Search
Advanced search
Filter by category
Filter by committee
Search results
-
In light of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and growing safety concerns for members and staff, ASTM International announced today that previously scheduled April standards development meetings in Boston (March 29-April 3) and Prague (April 27-30) have been canceled. The decision was based on several factors, including, but not limited to: Continued review of information and recommendations from the U.S.…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10993
-
Yesterday, global standards organization ASTM International announced its slate of six new board of directors nominees for 2020, five of whom are women. In addition, the organization’s president, Katharine Morgan, unveiled a new “Women in Standards” video highlighting the growing role of women in developing technical standards. The board nominees are experts representing perspectives of industry…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10876 ###
-
ASTM International Awards $10,000 Scholarships to Students at UC-Irvine, Stony Brook, Purdue, McGillASTM International announced today that four graduate students each won $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 more than a dozen applications. The following candidates will receive the 2019 ASTM International graduate scholarships: Somnath Mandal of the University of California,…
-
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
-
ASTM International’s industrial biotechnology committee ( E62 ) approved a new standard (soon to be published as E3214) that will help classify microorganisms. “The designation of microbe-based products as either genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or not is too simplistic,” said ASTM International member Joseph McAuliffe, senior principal scientist at DuPont Industrial Biosciences. “This…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Pat Picariello, tel +1.610.832.9720; ppicariello@astm.org Release #10804
-
ASTM International’s committee on fatigue and fracture ( E08 ) presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Douglas N. Wells, technical specialist, damage tolerance assessment branch, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to…
-
ASTM International’s committee on fasteners ( F16 ) presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Kevin Menke, director of engineering, Fastenal, in Winona, Minnesota, USA. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored Menke for meritorious and dedicated…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, , Release #10802
-
Rina Singh, Ph.D., former managing director of policy, science, and renewable chemicals in the industrial and environmental section at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) in Washington, D.C., USA, will serve a three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. Before her work with BIO, Singh had been with Ashland, working in general management positions in technology and…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10727
-
John Ruschau, distinguished research engineer at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) in Dayton, Ohio, USA, was honored with the Edward T. Wessel Award from the ASTM International committee on fatigue and fracture ( E08 ). An ASTM International member since 1979, Ruschau was recognized for his exceptional leadership, role as a mentor in the development of standards based on…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10687
-
The ASTM International committees on additive manufacturing technologies ( F42 ), fatigue and fracture ( E08 ), and nondestructive testing ( E07 ) are sponsoring the ASTM Symposium on Structural Integrity of Additive Manufactured Parts, November 6-8, 2018, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C., USA. The symposium will be held in conjunction with the November…, Symposium Contact:, Tessa Sulkes, tel +1.610.832.9677; symposia@astm.org Release #10631