ASM International Links to Professional Organizations

ASM INTERNATIONALŽ "The Materials Information Society"

WWW links to other professional organizations

Abrasive Engineering Society: The Abrasive Engineering Society is an organization concerned with the transfer of technical information related to the application of abrasives by manufacturing companies. Abrasives provide the very heart of manufacturing technology and are essential tools in most operations that involve metals or ceramics.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is a nonprofit professional society dedicated to the advancement of scientific and technological excellence across all disciplines, and to the public's understanding of science and technology. AAAS is among the oldest societies in America, having been founded in Philadelphia in 1848. Many of today's most prestigious and influential scientific societies have their historical origins in AAAS. AAAS's mission is to: Further the work of scientists, Facilitate cooperation among them, Foster scientific freedom and responsibility, Improve the effectiveness of science in the promotion of human welfare, Advance education in science, and Increase the public's understanding and appreciation of the promise of scientific methods in human progress.
American Ceramics Society: The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) is an international association dedicated to providing the latest technical, scientific and educational information to its members and others in the broad ceramics and related materials field..
The American Chemical Society ACSWeb: This WWW server provides information on the American Chemical Society products and services. The ACS is the world's largest scientific society and has a membership of nearly 150,000 chemists and chemical engineers. The Society is recognized as a world leader in fostering scientific education and research, and promoting public understanding of science. The major divisions of the American Chemical Society provide services to chemical professionals, government, and the public at large.
American Iron and Steel Institute: Founded in 1908, American Iron and Steel Institute's (AISI) member companies represent Canadian, United States and Mexican steelmakers that produce more than 66 percent of the steel made in North America. The mission of AISI is to promote steel as the material of choice in product applications and to enhance the competitiveness of its member companies.
American National Standards Institute: Funded in 1918, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is a private, not-for-profit membership organization that coordinates the U.S. voluntary consensus standards system and approves American National Standards. ANSI consists of approximately 1,300 national and international companies, 30 government agencies, 20 institutional members, and 250 professional, technical, trade, labor and consumer organizations. ANSI acts to insure that a single consistent set of consensus based American National Standards are developed by ANSI-accredited standards developers. Integral to the development and approval process is the requirement that all interests concerned have the opportunity to participate in the development process.
American Society of Engineering Technology ( ASET): The purpose of this society is to promote further recognition of Engineering Technology as a major engineering education program. The Student Chapter of the A.S.E.T. will work to promote a professional and social atmosphere among Engineering Technology students and to increase industrial and public acceptance of Engineering Technology.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME): contains 5000+ programs with a particular focus on scientific and technical subjects. The majority of the programs are for the IBM-PC architecture but there are files for Amiga, Macintosh, and UNIX programs. Read the readme.1st file first.
Architecture, Engineering, & Construction (AEC) InfoCenter: AEC InfoCenter serves the Architectural, Engineering, Construction and Home Building industry by providing valuable resource material on line and free of charge. These resources are available to the public so they may easily find information on services and products currently available.
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS): CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society , provides a broad range of scientific information products, from focused topical publications to comprehensive online sources. CAS also offers various specialized services and worldwide customer support. Includes STN Internationals online database services.
Edison Welding Institute: The Edison Welding Institute is dedicated to uniting people and technology by enhancing U.S. manufacturing through improved materials joining technology. EWI advances all aspects of materials joining technology and applies these developments to the shop floor of member companies who represent a broad range of joining needs, from conventional materials and processes to advanced composites and automation.
Ei Village, Engineering Information, Inc.: If you live in the Village, you have it all: the best of cyberspace, singled out, reviewed, and set on your doorstep. You have the best of the library, easy access to the formal database research you need to know about. Plus hard news, engineering news, engineering discussion groups, e-mail, full Internet access, and more. To save you time, we spent months on the speedway, zetetics of the galaxies, seeking out sites worthy of inclusion in your world. Now we've housed them in the Village so you can find them quickly, easily, then find them again should you want to go back.
The Electrochemical Society: The Electrochemical Society is an international educational, nonprofit organization concerned with a broad range of phenomena related to electrochemical and solid state science and technology with more than 6,000 scientists and engineers in over 60 countries worldwide who hold individual membership.
