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Manuel Lascarro, general director of the Colombian Chamber of Cement and Concrete (PROCEMCO) , was awarded the William T. Cavanaugh Award at a presentation in Cartagena, Colombia. The Cavanaugh Memorial Award honors W.T. Cavanaugh, CEO of ASTM International from 1970 to 1985. Cavanaugh established ASTM International as the world leader in developing and disseminating voluntary standards. Lascarro…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11896 ###
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ASTM International’s ceramic whitewares and related products committee ( C21 ) has presented its Frank W. Reinhart Award to Richard Eppler, technical consultant and founder of Eppler Associates. Eppler was honored in recognition of his 50 years of participation on the committee. Throughout this time, he has worked tirelessly toward the development and maintenance of terms and definitions that…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11895 ###
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ASTM granted provisional observer status at United Nations conference in November, Global standards organization ASTM International has been granted provisional observer status at the 29 th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This major annual event will be held Nov. 11-22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. With a goal of advancing science-based, consensus solutions ASTM’s COP29 activities will showcase efforts…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Event Contact:, Emmanuel Escoto, tel +1.610.832.9809; eescoto@astm.org Release #11887 ###
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ASTM’s new standard will provide guidelines for facial examiners ASTM International’s forensic sciences committee ( E30 ) has approved a new standard that will help to improve automated facial recognition search performance. The new standard (soon to be published as E3445) will help to improve search results for people using a facial recognition system (FRS). The new standard describes a series…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #11870 ###
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ASTM standard will help improve levelness, smoothness, and flatness of existing floors ASTM International’s concrete and concrete aggregates committee ( C09 ) approved a new standard that will be used to evaluate the performance of floor patching and skim coating compounds. These compounds, which contain hydraulic cement, are used to improve the levelness, smoothness, and flatness of existing…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Scott Orthey, +1.610.832.9730; sorthey@astm.org Release #11869 ###
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ASTM International presented its top annual award – the 2024 Award of Merit – to Chris Slate for his contributions to ASTM’s concrete and concrete aggregates committee ( C09 ). The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for distinguished service and outstanding participation in ASTM International committee activities. Slate was…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11861 ###
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ASTM International’s global cooperation staff has announced the addition of Fouad Yazbeck as a consultant to represent ASTM in the Middle East and North Africa. Yazbeck’s part-time consultancy will involve advising ASTM based on developments in the MENA region and maintaining relationships with national standards bodies, trade associations, and more on behalf of the organization. “We are excited…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11844 ###
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ASTM International’s forensic sciences committee ( E30 ) presented its 2023 Forensic Sciences Award to Kim Kunkler, assistant professor at Marshall University. The award was given in recognition of continuous and outstanding contributions to the committee’s standards development. Since joining ASTM in 2017, Kunkler has seen several fire debris and explosives standards through to publication,…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11828 ###
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Registration is now open for ASTM International’s Workshop on Next Generation Cements and SCMs: Towards Specification , to be held June 9, 2024, in Philadelphia, PA. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s concrete and concrete aggregates committee ( C09 ) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s standards development meetings. Many new cement and SCM (supplementary…, Prannoy Suraneni, (, suranenip@miami.edu, ), and Anita Vuchkovska, (, avuchkovska@wrmeadows.com, )., To register for this workshop, please visit: https://go.astm.org/cements-and-scms https://go.astm.org/cements-and-SCMs ., Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11802 ###
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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 ###