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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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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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Papers are invited for ASTM International’s 16th International Symposium on Flammability and Sensitivity of Materials in Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres , to be held in the fall of 2023, location and exact date to be determined. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s compatibility and sensitivity of materials in oxygen enriched atmospheres committee (G04) and will be held in conjunction with…, July 14, 2023, . To ensure your abstract was received into the ASTM database, please email symposia@astm.org and share that you have submitted an abstract. Additional information is available from technical chairs, Ted Steinberg ( t.steinberg@qut.edu.au ) and Gwenael Chiffoleau ( gwenael@wha-intl.com ). For more information about this symposium, please visit: https://go.astm.org/flammability-oxygen-enriched-…, Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11639 ###
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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 ###
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ASTM International is hosting a Workshop on Particle Impact Ignition in Oxygen Enriched Environments, to be held Apr. 25 – 26, 2023 at the NASA White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico (USA). The workshop is organized by ASTM International’s compatibility and sensitivity of materials in oxygen enriched atmospheres committee (G04) and will be held in conjunction with the April standards…, Feb. 28, 2023., For more information about the workshop, visit, https://go.astm.org/particle-impact-in-o2-environments https://go.astm.org/particle-impact-in-o2-environments, ., Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane, tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11601 ###
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Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya, Ph.D., a professor of building envelopes and structures at the University of Victoria, Canada, has received ASTM International’s 2022 Professor of the Year award. The ASTM International Professor of the Year Award is presented annually to recognize and reward the contributions of educators in developing students’ understanding of consensus standards. Throughout his career…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Academic Outreach Contact:, Travis Murdock, tel+1.610.832.9714; tmurdock@astm.org Release #11559 ###
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ASTM International’s asset management committee (E53) has honored Roy De Lauder, former specialist master with Deloitte and Touché, with its 2022 Dieter-Hestermann Award. De Lauder was recognized for dedicated service and leadership to Committee E53 on asset management, particularly for coordinating property management in the process subcommittee. An ASTM International member since 2007, De…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11492 ###
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ASTM International’s asset management committee ( E53 ) is developing a new standard practice for conducting inventories. It utilizes Inventory by Exception (IBE) to allow the physical inventory process to only focus on locating assets that were not touched or physically inventoried. The new standard ( E3298 ) is used to verify items on record using IBE, which decreases the number of assets…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Jennifer Tursi, tel +1.610.832.9653; jtursi@astm.org Release #11275 ###
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A new standard guide developed by ASTM International’s nanotechnology committee ( E56 ) seeks to familiarize laboratory scientists with background information and technical content necessary to image and identify engineered nanomaterials in cellular and noncellular samples. The standard ( E3275 ) is specific to the use of the darkfield microscopy/hyperspectral imaging analysis technique. In this…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Kathleen Chalfin, tel +1.610.832.9717; mlynyak@astm.org Release #11273 ###
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ASTM International announced today the Journal of Testing and Evaluation, the organization’s flagship journal, received an increased 2020 impact factor rating of 1.264, up nearly 45% from the previous year. The impact factor is calculated each year by Clarivate Analytics and given to journals that appear in their database, Science Citation Index. Launched in 1973, the journal is a multi-…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org Release #11262 ###