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Yesterday, Dr. Sudarsan Rachuri was given the 2016 ASTM International President’s Leadership Award. This recognizes individuals early in their ASTM International career who have significantly advanced the organization's mission through extraordinary accomplishment, example, and vision. Rachuri is serving as Editor-in-Chief of ASTM International’s new journal, Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10176
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ASTM International Subcommittee F16.96 on Bolting Technology and the Industrial Fastener Institute are co-sponsoring a meeting to reintroduce the subcommittee to interested engineers and technologists. The meeting will take place November 7, 2016 at the Industrial Fasteners Institute, Independence, Ohio. The program will include a short business meeting format along with several technical…, Meeting Information:, Monday, November 7, 2016; 1:00-5:30 pm, Industrial Fasteners Institute, 6363 Oak Tree Blvd., Independence Ohio, Technical Contact:, Joseph Barron, tel +1.757.688.8026; b.j.barron@hii-nns.com, Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers, tel +1.610.832.9694; jrodgers@astm.org Release #10177
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Today, ASTM International President James Thomas announced that three students won $10,000 scholarships for their doctoral studies in fields where technical standards play a crucial role. The winners were selected from dozens of graduate student applicants in the most competitive round of annual funding ever for this program. “We are thrilled to support these Ph.D. students who are using ASTM…, Media inquiries and photo requests:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org Release #10151
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ASTM International has published the 5th Edition of ASTM Standards on Materials and Environmental Microbiology. The subscription-only compilation provides 150 micriobiological standards in one collection, covering standards from 24 committees and 27 volumes of the ASTM Book of Standards. Developed in cooperation with Committee E35 on Pesticides, Antimicrobials, and Alternative Control Agents ,…, ASTM Staff Contact:, Suzanne Daulerio, Phone: +1.610.832.9619; sdaulerio@astm.org Release #10076
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ASTM International’s Committee on Fasteners (F16) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Quentin Smith of Faurecia in Auburn Hills, Mich., U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored Smith for his dedicated work to develop standards in…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10071
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Darla M. Goeres, associate research professor of chemical & biological engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee E35 on Pesticides, Antimicrobials, and Alternative Control Agents . Formed in 1973, E35 has over 285 members representing 25 countries, and includes 5 technical subcommittees that oversee 110 standards related to…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10042
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ASTM International has published a new test method for measuring the oxygen transmission rate through plastic packaging for food, pharmaceuticals and other products. The standard ( F3136 , Test Method for Oxygen Gas Transmission Rate through Plastic Film and Sheeting Using a Dynamic Accumulation Method) covers film, sheeting, laminates, coextrusions and coated or uncoated papers or fabrics.…, ASTM Committee F02 on Flexible Barrier Packaging Next Meeting:, Oct. 28-29, 2015, October Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Nick Winters, Harbor Associates LLC, Avalon, N.J., tel +1.914.393.8343; harborassociates@verizon.net , ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Lake, tel +1.610.832.9661; dlake@astm.org Release #9890
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A new ASTM International standard provides an easy-to-perform test method for growing different strains of Clostridium difficile spores, which are used by microbiologists to evaluate antimicrobial drugs. Spore crops grown using the test method (soon to be published as E3011, Test Method for in vitro Production of Clostridium Difficile Spores) will be used in laboratories to test the efficacy of…, ASTM Committee E35 on Pesticides, Antimicrobials, and Alternative Control Agents Next Meeting:, Oct. 26-29, 2015, October Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Lisa Hellickson, Ecolab, Eagan, Minn, tel+1.651.795.5709; lisa.hellickson@ecolab.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #9884
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A new ASTM International standard details the procedures for testing pre-wetted towelettes with a mechanized device called “the wiperator.” Manufacturers would use the standard (soon to be available as E2967, Test Method for Assessing the Ability of Pre-Wetted Towelettes to Remove and Transfer Bacterial Contamination on Hard, Non-Porous Environmental Surfaces Using the Wiperator) to test…, ASTM Committee E35 on Pesticides, Antimicrobials and Alternative Control Agents Next Meeting:, Oct. 26-29, 2015, October Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Syed Sattar, Ph.D., University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., tel +1.307.399.1345; ssattar@uottawa.ca, ASTM Staff Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #9834 ###
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ASTM International Committee F02 on Flexible Barrier Packaging is developing a new standard to test the transmission rate of water vapor into packaging materials. Understanding water transmission rate is a key component for the shelf life of many products. “The materials and packages covered by this standard affect nearly every package one sees in grocery stores, pharmacies and hospitals,” says…, ASTM Committee F02 Next Meeting:, Oct. 28-29, 2015, October Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Joel Fischer, MOCON Laboratory, tel +1.763.493.7219; jfischer@mocon.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Lake, tel +1.610.832.9661; dlake@astm.org Release #9822 ###