FIZ-Karlsruhe: Fachinformationszentrum (FIZ) Karlsruhe is a non-profit organization set up to provide information and information services for academic and industrial research & development, as well as for business and administration. In cooperation with its partners in the USA and Japan, FIZ Karlsruhe is operating the host STN International, offering public access to databases with scientific, technical, and supplementary business information, including patents.
The Historical Metallurgy Society: The Historical Metallurgy Society was established in 1962, to record and encourage the preservation of early blast furnaces in the United Kingdom. It quickly extended its scope and now covers all aspects of metallurgical history across the world, both ferrous and nonferrous.
The Institution of Electrical Engineers: Founded in 1871, the Institution of Electrical Engineers is the largest professional engineering society in Europe and has a worldwide membership of over 130,000. These men and women, who have joined together to promote the advancement of electrical, electronic and manufacturing science and engineering, range from students to the most distinguished and highly qualified members of the profession.
The Institution of Professional Engineers (New Zealand): The Institution of Professional Engineers (New Zealand) has, since 1912, been the pre-eminent engineering and technology society in New Zealand. Due to New Zealand's small population it covers ALL disciplines and incorporates both geographically centred branches, including a branch in the UK, and special technical groups which concern themselves with specific technical matters. Membership of the Institution brings recognition worldwide as well as more prosaic benefits. Site includes a showcase of New Zealand engineering, including the design of the America's Cup winning yacht keel.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO): The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from some 100 countries, one from each country. ISO is a non-governmental organization established in 1947. The mission of ISO is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity.
International Union of Materials Research Societies: The International Union of Materials Research Societies was established in 1991 as an international association of technical groups or societies which have an interest in promoting interdisciplinary materials research. The objectives of the Union include; to facilitate international cooperation among materials research organizations; to contribute to the advancement of materials research in all its aspects; to advance the multidisciplinary nature of materials research internationally; to promote information exchange among national or regional societies with interests in interdisciplinary materials research, and to work to coordinate their activities; to promote communication of international materials research activities through appropriate media; and to encourage well established materials research symposia to rotate through available meeting sites of materials research societies.
Materials Research Society: The Materials Research Society is dedicated to goal-oriented basic and applied research on materials of technological importance. MRS emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to materials science and engineering, inspiring cooperation among scientists from industry, academia, and government.
National Center for Excellence in Metalworking Technology (NCEMT): NCEMT is a national resource for the improvement of the technical and competitive posture of the United States of America's civil-military industrial base through effective transition of leading edge technologies for the application of conventional and advanced materials in Department of Defense (DoD) and commercial engineering systems. NCEMT activities are focused on casting technology, forming technology, joining technology, powder metallurgy & ceramic materials, and surface treatment. The NCEMT, located in Johnstown, PA, is operated by Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) for the U.S. Navy's Manufacturing Science & Technology (MS&T) Program.
Royal Society of Chemistry: As a learned society, the Society provides a forum of chemists and chemistry for the exchange of ideas and results and to provide a network to encourage collaboration on new ventures. The Society recognises achievement through awards and endowed lectureships and assists young chemists by bursaries for various purposes.
Scholarly Societies Project: The Scholarly Societies Project has been created to facilitate access to information about scholarly societies across the world.
Steel Manufacturers Association Steelnet: The company members of the Steel Manufacturers Association ("SMA") accounted for almost 40% of US steel shipments in 1994. Electric furnaces consumed more than 41 million tons of scrap metal in 1994, recycling the scrap from nine million junked cars each year and additional massive tonnages of tin cans, old appliances and other discards. Our member company steel producers are the largest recyclers in the country. The SMA supports fair, open trade, a clean environment and progressive workforce policies. SMA companies provide jobs for 63,000 well-trained, well-compensated, highly productive and internationally competitive industrial workers.
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS): Although the activities of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) are varied, ranging from the publication of technical articles and the sponsorship of international conferences to the administration of university accreditation programs and the facilitation of career development, one principal vision guides all of what the Society is and does: In every sense, TMS must be operated by and for members of the materials science and engineering field. In composition and practice, TMS is unapologetically the professional's society.

W. Douglas Knowles, Ph.D., Manager of Information Systems