Dr. Robin E. Graves elected to ASTM International Board.
Press Release Summary:
Elected for 3-year term to ASTM International Board, Robin E. Graves, Ph.D., corporate manager of technical services at Vulcan Materials Co. in Birmingham, AL, has been an ASTM International member since 1992. His roles have included vice chairman of ASTM International Committee C09 and C09.95 as well as chair of several subcommittees within C09 and C07. He is also a member of Committees C12, D04, and D18 and has received Awards of Appreciation for his contributions.
Original Press Release:
Dr. Robin E. Graves Elected to ASTM International Board for Three-Year Term
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.–Robin E. Graves, Ph.D., is corporate manager of technical services at Vulcan Materials Co. in Birmingham, Ala. Graves, a licensed professional geologist, provides technical services and market development support to operating divisions in the company, which produces construction aggregates, portland cement concrete, hot mix asphalt and portland cement.
Vice chairman of ASTM International Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates, and chairman of Subcommittee C09.95 on Coordination, Graves has been an ASTM International member since 1992. He has chaired several subcommittees within C09 and C07 on Lime, where he currently serves as a member at large on the executive subcommittee. He is also a member of Committees C12 on Mortars and Grouts for Unit Masonry, D04 on Road and Paving Materials and D18 on Soil and Rock. For his contributions, he has received C07 and C09 Awards of Appreciation. Graves also served a term on the ASTM Committee on Technical Committee Operations (COTCO), where he was chairman of the subcommittee on regulations.
Graves earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in geology and civil engineering from the University of Florida in 1987 and 1991, respectively, after completing his bachelor’s in geology and computer science in 1984 at the University of Southern Mississippi.
In 1991, Graves became research and development project manager at Chemical Lime Co., followed by quality control manager and business development manager positions with the company. In 1998, Graves took on the role of vice president of research and engineering for the National Aggregates Association. He was a senior materials scientist with Vulcan for 13 years before assuming his current position in 2011.
Graves holds two patents, has published technical articles and reports, and serves as a technical reviewer for professional technical journals. He is, in addition to ASTM International, a member of the American Concrete Institute and the Transportation Research Board, and he has served on numerous industry association committees. He also has served as chairman of the technical advisory committee and the advisory board of directors for the International Center for Aggregates Research.
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