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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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ASTM International’s committee on medical and surgical materials and devices (F04 ) is developing a standardized guide for pre-clinical testing considerations for materials used to regenerate muscle. This guide (WK64460 ) will provide scientifically-based information concerning repairing and regenerating muscle when defects are caused by trauma, such as blast injuries. “These types of injuries…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Kathleen Chalfin, tel +1.610.832.9717; kchalfin@astm.org Release #10615
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Hany Demian, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s standards executive, will receive the 2018 Robert J. Painter Award which honors a standards leader who has given outstanding service in any field. The award will be jointly given by ASTM International and the Society for Standards Professionals (SES) at the SES annual conference in August in Nashville, Tennessee (USA). ASTM International and…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10609
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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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ASTM International’s committee on medical and surgical materials and devices (F04) approved a new guide that seeks to improve the cleaning of medical devices. The standard provides methods for simulated soiling of reusable medical devices for the purpose of improving cleaning instructions. The guide (F3293) offers methods for how to identify clinically relevant areas of the device to soil, time…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Kathleen Chalfin, tel +1.610.832.610-8329717; kchalfin@astm.org Release #10572
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ASTM International’s committee on medical and surgical materials and devices ( F04 ) presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Dr. William M. Mihalko, University of Tennessee and the Campbell Clinic, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. …, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, , Release #10562
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ASTM International’s committee on waste management ( D34 ) presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Harry C. Boyer, formerly of Hawk Mountain Laboratories, In Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, USA. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored Boyer for…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, , Release #10542
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A new ASTM International practice could help people who study and manage waste from mined ores as well as waste rock and metallurgical process waste. The standardized practice uses a process called shake extraction in which water leaches from a dry waste sample overnight. The resulting solution can then be separated and analyzed for characteristics such as pH level, alkalinity, acidity, anions,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #10474
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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