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Today,global standards organization ASTM International announced the release of the Fuels and Lubricants Handbook: Technology, Properties, Performance, and Testing. The handbook is the second edition of the best-selling fuels manual. Originally published in 2003, the second edition features fourteen new chapters, with most chapters completely rewritten. The new fuels manual contains 49 chapters…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10923
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The ASTM International board of directors unanimously voted to name Tim Brooke, ASTM International’s vice president of laboratory service and certification, as the new president and chief operating officer of the Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), an ASTM International affiliate. Brooke assumed the new role on Nov. 1 and is retaining his existing title. Brooke replaces Pat Gleason, who will…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10908
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ASTM International’s first international chapter will launch Sept. 23 in Dubai at the One & Only Royal Mirage from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the organization announced today. Registration information is available here: astmeventsme.com/dubai . According to organizers, the UAE Chapter will provide a forum for technical experts and others to network and to participate in standards-related…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org Release #10860
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A proposed standard from ASTM International’s petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee ( D02 ) would set minimum performance requirements for tractor hydraulic fluids (THF). According to committee members, this specification aims to provide a verifiable level of protection for farm tractors and other equipment that uses THF. This proposed standard (WK68882) was driven by both…
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ASTM International Awards $10,000 Scholarships to Students at UC-Irvine, Stony Brook, Purdue, McGillASTM International announced today that four graduate students each won $10,000 scholarships for their studies in fields where technical standards play a crucial role. This year’s winners were chosen from a competitive pool of more than a dozen applications. The following candidates will receive the 2019 ASTM International graduate scholarships: Somnath Mandal of the University of California,…
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ASTM International’s committee on petroleum products, liquid fuels and lubricants ( D02 ) presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Frank Di Sanzo, research scientist for ExxonMobil Research and Engineering in Annandale, New Jersey, USA. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing…
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ASTM International’s committee on petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants ( D02 ) presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to George R. Wilson, principal scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing…
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A proposed ASTM International standard aims to offer a new way to determine biodiesel content in diesel fuel oil. The standard ( WK55232 ) is being developed by the organization’s committee on petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants ( D02 ). It focuses on the use of portable, rapid, mid-infrared analyzers. ASTM International member Ian Mylrea, research and development manager at Stanhope…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10754
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After a planning meeting Monday in Abu Dhabi with key leaders in industry, academia, and government, one of the world’s largest standards development organizations announced that it would launch its first-ever international chapter later this year. The chapter will be based in the United Arab Emirates. “ASTM International standards are already being used in the Gulf, and the planned chapter is a…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org Release #10753
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ASTM International members are working to address an issue related to the shortage of a material – a dye – used to conduct a key test method for liquid fuels. The “test method for hydrocarbon types in liquid petroleum products by fluorescent indicator adsorption” (D1319) is a voluntary consensus standard used by refiners, labs, and others to help measure the volume-percentage of aromatic…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10751