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W. James Bover, former member of the ASTM International board of directors, was awarded the William T. Cavanaugh Award at ASTM’s April 2023 Board meeting. 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. Bover has served as primary…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11762 ###
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ASTM International’s Exo Technology Center of Excellence (ET CoE) is sponsoring the 2 nd Annual Exo Games, an initiative to improve student involvement and education in the exo technologies industry. NIST is partnering with ASTM ET CoE through a CRADA agreement to develop the underpinning metrology for exoskeletons and promote student STEM involvement. All competitions in this year’s games will…, ,, 2024 at 11:59 p.m., EST through the ET CoE website . The competition will be held from, Aug. 5-9, 2024,, at the ASTM International headquarters in West Conshohocken, PA. For more information on the event, please visit https://www.etcoe.org/new-events-1/exogames2024 Established in 2019, ASTM’s Center of Excellence in Exo Technology (ET CoE) focuses on accelerating exo standards through research, education, workforce development, training certifications, and connecting global exo communities. For…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11757 ###
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ASTM International’s Exo Technology Center of Excellence (ET CoE) has announced publication of a new survey report, titled “Global Survey of Healthcare Professionals Using Medical Exoskeletons.” The purpose of the survey was to gather feedback from medical professionals using exoskeletons in rehabilitation, research, and more. The survey will help readers understand the experience, perspectives,…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11754 ###
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Richard W. Neu has been named the 2023 ASTM International Professor of the Year. Neu is the director of the Mechanical Properties Characterization Facility with the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Professor Neu teaches a range of courses on the mechanical behavior of materials, including undergraduate classes in strength of materials and…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Travis Murdock, tel +1.610.832.9826; tmurdock@astm.org Release #11733 ###
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The results are in for the first ever Exo Games, hosted in August by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in collaboration with ASTM International’s Center of Excellence in Exo Technology (ET CoE). The inaugural event saw five student teams from the UK, United States, Belgium and Brazil compete in designing an exoskeleton, testing it against standards and measures decided by ASTM…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11714 ###
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Kelly John Mason has received the 2023 George V. Dyroff award from ASTM International for his contributions to the petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee (D02). Mason was recognized for his mentorship and leadership in laboratory management, and for his many services to the committee over the course of his distinguished career. An ASTM International member since 1996, Mason…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11704 ###
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ASTM International presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Mark Rumizen for his contributions to ASTM’s petroleum, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee (D02). 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. Rumizen was…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11699 ###
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ASTM International presented its top annual award – the 2023 Award of Merit – to Scott Schroeder for his contributions to ASTM’s fatigue and fracture committee (E08). 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. Schroeder was recognized for…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11692 ###
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A new ASTM International standard will help to control microbial contamination that can degrade turbine oils and turbine oil systems. ASTM’s committee on petroleum products, liquid fuels and lubricants ( D02 ) developed the standard, which will soon be published as D8506. ASTM member Fred Passman notes turbine oils are nominally water-free, and microbes are only metabolically active where traces…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #11686 ###
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Papers are invited for ASTM International’s Symposium on Application of Automation Technology and Advanced Analysis Techniques in Fatigue and Fracture Testing , to be held May 8, 2024, in Philadelphia, PA. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s fatigue and fracture committee (E08) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s standards development meetings. The goal of this…, Oct. 13, 2023, . 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 chair and cochairs, Kimberly Maciejewski ( Kimberly.Maciejewski@arconic.com ); Peter Bailey ( peter_bailey@instron.com ); and Peter McKeighan ( pmckeighan@sym-eng.com ). For more information about…, Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11672 ###