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Manuel Lascarro, general director of the Colombian Chamber of Cement and Concrete (PROCEMCO) , was awarded the William T. Cavanaugh Award at a presentation in Cartagena, Colombia. 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. Lascarro…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11896 ###
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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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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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Bill Griese, deputy executive director for the Tile Council of North America , has started his term as the 2024 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 other organizations around the world. “In these 15 years since I joined ASTM, even though a lot has…, Media Inquiries, : Gavin O’Reilly , tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11756 ###
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ASTM International’s nondestructive testing committee ( E07 ) is developing a proposed standard that will guide the process of electrical conductivity tests for verification of heat treatment of aluminum alloys. The proposed standard ( WK86698 ) contains procedures for verifying aluminum alloy heat treatment by means of eddy current techniques, which measure electrical conductivity. Aluminum…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Kristy Straiton, tel +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org Release #11723 ###
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ASTM International’s nondestructive testing committee ( E07 ) is developing a proposed standard that will cover composite pressure vessels used for storing and transporting gas at high pressure. According to ASTM member James Mitchell, the most prominent use for the vessels described in the proposed standard ( WK86721 ) is for natural gas virtual pipelines, in which gas is transported from the…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Kristy Straiton, tel +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org Release #11709 ###
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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 ###
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ASTM International’s nondestructive testing committee ( E07 ) has approved a new standard that will allow quality assurance for use of high energy x-rays in a variety of medical and industrial applications. The new standard will soon be published as E3388. “The new standard will be used to determine basic spatial resolution and unsharpness of high energy film radiographs or digital radiographs,”…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Kristy Straiton, tel +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org Release #11701, , ###
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ASTM International’s nondestructive testing committee (E07) has presented its 2023 Charles W. Briggs Award to Curtis Powell. The Charles W. Briggs Award is conferred for continuous and outstanding contributions to the work of committee E07 through its subcommittees, sections, and task forces. Powell was recognized for his over 40 years of experience in quality management and inspection. An ASTM…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11673 ###
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ASTM International’s nondestructive testing committee ( E07 ) is developing a standard outlining a new test method for inspection of glass fiber-reinforced polymer products. The method uses a microwave-based system that will make inspecting these products more accessible. The proposed standard itself ( WK85608 ) details the basics of inspection, like equipment set-up, data acquisition,…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Kristy Straiton, tel +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org Release #11651 ###