American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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| Formation | 1880 |
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| Type | Not-for-profit membership organization |
| Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
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Region served | Worldwide |
| Members | 85,000+ in over 150 countries |
Official language | English |
President | Janis Terpenny |
Immediate Past President | Lester K. Su |
Executive Director | Thomas Costabile |
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| Website | www |
purpose. It should be removed.map2. It should be removed.The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing education, training and professional development, codes and standards, research, conferences and publications, government relations, and other forms of outreach." ASME is thus an engineering society, a standards organization, a research and development organization, an advocacy organization, a provider of training and education, and a nonprofit organization. Founded as an engineering society focused on mechanical engineering in North America, ASME is today multidisciplinary and global.
ASME has over 85,000 members in more than 135 countries worldwide.
ASME was founded in 1880 in response to numerous steam boiler pressure vessel failures by Alexander Lyman Holley, Henry Rossiter Worthington, John Edison Sweet and Matthias N. Forney, with Robert Henry Thurston as the society's founding president. Known for setting codes and standards for mechanical devices, ASME conducts one of the world's largest technical publishing operations. It holds numerous technical conferences and hundreds of professional development courses each year and sponsors numerous outreach and educational programs.
Kate Gleason and Lydia Weld were the first two women members, both by 1920.