ASTM International Committee on Homeland Security names new chairman

W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., April 27, 2016 — Philip J. Mattson, Director, Office of Standards, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, Washington, D.C., has been named the chairman of ASTM International Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications.

Formed in 2003, E54 has over 350 members representing 12 countries and includes 10 technical subcommittees that oversee 52 standards related to borders, ports and transportation systems, advancing and harnessing science and technology, preparing for and responding to national emergencies. Mattson has been a member of ASTM since 2003.

Mattson, who also serves as the Department of Homeland Security’s Standards Executive, has been with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security since 2008, having previously served as a program manager for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Mattson also served as an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and as a nuclear physicist from 1977-1998. Mattson holds a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering technology from Oregon State University and a master’s degree in physics from the Naval Postgraduate School.

He is a member of the Society of Standards Professionals.

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