ASME Applauds U.S. Senate’s Confirmation of Laurie Locascio As Head of National Institute of Standards and Technology
ASME Applauds U.S. Senate’s Confirmation of Laurie Locascio As Head of National Institute of Standards and Technology
WASHINGTON (April 13, 2022) – The following statement may be attributed to Tom Costabile, executive director/CEO of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), reacting to the U.S. Senate’s recent confirmation of Laurie Locascio, President Biden’s nominee for undersecretary of standards and technology at the Department of Commerce. In this role, Locascio will serve as director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
“ASME welcomes the confirmation of Laurie Locascio as Undersecretary of Commerce and director of NIST. Her decades of experience in government and academia make her extremely well qualified to lead the U.S. Government’s premier technology agency. ASME looks forward to engaging with her and other NIST leaders and staff on critically important policy issues including research and development funding, bioengineering, advanced manufacturing, workforce development, and international standards.”
About ASME
ASME helps the global engineering community develop solutions to real world challenges. Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, and skill development across all engineering disciplines, while promoting the vital role of the engineer in society. ASME codes and standards, publications, conferences, continuing education, and professional development programs provide a foundation for advancing technical knowledge and a safer world. In 2020, ASME formed the International Society of Interdisciplinary Engineers (ISIE) LLC, a new for-profit subsidiary to house business ventures that will bring new and innovative products, services, and technologies to the engineering community, and later established the holding company, Global Knowledge Solutions LLC. In 2021, ASME launched a second for-profit subsidiary, Metrix Connect LLC, an industry events and content platform to accelerate digital transformation in the engineering community and an agent for the Mechanical Engineering® brand of media products. For more information, visit www.asme.org.
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Media Contact:
Monica Shovlin
MCShovlin Communications LLC (for ASME)
+1-541-554-3796
monica@mcshovlin.com
“ASME welcomes the confirmation of Laurie Locascio as Undersecretary of Commerce and director of NIST. Her decades of experience in government and academia make her extremely well qualified to lead the U.S. Government’s premier technology agency. ASME looks forward to engaging with her and other NIST leaders and staff on critically important policy issues including research and development funding, bioengineering, advanced manufacturing, workforce development, and international standards.”
About ASME
ASME helps the global engineering community develop solutions to real world challenges. Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, and skill development across all engineering disciplines, while promoting the vital role of the engineer in society. ASME codes and standards, publications, conferences, continuing education, and professional development programs provide a foundation for advancing technical knowledge and a safer world. In 2020, ASME formed the International Society of Interdisciplinary Engineers (ISIE) LLC, a new for-profit subsidiary to house business ventures that will bring new and innovative products, services, and technologies to the engineering community, and later established the holding company, Global Knowledge Solutions LLC. In 2021, ASME launched a second for-profit subsidiary, Metrix Connect LLC, an industry events and content platform to accelerate digital transformation in the engineering community and an agent for the Mechanical Engineering® brand of media products. For more information, visit www.asme.org.
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Media Contact:
Monica Shovlin
MCShovlin Communications LLC (for ASME)
+1-541-554-3796
monica@mcshovlin.com
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