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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 is hosting the Radiation Processing for the Pharmaceutical and BioPharmaceutical Industries training workshop, to be held May 8 - 9, 2023, at the Sheraton Denver Downton Hotel (Colorado, USA). The workshop is organized by ASTM committees on manufacture of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products (E55) and radiation processing (E61), and will take place in conjunction with…, ., The event will be held at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, Colorado., Attendance will be limited to the first 50 participants who register., Additional information is available from the members of the workshop’s planning committee, Maria Leyva ( Maria_Levya@Jabil.com ), Denise Cleghorn ( Denise.Cleghorn@bsci.com ), Samuel Dorey ( Samuel.DOREY@SARTORIUS.com ), Krystan Polaski ( Kyrstan_Polaski@steris.com ), John Williams ( john.a.williams@medtronic.com ). For more information about the workshop, visit https://go.astm.org/2023-radiation…, Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane, tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11594 ###
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A new ASTM International standard addresses size and position of thread inserts for wakeboards. The standard was developed by ASTM’s snow and water sports committee ( F27 ). As ASTM International member Bethany Suderman explains, threaded inserts are used to attach wakeboard bindings to the wakeboard. Each manufacturer specifies where the threaded inserts are positioned on a wakeboard. This…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Joe Koury, tel +1.610.832.9804; jkoury@astm.org Release #11521 ###, ,
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Today, ASTM International announced the graduate student winners of four $10,000 scholarships for their studies in fields where technical standards play a crucial role. This year’s winners were chosen from a competitive pool of various applicants. The following candidates will receive the 2022 ASTM International graduate scholarships: Diana Wyman is pursuing her Ph.D. in fiber and polymer science…, 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 #11508 ###
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Interested parties are invited to join in the development of a proposed ASTM International standard for determining the non-volatile residue in ethanol and ethanol solutions. ASTM’s committee on bioenergy and industrial chemicals from biomass ( E48 ) is developing the proposed standard. According to ASTM International member Kari Cook, monitoring non-volatile residue content is an important…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org , Committee Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #11211 ###
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In light of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and ongoing safety concerns for members and staff, ASTM International announced today that all previously scheduled in-person May and June standards development meetings (including D02 and independent meetings) have been transitioned to all virtual. Last month, ASTM International announced that all April in-person meetings would be transitioned to virtual as…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org Release #11189 ###
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John R. Logar, senior director of aseptic processing and terminal sterilization at Johnson & Johnson Microbiological Quality and Sterility Assurance in Raritan, New Jersey (USA), has started his term as the 2021 chair of 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…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org Release #11156 ###
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ASTM International’s snow and water sports committee ( F27 ) is developing a standard that will be used to determine how resistant a water ski is to permanent bending. The proposed standard ( WK69725 ) will also be used to test the basic strength of skis. “This proposed standard will ensure that all manufacturers who comply will test slalom water skis in the same way so that the skis can be…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org , Committee Contact:, Joe Koury, tel +1.610.832.9804; jkoury@astm.org Release #11155 ###
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A new ASTM International standard will be used to provide reference scenarios when evaluating the relative sustainability of bioproducts. ASTM’s committee on bioenergy and industry chemicals from biomass ( E48 ) developed the new standard, which fills a current need for a guide for developing reference scenarios and conditions. The new standard ( E3256 ) provides guidelines and criteria to…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #11134 ###
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ASTM International’s snow and water sports committee ( F27 ) is developing a standard to establish new minimum performance requirements for the releasemechanisms of alpine and alpine touring bindings. Alpine touring bindings allow skiers’ heels to be free for uphill travel and allow the heel to be locked into place for downhill skiing, while alpine bindings always lock the heel down. The…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org , Committee Contact:, Joe Koury, tel +1.610.832.9804; jkoury@astm.org Release #11095 ###