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Mark Niemuth, Ph.D., associate III for Wiss, Janney, Elstner in Northbrook, Illinois, USA was honored with the Bryant Mather Award by ASTM International’s committee on cement ( C01 ). An ASTM International member since 2006, Niemuth was recognized for his role in promoting substantial revisions to an ASTM guide for approximating the ideal amount of sulfur trioxide in hydraulic cement. Niemuth…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10715
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ASTM International announced five $500 grants to university students to help with senior or graduate projects that have an ASTM International standards component. The following students and their respective teams have won 2018 project grants: Haoyang Chen, Drexel University, who is working on auditory-visual substitution devices for blind chemistry students, Victoria Utria, Drexel University, who…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Travis Murdock, tel +1.610.832.9714; tmurdock@astm.org Release #10699
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Roger Bostelman, engineering project manager with the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, was recently awarded the 2018 ASTM International James A. Thomas President’s Leadership Award. The President’s Leadership Award recognizes individuals early in their ASTM International career who have significantly advanced ASTM’s mission through…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10648
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ASTM International’s committee on cement ( C01 ), presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Stephen Wilcox of ARGOS USA, Alpharetta, Georgia, USA. The prestigious award, which includes the title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contribution to developing standards. Wilcox was honored for his outstanding contributions and leadership in ASTM International’s…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10597
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A new ASTM International standard will help flooring manufacturers test the quietness of their products, ultimately helping people who want to buy quiet floor materials. The test method (soon to be published as E3133) was developed by ASTM’s committee on building and environmental acoustics ( E33 ). According to ASTM International member Jerry Lilly, president of JGL Acoustics, Inc., prior…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Kelly Paul, tel +1.610.832.9745; kpaul@astm.org Release #10552
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Eric J. Miller, director - acoustics with Intertek, York, Pennsylvania, USA, was honored with the Wallace Waterfall Award from ASTM International’s committee on building and environmental acoustics ( E33 ). Miller was recognized for his distinguished contributions to the development, preparation, and acceptance of standards in acoustics. Miller, an ASTM International member since 1993, has…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10543
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A new test method developed by ASTM International’s nuclear fuel cycle committee ( C26 ) will help better characterize uranium materials within the nuclear fuel cycle. Specifically, the standard ( C1871 ) outlines the “double spike” test method for isotopic analysis of uranium samples by thermal ionization mass spectrometry. “Due to improved precision, the double spike method has been used in…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Stephen Mawn, tel +1.610.832.9726; smawn@astm.org Release #10495
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A new ASTM International standard serves as a guide to help experts examine nuclear-fuel pellets, cylindrical ceramic parts that are inserted into fuel rods for use in nuclear reactors. According to ASTM International member Gregoire Toury, an AREVA advisory engineer in MOX, ceramographic examination of these pellets is crucial for verifying product quality relative to thermo-mechanical behavior…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Stephen Mawn, tel +1.610.832.9726; smawn@astm.org Release #10468
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Paul Stutzman, physical scientist with the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, was honored with the Bryant Mather Award from ASTM International’s committee on cement ( C01 ). Stutzman, who joined ASTM International in 1990, was recognized for his contributions to the development of various committee standards related to quantitative…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10467
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Feraidon Ataie, Ph.D., assistant professor of engineering, California State University-Chico, has won the 2017 Professor of the Year Award from ASTM International, a global standards development organization. The ASTM International Professor of the Year Award recognizes and rewards the contributions of educators in developing students’ understanding of standards. “Dr. Ataie’s continued…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Travis Murdock, tel +1.610.832.9826; tmurdock@astm.org Release #10417