Newly established ASTM Committee E58 on Forensic Engineering will guide forensic engineers in conducting investigations and bring engineering expertise to the dispute resolution process. E58 subcommittees will focus on product defects, vehicular incidents, electrical incidents, and industrial processes. More.

Papers are now being accepted for the 2009 ASTM International Advantage Award. With cash prizes of up to $15,000, the Advantage Award is a paper competition for case studies that show the benefits of using ASTM International standards. The submission deadline is June 1. If you can write a success story with data showing how the use of an ASTM standard or group of standards created greater safety, cost savings, market access or other successful business results, click here for more information.

2009 is the Year of the Professor, an academic outreach program from ASTM International highlighting the importance of teaching standards at the university level. Visit the ASTM Campus website for modules, a video, standards options, student membership, the ASTM International Professor of the Year Award, etc. More.