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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 water committee ( D19 ) has approved a new standard that will be used to identify microplastics in environmental water samples. According to ASTM member and microplastics subcommittee lead William Robberson, P.E., the new test method ( D8401 ) is the first standard that will identify plastic in the environment, and the first that can be used synergistically with other ASTM…, 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 #11834 ###
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ASTM International’s forensic sciences committee ( E30 ) presented its 2023 Forensic Sciences Award to Kim Kunkler, assistant professor at Marshall University. The award was given in recognition of continuous and outstanding contributions to the committee’s standards development. Since joining ASTM in 2017, Kunkler has seen several fire debris and explosives standards through to publication,…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11828 ###
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ASTM International presented its top annual award – the 2024 Award of Merit – to Christine Van Dongen for her contributions to ASTM’s sensory evaluation committee ( E18 ). 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. Van Dongen was…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11778 ###
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ASTM International announced five $500 grants for university students to help with senior or graduate design projects that contain an ASTM International standards component. “These grants allow ASTM International to support students who are directly engaging with our standards in real-world scenarios as they work on capstone projects,” said Travis Murdock, academic outreach coordinator. “The…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org , Academic Outreach Contact, : Travis Murdock, tel. +1.610.832.9714; tmurdock@astm.org Release #11771 ###
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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’s water committee ( D19 ) has approved a new standard that will help water producers and users identify and quantify bacteria in potable (drinking, dental, and bottled water) as well as nonpotable water (cooling towers). Heterotrophic bacteria count (HPC) determines the overall number of bacteria in a water sample, allowing water system managers and water treatment…, 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 #11735 ###
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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 I nternational is hosting the Workshop on the Seven Habits for Highly Effective Standards Development, to be held Nov. 2, 2023, at the Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C. (USA). The workshop is sponsored by ASTM’s committee on forensic science (E30). It will be held in conjunction with the November standards development meetings of the committee. The primary driver for the use of forensic…, Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane, tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11712 ###
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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 ###