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ASTM International presented its top annual award – the 2024 Award of Merit – to Jeff Bowlsby for his contributions to ASTM’s gypsum and related building materials and systems committee ( C11 ). Bowlsby was recognized for his vast contributions to C11 standards including an overhaul of C1063, his primary authorship of new stucco standard C1861 and his steadfast leadership of the committee’s…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11849 ###
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ASTM International’s plastic piping systems committee (F17) has awarded its Frank W. Reinhart and Henry “Butch” Kuhlman Award to White Gan Jee, president/owner/consultant of JEE Consulting Services LLC., The award is conferred to Jee in grateful acknowledgment of his faithful and significant contributions in furthering the cause of sound and effective plastics piping standardization, as exemplified by Frank W. Reinhart and Henry W. Kuhlman, charter members of the committee. Jee uses over 40 years of experience in petrochemical polymer product development to run his own consultancy, started in…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11840 ###
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ASTM International’s autonomy design and operations in aviation administrative committee (AC377) has published a new white paper entitled, “ Roles and Responsibilities for Operational Control in the Age of Increasingly Autonomous Flight.” This white paper discusses the shifting landscape of automation and autonomy in aviation, focusing on the role of aircraft operators, pilots, and other…, Committee Contact:, Tessa Sulkes-Llewelyn, tel +1.610.832.9677; tsulkes@astm.org Release #11730 ###
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ASTM International announced a call for papers for its Symposium on Sustainability and Resilience of Plastic Piping Systems , to be held Apr. 8, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s plastic piping systems committee (F17) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s standards development meetings. This symposium will be a forum for the…, Jan. 19, 2024, . To ensure your abstract was received into the ASTM database, please email symposia@astm.org and let us know that you have submitted an abstract. Additional information is available from technical cochairs,, Thomas Walsh, ( t.s.walsh@earthlink.net ),, Michael Pluimer, ( mpluimer@d.umn.edu ), and John Kurd, ziel, (, jmkengineering@outlook.com ). For more information about this symposium, please visit: https://go.astm.org/sustainability-resilience-plastic-pipe-systems https://go.astm.org/sustainability-resilience-plastic-pipe-systems ., Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11725 ###
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ASTM International’s robotics, automation, and autonomous systems committee ( F45 ) is seeking participation in the development of proposed standards for testing and recording assembly capabilities of robot systems. According to ASTM member Kenny Kimble, a mechanical engineer with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the proposed standards ( WK87213 and WK87214 ) will provide a…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Nora Nimmerichter, tel +1.610.832.9815; nnimmerichter@astm.org Release #11721 ###
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ASTM International is conducting a workshop on reducing plastics pollution, in Seattle, Washington on Aug. 7, 2023. The event will occur in conjunction with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC) third ministerial meetings, and as a component of the Subcommittee on Standards and Conformance program. This workshop is the first of two planned for a new ASTM project titled, “Assisting Policy…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Workshop Contact, : Elvin Chia, ASTM ASEAN Representative, mailto:echia@astm.org echia@astm.org ; +65 8778 4200 Release #11706 ###
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ASTM International’s robotics, automation, and autonomous systems committee ( F45 ) has proposed a test method ( WK86916 ) for disturbance rejection testing of legged robots. “Our goal is to develop detailed testing methods and measurements that can accurately evaluate the locomotion stability of a legged robot (i.e., walking without falling-over),” according to ASTM member Bowen Weng. “The…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Nora Nimmerichter HER , tel +1.610.832.9815; nnimmerichter@astm.org Release #11698 ###
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A new ASTM International subcommittee will focus on test and performance standards for legged robots. The new subcommittee (F45.06) is under the jurisdiction of ASTM’s robotics, automation, and autonomous systems committee ( F45 ). The new subcommittee will be developing standards and testing procedures to evaluate the performance of the class of mobile robots primarily relying on articulated…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Nora Nimmerichter, tel +1.610.832.9815; nnimmeritchter@astm.org Release #11693 ###
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ASTM International’s plastic piping committee (F17) has awarded its Frank W. Reinhart and Henry “Butch” Kuhlman Award to Bryan E. Hauger, president of both Bryan Hauger Consulting and Extrusion Consulting., The award is conferred to Hauger in grateful acknowledgment of his faithful and significant contributions in furthering the cause of sound and effective plastics piping standardization, as exemplified by Frank W. Reinhart and Henry W. Kuhlman, charter members of committee F17. Hauger’s background as a chemist led him into plastic pipe manufacturing, and he held a variety of positions at Phillips…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel+1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11685 ###
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Global standards organization, ASTM International, announced its newest innovation in improving digital workflow functionality through its new Compass Points tool. Compass Points is an online tool that provides users with the ability to highlight important components in standards, building a permanent link back to that data for multiple purposes. It’s an easy-to-use step that vaults users towards…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11669 ###