Praschan receives ASTM award of merit.* Eugene Praschan, a consultant in Fayetteville, NC, has received an award of merit from ASTM International for outstanding leadership in the organization of activities and standards development in committee D01 on paint and related coatings. The honor, which is accompanied by the title of fellow, is the ASTM's highest recognition for individual contributions to standards activities. Among his contributions, Mr. Praschan was responsible for the development of cooperation between ASTM ASTM abbr. American Society for Testing and Materials D01 and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and , and between ASTM and the International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organization for determining standards in most technical and nontechnical fields. Founded in Geneva in 1947, its membership includes more than 100 countries. . In other ASTM news, the organization's resins and polymers subcommittee DO1.33 is seeking manufacturers or users of resins and polymers to review alkyd al·kyd n. A widely used durable synthetic resin derived from glycerol and phthalic anhydride. Also called alkyd resin. [alky(l) + (aci)d.] Noun 1. , latex, phenolic phe·no·lic adj. Of, relating to, containing, or derived from phenol. n. Any of various synthetic thermosetting resins, obtained by the reaction of phenols with simple aldehydes and used as adhesives. and silicone resin standards. The group is part of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications. For more information contact Tim Brooke, director technical committee Operations, ASTM International, (610) 832-9729; e-mail: tbrooke@ astm.org; web: www.astm.org/ COMIT/DO1.htm. |
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