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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 approved new standard for test methods of cellulose content in corn biomass ASTM International’s bioenergy and industrial chemicals from biomass committee ( E48 ) has developed a new standard test method to measure the cellulosic content in pre- and post-conversion samples from bioethanol production. Approximately 17 billion gallons of bioethanol are produced annually by the U.S. biofuel…, 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 #11885 ###
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ASTM International presented its 2024 James A. Thomas President’s Leadership Award to Michael Reichenberger for his contributions to ASTM’s nuclear technology and applications committee ( E10 ). The President’s Leadership Award recognizes individuals early in their ASTM International career who have significantly advanced ASTM’s mission through extraordinary accomplishment, example, and vision.…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11881 ###
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Papers are invited for ASTM International’s Symposium on Structural Material Challenges for the Long-Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants , to be held Feb. 4-5, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s nuclear technology and applications co mmittee ( E10 ) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s standards development meetings. Currently operating…, Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11862 ###
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ASTM International’s Nuclear Technology and Applications Committee ( E10 ) has presented its Peter D. Hedgecock Award to Joseph Sinicrope, research scientist for the Applied Research Center at Florida International University (FIU). Sinicrope was recognized for his sustained and exceptional contribution to the development and use of consensus standards in the field of nuclear technology and its…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11859 ###
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ASTM International’s thermal insulation committee ( C16 ) has approved a new standard for layered, glass fiber felt pipe and board insulation. The material covered by the new standard ( C1937 ) is used on surfaces with temperatures that range from ambient to 1400°F (760°C). “The material covered in the new standard is semi-rigid, high-temperature pipe and board insulation intended for industrial…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel +1.610.832.9678; mmikolajewski@astm.org Release #11833 ###
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Papers are invited for ASTM International’s and European Working Group on Reactor Dosimetry (EWGRD)’s 18th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry (ISRD) , to be held, May 18-23, 2025, , in Charleston, SC. The event is co-sponsored by ASTM International’s nuclear technology and applications committee ( E10 ) and the European Working Group on Reactor Dosimetry (EWGRD). This symposium, held roughly every three years, provides a forum for the interchange of state-of-the-art techniques, databases, and standardization of radiation metrology. The symposium will be of value to…, Oct. 1, 2024, via the Abstract Submission Portal For more information about this symposium, please visit https://go.astm.org/symposium-on-reactor-dosimetry https://go.astm.org/symposium-on-reactor-dosimetry ., Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11798 ###
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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 ###
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ASTM International announced a call for papers for a Symposium on Changing Face of Building Materials and Systems in Response to Climate Change , to be held Oct. 9-10, 2024, in Orlando, FL. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s thermal insulation committee (C16) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s standards development meetings. This symposium will be a forum that…, Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11726 ###
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ASTM International’s thermal insulation committee ( C16 ) has approved a new standard that will aid in the development of new insulation products. The new standard ( C1919 ) covers the measurement of steady-state thermal transmission properties of small flat slab thermal insulation specimens using a heat-flow-meter apparatus. ASTM member Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya says that, in addition to being used…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel +1.610.832.9678; mmikolajewski@astm.org Release #11619 ###