over 2,000 courses internationally, specializing in the area of engineering codes and standards (API, ASME, CSA, NACE, ISO, and others). The CASTI instructor staff includes members of many codes and standards committees as…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10767
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A new ASTM International standard could help improve the properties of soils used for landscape beds, sports fields, and golf courses. The organization’s committee on soil and rock ( D18 ) created the new standard ( D8249 ). The standard covers material characteristics, physical requirements, and sampling for using “rotary kiln produced porous ceramic material” in topsoils. This material can…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #10762
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Kendra Adams, president of Blue Rock Labs, Inc., in Littleton, Colorado, USA, was honored with the A. Ivan Johnson Outstanding Achievement Award by ASTM International’s committee on soil and rock ( D18 ). Adams was honored for her outstanding and significant contributions to the committee. She has previously been awarded the Richard S. Ladd Standards Development Award (2014, 2017). An ASTM…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10746
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Keith Rademacher, was honored with the A. Ivan Johnson Outstanding Achievement Award by ASTM International’s committee on soil and rock ( D18 ). Rademacher was honored for outstanding and significant contributions to the committee. He was previously awarded the A. Ivan Johnson Outstanding Achievement Award (1999), the Woodland G. Shockley Memorial Award (2003), and the Award of Merit – ASTM…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10745
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A new ASTM International standard aims to help engineers install deep foundations – also known as piles – for major construction projects. ASTM’s soil-and-rock committee ( D18 ) developed the new standard ( D8232 ), which describes test procedures that help measure the inclination of deep foundation elements, including in the excavation stage. “The construction of deep foundations, or piles, as…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #10731
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ASTM International’s committee on steel, stainless steel, and related alloys ( A01 ) is seeking participants for an interlaboratory study to develop data needed to create a standard for hardness testing. According to ASTM International member John Griffin, a research engineer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the shear-pin hardness tester described in the proposed standard is already…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Scott Orthey, tel +1.610.832.9730; sorthey@astm.org Release #10706
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Taco van der Maten, marketing manager for Malvern Panalytical , in Almelo, The Netherlands, has started his term as 2019 chairman of 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. For example, its incoming cohort of board members…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10704