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ASTM International’s environmental assessment, risk management, and corrective action committee (E50) is looking to add participants to help revise two standards. The standards focus on conducting environmental baseline surveys (D6008) and classifying the environmental condition of property area types for disposition and transfer of federal facilities and property under Base Realignment and…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832.9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #10909
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Agnes D. Winokur, associate laboratory director for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Miami, Florida, USA, was honored with the Forensic Sciences Award by ASTM International’s forensic sciences committee (E30). An ASTM International member since November 2005, Winokur was recognized for “continuous and outstanding contributions to the development of standards for the…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10905
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Angelo Lampousis, a lecturer at the City College of New York, has won the 2019 Professor of the Year Award from ASTM International. “Angelo Lampousis is committed to engaging and inspiring his students,” says Katharine Morgan, president of ASTM International. “By using ASTM International standards in his classroom, Angelo highlights the importance of standards and the standards development…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10900
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A new ASTM International standard aims to address the growing need for assessing building energy performance in the context of commercial real estate transactions. ASTM International member Anthony J. Buonicore notes that potential buyers are increasingly purchasing properties in states and municipalities with building energy performance disclosure requirements. As such, disclosures related to…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832.9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #10895
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A proposed ASTM International standard aims to outline best practices for crime scene photography. According to members of the organization’s forensic sciences committee, the standard could help both professional photographers as well as those who occasionally need to take pictures of crime scenes. According to member Brandon Epstein of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, the standard will…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Brian Milewsi, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #10888
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ASTM International announced today that the, Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, (SSMS) journal has been included in Elsevier’s Ei Compendex, a highly-regarded designation which reflects quality research. Ei Compendex, Elsevier’s comprehensive engineering literature database, includes more than 20 million records from 77 countries across 190 engineering disciplines. Launched in 2017, the journal publishes research papers, industry case studies and application papers, survey…, Smart Manufacturing in Energy Intense Process Industries., Upcoming special issues include, Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Manufacturing, and, Technology Infrastructure for enabling Smart Manufacturing., A call for another special issue,, Cyber Security for the Smart Manufacturing Ecosystem, , is forthcoming. The SSMS journal is also available in Google Scholar and the Web of Science’s Emerging Source Citation Index. For more information, visit www.astm.org/SSMS and watch this video . , Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10845
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ASTM International’s forensic sciences committee ( E30 ) has proposed a new standard for crime scene investigator training, continuing education, professional development, certification, and accreditation ( WK67866 ). The proposed standard will provide foundational requirements for all steps of investigator development to include competency, documentation, implementation, and continuous…
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Aaron Craft, research scientist with the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA, was recently awarded the 2019 ASTM International James A. Thomas President’s Leadership Award. The President’s Leadership Award recognizes individuals early in their ASTM International career who have significantly advanced ASTM’s mission through extraordinary accomplishment, example, and vision. The…
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Today, global standards organization ASTM International announced that it is a supporting partner of the 8 th International Symposium & Exhibition on Redevelopment of Manufactured Gas Plant Sites ( MGP 2019 ), June 2-4, at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. MGP is the world’s oldest and largest education and networking event focused on issues related to…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10796
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A new ASTM International standard will help manufacturers in the aerospace, power generation, and automotive industries test parts for defects. The organization’s nondestructive testing committee ( E07 ) developed the standard (soon to be published as E3213). Through process compensated resonance testing (PCRT), parts from planes, cars, and more can be tested for defects by vibrating the part…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Kristy Straiton, tel +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org Release #10792