ASTM International Committee D22 on Air Quality has elected Michael Brisson, principal technical advisor at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC in Aiken, S.C., to serve as chairman.

Committee D22 oversees approximately 170 ASTM International standards that cover all aspects related to the methodology for sampling and analysis of source emissions, ambient, workplace and indoor atmospheres, and meteorological conditions. The D22 membership includes nearly 460 experts who work on 10 technical subcommittees.


In addition to his duties as D22 chairman, Brisson leads Subcommittee D22.01 on Quality Control. He works on several other committees as well, including B09 on Metal Powders and Metal Powder Products, E06 on Performance of Buildings and E11 on Quality and Statistics, as well as C26 on Nuclear Fuel Cycle, where he chairs the subcommittees on Methods of Test and Quality Assurance, Statistical Applications and Reference Materials.

A member of ASTM International since 2005, Brisson was honored with the President’s Leadership Award, which recognizes extraordinary accomplishments of individuals early in their ASTM careers, in 2009. He has been recognized with several other committee awards, including the D18 Richard S. Ladd Standards Development Award and the Award of Excellence from the ASTM Committee on Publications.

As a leading researcher in the field of beryllium sampling and analysis with more than 35 years of laboratory experience, Brisson’s research has formed the basis of several ASTM standards on air quality. He specializes in analytical chemistry, and has experience in environmental, worker protection and nuclear analysis methods. Brisson has been with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions since 1988.


Outside ASTM International, Brisson is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association and chairs the International for Standardization Organization (ISO) Technical Committee 146, Subcommittee 2 on Workplace Air. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C., and a master’s degree in hazardous waste management from National Technological University, Fort Collins, Colo.

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