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ASTM International Subcommittee E54.03 on Decontamination has entered a rapid standards development effort since meeting in Kansas City in June 2004. The subcommittee benefited greatly during the meeting from the participation of a broad spectrum of stakeholders that represented private industry, military entities, government agencies (for example, Environmental Protection Agency and Department…
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ASTM International Committee F01 on Electronics is currently seeking participation for any interested parties in the development of a proposed new standard, WK6499, Test Method for Determining Sputtering Target Utilization. The proposed new standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F01.17 on Sputter Metallization. Target utilization is the amount of target material that is available for…
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ASTM International Subcommittee F04.35 has recently undergone a name change. Formerly known as F04.35 on GI Endoscopes, the subcommittee, which is under the jurisdiction of Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices, is now known as Gastroenterolgy (GI). The name change indicates a broadening of the scope of activities for the subcommittee. James Bardwell, Leading Medical…
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ASTM International Committee C24 on Building Seals and Sealants is now working on a proposed new standard, WK6920, Fatigue Resistance of Structural Silicone. The standard, which is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Subcommittee C24.20 on General Sealant Standards, is intended to serve as an enhancement to current performance requirements for structural silicones and to help users ascertain that…
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ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products has begun to develop a new proposed Guide for Panelist Feedback. The proposed standard will provide guidance on how to address various issues involved in delivering performance and information feedback to discrimination and descriptive/attribute testing panels. Information on the proposed guide, which is under the…
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The 2004 Bryant Mather Award honors Louis U. Spellman, a consultant to the cement industry headquartered in Austin, Texas, for his work to further the continuing development of standards for hydraulic cement. ASTM International Committee C01 on Cement gave the award to Spellman, an ASTM Award of Merit recipient and ASTM fellow, in December. Spellman has been involved with ASTM International…
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On Jan. 18, 2005, ASTM International will hold an organizational meeting to discuss the development of consensus standards for Nanotechnology. The meeting will take place at ASTM International Headquarters in West Conshohocken, Pa. At a planning meeting held on Oct. 1, 2004, at NIST Headquarters, key representatives from the many stakeholders affected by the nanotech space, including the…, )., Release #7065
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The ASTM International Harold F. Dodge Award was given to Charles Proctor, Ph.D., a private consultant based in Raleigh, N.C., by ASTM International Committee E11 on Statistical Methods. Proctor received the award "For his professional statistical expertise and publications in the fields of sampling of materials and interlaboratory studies, and his continuing technical advice in support of E11…
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Alan G. Veith, who consults at Technical Development Associates LLC in Akron, Ohio, where he also resides, has received the Robert D. Stiehler Award from ASTM International Committee D11 on Rubber. The award recognizes Veith's exceptional long-term service to the D11 committee and to ASTM International. An Award of Merit recipient and ASTM fellow, Veith participates in the work of several D11…
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John R. Hall, Jr., Ph.D., assistant vice president for fire analysis and research at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) in Quincy, Mass., has been given the 2004 Wayne P. Ellis Award. Hall has been recognized through the award for "his many years of dedicated and meritorious service to the cause of voluntary standardization, particularly with respect to standards for fire safety…