The first meeting will occur in mid-December of 2025.

Dec 11, 2025

ASTM’s ASCET Center of Excellence has announced the membership for its inaugural advisory board. The first convening of the inaugural ASCET Advisory Board will occur in mid-December of 2025. 

The board members’ expertise on Critical and Emerging Technologies (CETs) ecosystems and standardization will provide valuable thought leadership to the Center. The Advisory Board will provide insights into ongoing efforts to shape and influence ASCET. They represent a broad distribution of stakeholder groups with perspectives and insights across industry, academia, standards-setting organizations, government, and other collaborators. 

“ASCET has formed during a moment of great potential, where transformative innovations are set to shape the rest of the 21st century,” says Andy Kireta, president of ASTM International. “We’re pleased to welcome the wisdom and guidance of these new Board members, some of the best and brightest in their respective fields, as ASCET continues to move through a new, rapidly evolving technological frontier.” 

The inaugural ASCET Advisory Board Members are:  

• Muhammad Ali, Senior Standards Strategy and Policy Leader at HP, Inc. 
• Hae Choe, Managing Director of International Standards and Technical Services at National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) 
• Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, Founding Director of the Penn Program on Regulation at the University of Pennsylvania 
• Colin Drummond, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University 
• Nick Fuller, Ph.D., Vice President, AI and Automation at IBM Research 
• Dan Gamota, Executive Director of NextFlex 
• Rohit Israni, Founder and CEO of Certient AI; Chair, International Committee for Information Technology Standards/Artificial Intelligence (INCITS/AI) 
• Wayne Johnson, President of Soundside Partners 
• Austin S. Lin, Chair of the United States National Committee to the IEC/ISO Joint Technical Committee 3 - Quantum Technologies (JTC 3) 
• Sheng Lin-Gibson, Ph.D., Chief of the Biosystems and Biomaterials Division (BBD) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
• Tom Lubinski, Senior Technical Advisor at Quantum Circuits Inc. 
• Jennifer Mantle, Ph.D., Regulatory Committee Coordinator / Technical Project Manager at National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing and Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) 
• Steven Margis, Director of Conformity Assessment Programs at UL Solutions 
• Nadya Mason, Ph.D., Dean, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, and Interim Vice President for Science, Innovation, and Partnerships at The University of Chicago 
• Jason Matusow, General Manager, Corporate Standards Group at Microsoft Corporation 
• Jean Qiu, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer & Founder of Conifer Life Sciences Group 
• Craig Schlenoff, Senior Advisor for AI in the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
• Andy Updegrove, Founding Partner of Gesmer Updegrove LLP 
• Michael Violette, Founder at Washington Laboratories, Ltd. (WLL) 
• Stephen Walls, Manager of External Standards and Standards Production at The Boeing Company 
• Alan Weber, Vice President of New Product Innovations at PDF Solutions 

Details about ASCET's leadership, including our Management Team, Steering Committee, and Advisory Board can be found on the ASCET Leadership Page. 

To keep up-to-date with ASCET's activities and to explore opportunities to engage with ASCET’s upcoming initiatives, please visit www.ascet.com. You can also email us at ascet@astm.org and follow us on LinkedIn (ascet-center-of-excellence). Support for this activity is provided, in part, by National Institute of Standards and Technology financial assistance award 70NANB24H334. 

About ASCET

ASCET – Advancing Standardization for Critical and Emerging Technologies – is a transformative initiative aimed at supporting private sector-driven U.S. engagement and capacity building in the development and use of international standards. Learn more at www.ascet.com.

About ASTM International

Advancing standards and transforming markets, we touch every part of everyday life – helping our world work better. 

Over 12,000 ASTM standards operate globally. Defined and set by us, they improve the lives of millions every day. Combined with our innovative business services, they enhance performance and help everyone have confidence in the things they buy and use. 

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ASCET Contact: Sarah Bloomquist, tel +1.845.309.3398; sbloomquist@astm.org 

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