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Sampling is a difficult but essential part of the coal production process. ASTM International Committee D05 on Coal and Coke hopes to streamline that process with the publication of new standard D 7256/D 7256M, Practice for Mechanical Collection and Within-System Preparation of a Gross Sample of Coal from Moving Streams. Practice D 7256/D 7256M is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D05.23 on…
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A new ASTM International standard, F 2490 , Guide for Aircraft Electrical Load and Power Source Capacity Analysis, has been accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a means of compliance with 14 CFR 23.1351(a) (2), Electrical System Capacity for Part 23 (and Predecessor) Aircraft. Guide F 2490 was developed by Subcommittee F39.01 on Design, Alteration, and Certification, which is…
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Lee C. Coates, retired director of technical service for Sid Richardson Carbon Co. in Akron, Ohio, has received a 2006 ASTM International Award of Merit and accompanying title of fellow. ASTM International Committee D24 on Carbon Black cited Coates for his contributions to D24 standards work and his support of the committee. The award is the highest Society honor given to individuals for their…
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A 2006 ASTM International Award of Merit and accompanying title of fellow recognize the contributions of Dr. John T. Riley, professor emeritus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Ky., to the work of Committee D05 on Coal and Coke. D05 cited Riley for his meritorious service to and outstanding leadership of the committee. The award is the highest ASTM International honor for…
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Harry E. Lunt, retired corporate consulting engineer for Burns and Roe in Oradell, N.J., has been honored with the Founding Committee Award by ASTM International Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys. The award recognizes distinguished service by committee members. Lunt lives in Mendham, N.J. An ASTM International fellow and 1981 Award of Merit recipient, Lunt has worked on…
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Paul D. Roman, executive director of the N.J. EMT Registry in Shrewsbury, N.J., has been reelected chairman of ASTM International Committee F30 on Emergency Medical Services. The committee includes five technical subcommittees responsible for more than 50 standards related to the field. Roman, who joined ASTM International in 1984, serves on several ASTM International committees in addition to…
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George F. Vander Voort, director of research and technology for Buehler Ltd. in Lake Bluff, Ill., received the 2006 Joseph R. Vilella Award for his revision and rewriting of, Volume 9, Metallography and Microstructure, of the ASM Handbook, . Committee E04 on Metallography cited Vander Voort's excellent work on the publication as well as his many years of dedicated service to ASTM International. The award recognizes outstanding contributions in publications about metallography and is intended to stimulate research and further encourage the extension of knowledge in the field. Vander Voort lives in Wadsworth, Illinois. An ASTM…, Metallography: Principles and Practice, and Buehler's Guide to Materials Preparation, , Vander Voort holds six patents. In his career, which has included positions with Carpenter Technology Corp., Homer Research Laboratories/Bethlehem Steel, and the Bethlehem plant of Bethlehem Steel, Vander Voort focuses on physical, mechanical and process metallurgy, specializing in metallography and failure analysis. A graduate of Drexel University with a B.S. in metallurgical engineering,…
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Steven M. Cramer, Ph.D., P.E., associate dean of academic affairs and professor of civil engineering at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., has been elected chairman of ASTM International Committee D07 on Wood. The committee includes approximately 275 members who are responsible for 116 standards related to timber, wood and wood products. Cramer lives in Lodi, Wis. In addition to his…
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A 2006 ASTM International Award of Merit and accompanying title of fellow recognize the standards development contributions of Leslie R. Richardson, senior research scientist and group leader, Fire Research Group, Building Systems Dept. in Forintek Canada Corp.'s Eastern Laboratory. ASTM International Committee E05 on Fire Standards honored Richardson for his "leadership in the development and…
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Howard P. Medoff, Ph.D., associate professor of engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, Abington, Pa., has been elected chairman of ASTM International Committee F13 on Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear, a committee of some 330 members responsible for 14 standards published in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. He is also a member of F27 on Snow Skiing. Medoff lives in Jenkintown,…