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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers The American Society of Mechanical Engineers www.asme.org THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Founded in 1880, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is a non-profit organisation that facilitates collaboration, career development and upskilling across all engineering disciplines. Now representing more than 130,000 members in 151 countries, the Society’s mission is to advance, disseminate and apply engineering knowledge to benefit people’s lives and livelihoods. In this exclusive interview, we had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Charla Wise, ASME’s President. Here, she discusses ASME’s history, and how the Society achieves its goals through facilitating collaboration, influencing policy, recognising outstanding achievements and inspiring the next generation of engineers. To begin, please tell us a little about also proud that Thomas Edison and both professionally and personally to the history of ASME. Henry Ford were members of ASME in take part in creating solutions that truly those early days too. The organisation benefit humankind. This is such an exciting time for ASME! they were a part of helped develop This year we are celebrating our 138th standardised tools, easily replaceable What do you see as the most birthday and the Society is stronger machine parts, and uniform work important areas of technological than ever as we serve members and practices to ensure the reliability innovation for mechanical engineers society well into our second century. and safety of machines and now and in the future? One of the constants across all these industrial production. years is our focus on safety. In the early We live in an amazing time for engineers years of our existence, ASME led the way What’s the Society’s mission, and how and technology professionals around in developing standards on boilers to do you work towards realising it? the world – after all, the importance end a significant danger to public safety and impact of technology innovation of the time – the devastating and lethal As president of today’s ASME, I feel are increasing each day in every area explosions of steam boilers. Thanks so fortunate to work with leaders of modern life. Just think, ‘Big Data’, to the early work of ASME, that public and volunteers at all levels of a now the ‘Internet of Things’ and artificial threat has now diminished. modern, global organisation that intelligence – the technologies of supports ASME’s continuing mission: tomorrow are already here! But to The Society’s founders were concerned to serve diverse global communities by answer your question specifically, ASME citizens of that time, prominent machine advancing, disseminating and applying recently named five core technologies builders and technical innovators of engineering knowledge to improve that we find central to engineers the late 19th century who saw how the quality of life and to keep our work of today and tomorrow. They are: standardised design and production going by communicating the excitement manufacturing (including advanced could increase safety and prosperity for of engineering to inspire the next and additive technologies), pressure everybody. Alexander Lyman Holley, generation to join the effort. vessel technologies, clean energy, one of the foremost steelmakers of the bioengineering, and robotics. day, was one of our founders; so was We focus on making sure today’s Robert H. Thurston, the first professor engineering workforce is well equipped of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens to solve today’s and tomorrow’s Institute of Technology. Thurston served technical challenges. We share with as the Society’s first president. We’re young people how rewarding it can be WWW.SCIENTIA.GLOBAL ‘As president of today’s ASME, I feel so fortunate to work with leaders and volunteers at all levels of a now modern, global organisation that supports ASME’s continuing mission’ The future is bright with innovation in ASME offers tools, events, programs 32,000 student members an array of every one of these areas of engineering. and publications, just to name a few, opportunities for career preparation. I get excited when I think of all the to enable collaboration and technical One new and very exciting program areas in which ASME is involved and cooperation with the world’s most we launched in 2017 is called E-Fests. the solutions our members have been distinguished and recognised engineers. E-Fests are regional events held at a part of. Just think how engineers universities around the world that are creating and using drones to do Our community is a global network provide engineering students a chance safety inspections or building robotic that connects members in so many to come together, showcase their skills exoskeletons to allow people who might regions, working together in every area and abilities through various design never have walked again to do just of the Society, including codes and competitions, learn from professionals that. Technologies like these and many standards development, continuing and from one another, and to have a more are already in use and will surely engineering education, research, great time. E-Fests are true Engineering be improved, expanded, added to, and professional conferences, peer- Festivals as their name implies. You can made more easily accessible to more reviewed publications, public policy see a video at https://efests.asme.org/. people with each passing day and year. and advocacy. These are just some of Think about it: if ‘it’ is a machine and the topics within the amazing range ASME also produces a wide range of ‘it’ moves, mechanical engineers have a of disciplines that ASME addresses on programs for engineers who are already role to play in its future! a daily basis. ASME offers so much – in the workforce. ASME’s Learning & professional community, resources, Development area offers both online Please tell us a bit about the deep subject-matter expertise in every and classroom-style training pertaining resources you provide that can engineering discipline, opportunities to many of ASME’s more than 500 codes enhance and develop your members’ for learning, service, professional and standards. Classes scheduled in careers and promote collaboration. development and fellowship and a 2018 will cover piping, pressure vessels, chance to serve a worthy mission in a and verification and validation. Becoming a part of globally-recognised community devoted to excellence. This means that the ASME Code, and respected community of the best and most reliable engineering professionals is empowering to each As an example, one of ASME’s chief code in the world, also comes with individual involved. ASME has a vast aims is to help the next generation extensive training in how to make sure and diverse membership of 110,000 of engineers find their professional engineers are using it in the most skilful mechanical engineers and tech way forward. To do this, we offer our way possible. professionals from around the world. WWW.SCIENTIA.GLOBAL ‘Standards may not always be considered ‘glamorous’, but there’s no denying that strong and reliable standards are foundational to the health of the world economy’ Another wonderful new program is based on the amazing Congress. For example, two recent briefings focused on developments, growth, and interdisciplinary nature of the ‘Connected & Autonomous Vehicles: Incorporating AVs into our biomedical engineering field. ASME is ‘parenting’ a new Transportation Infrastructure’ and ‘Department of Defense’s professional organisation called the Alliance for Advanced New Manufacturing Engineering Education Grant Program’. Biomedical Engineering (AABME) https://aabme.asme.org/ categories/wearables-embedded-bioprinted-sensors. The One of the longstanding ways ASME helps advise policymakers AABME brings together a broad interdisciplinary community is through the ASME Federal Government Fellowship Program. of technical professionals to catalyse the development of This program was established in 1973 and selects highly life-enhancing applications in the areas of tissue engineering, accomplished ASME members to serve a year working in organ manufacturing, and cell therapy. the Congress or the Executive Branch to provide objective, non-partisan engineering expertise to US policymakers. ASME We are so proud of all these efforts. And we’re just scratching has sponsored 120 Federal Fellows over the past 44 years. the surface here! We’re very proud of the ASME Federal Fellows program and its continuing commitment to provide engineering expertise to Does ASME advise the US Government on engineering government. It’s a great and unique opportunity for an engineer related policy? to grow as well. ASME has a Government Relations (GR) team, which is Tell us about ASME’s awards to recognise outstanding recognised throughout Washington for its outstanding achievements in mechanical engineering? capabilities! The GR Team is sought out to lead policy related issues by policymakers as well as fellow Associations and ASME offers hundreds of awards and scholarships to recognise industries. ASME’s Government Relations team, which consists and celebrate the extraordinary achievements of engineers! of staff and volunteers, offers policymakers access to technical We believe that recognising these outstanding achievements expertise, knowledge and advice to help them make the and contributions of our professionals and students serves decisions that affect everyone. This work includes the two purposes: it disseminates and spreads knowledge
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