Standardization News

ASTM International member Joe Sinicrope, faculty advisor to the ASTM student chapter at Florida International University, attended the November 2024 ASTM committee week to present to ASTM’s plastics committee (D20) about the success of the FIU student chapter. Sinicrope is shown here with his son, DiAngelo Sinicrope, who is an FIU student chapter member.

ASTM Now Accepting Applications for 2025 Graduate Scholarships

ASTM International is currently accepting applications for its 2025 Graduate Scholarship. The objective of the program is to enhance a student’s knowledge, understanding, and application of ASTM and its standards.

Criteria

The Graduate Scholarship is presented each year to as many as four high-potential graduate students, contingent upon merit and available funds. The scholarship rewards graduate students who have demonstrated high levels of interest or involvement with ASTM standards. During the year of the award (not necessarily at the time of application), the student must be accepted in a master’s or doctoral program from an accredited institution, or one that is recognized by the national responsible agency, and shall possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education. All applicants must be proficient in the English language and pursuing studies in an appropriate curriculum related to the scope of the activities of ASTM International. Finalists chosen for consideration must agree to be interviewed, either by teleconference or virtual meeting.

Scholarship

Each recipient of the Graduate Scholarship shall receive $10,000 to be used for their educational expenses to include tuition, books, fees, and materials. Any unused scholarship funds shall be returned to ASTM at the end of the academic year. Each recipient is limited to two years of funding and must reapply to be eligible for funding for a second academic year. Scholarship recipients receive their award checks in late August. Each check is made payable to the recipient and mailed to the department head at the university the student is attending. The student should contact the department head to arrange to pick up his/her award.

Applications for the ASTM Graduate Scholarship must be submitted by April 30, 2025.

For more information, visit the Students and Professors section of the ASTM International website or contact Travis Murdock at: tmurdock@astm.org.

WISE Internship Offers Washington, D.C. Experience for Engineering Students

Applications are currently being accepted for the Washington Internship for Student of Engineering (WISE) program, which will happen in Washington, D.C., from June 2 through Aug. 1, 2025. Deadline for applications is Feb. 1.

Each summer, the WISE societies select outstanding third- or fourth-year engineering/computer science students, or students in engineering/computer science graduate programs, from a nationwide pool of applicants. The students spend nine (9) weeks living in Washington, D.C., during which time they learn how government officials make decisions on complex technological issues, and how engineers can contribute to the legislative process and regulatory public policy decision-making.

Founded in 1980, WISE prepares future leaders of the engineering profession who are aware of, and who can contribute to, the increasingly important issues at the intersection of science, technology, and public policy in the U.S.

The WISE program is sponsored by ASTM International and IEEE. For more information, and to apply, visit wise-intern.org.

ASTM Awards 2024 Project Grants

ASTM International has awarded four $500 project grants to graduate or senior college students. The following have been awarded grants:

Connor Kemp and Esteban Rodriguez, Tarleton State University: Design and optimization of PEM fuel cells considering performance, degradation, and quality Control.

Olivia Jones, Madison French, Areena Makda, Tyler Lasecki, and Hannah Lane, Clemson University: Development of a neonatal cap with integrated cerebral oximetry for hypoxic respiratory failure detection.

Uttam Kumar Pal, University of Wyoming: A user-centric approach to improving protective footwear standards for construction workers in cold and slippery environments.

Saeed Davar, University of Tennessee: Self-sensing, smart underwater 3D-printed ultra-high-performance concrete.

Deadline for project grant applications is Oct. 31. For more information, contact Travis Murdock at:
tmurdock@astm.org.

Mather Scholarship Applications Due April 30

The Katherine and Bryant Mather Scholarship is presented each year, contingent upon available funds, to full-time undergraduate students completing their second/sophomore year of college or later, or graduate students who are pursuing degrees specializing in cement or concrete materials technology or concrete construction. Each scholarship recipient receives up to $7,500 to be used for educational expenses and up to $1,500 to cover expenses to attend a meeting of the committee on concrete and concrete aggregates (C09).

This award is administered by C09. The deadline for applications is April 30.

For more information, visit the Students and Professors section of ASTM.org or contact Scott Orthey at: sorthey@astm.org.

Request a Guest Lecture

ASTM International staff and members are readily available to provide students and faculty with an overview of the world of consensus standards. These sessions are designed to expose future subject matter experts to the importance of standards, the development process, resources available to students, and ways to get involved with ASTM.

Lectures can be presented in person or remotely. For more information, visit here.

ASTM staff manager Steve Mawn spoke to students at Widener University in November. Mawn’s presentation focused on an overview of ASTM International and the standards-development process.

Society for Standardization Professionals Offering Scholarship

The Society for Standardization Professionals (SES) offers a scholarship to support students who study standards in their academic curriculum. SES welcomes applications from students who:

— Are an undergraduate or graduate student in any academic discipline;

— Are enrolled in a university or college;

— Use standards in their academic curriculum.

The SES scholarship committee uses the following criteria in choosing a winner:

— Academic achievement;

— Leadership qualities;

— Concern for others/volunteerism;

— Demonstrated use of standards in academic curriculum;

— Demonstrated importance of standards in future career goals.

Deadline for SES Student Scholarship applications is Jan. 15, 2025. To learn more and to fill out an application, visit the SES website.