ASME NEWS Online -- December 2004

The Online Newspaper of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Vol. 23 No. 12/December 2004

ASME is lead in standards consortium that will open office in China next year

ASME is the lead organization in a consortium of standards developers that will use a recently obtained award of nearly $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Commerce to open an office in Beijing next month. Read more.

BP helps with cost of EWB team's trip to Thailand
The Engineers Without Borders team at the University of New Hampshire will embark on the third and final phase of its potable-water project in Thailand next month with the help of the energy company BP. To facilitate the transportation costs of ASME member Ben Nichols and several other EWB team members, BP has made a contribution of $7,500. Read more.

ASME members lead STEM summit in Massachusetts school districts
In October, more than 300 attendees from school districts across Massachusetts converged outside of Boston for the first annual Massachusetts Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Summit. Massachusetts was the first US state to revise its K-12 science standards to incorporate technology and engineering requirements. Read more.

ASME effort to focus on Industry
An initiative is being developed to expand the Society's focus on industry through a portfolio of products and services to enhance corporate competitiveness. Read more.

Newest Society journal examines fuel cell science
The primary objective of the new quarterly online and print journal is to support and accelerate the development of fuel cells and fuel cell applications for the general benefit of society. Read more.

Real-world design challenge has applications in Iraq

In training exercises during July, ASME member Jonathan Kuniholm first saw the life-saving capabilities of a device that came to be christened Bubba — a remote-controlled vehicle that acts as a scout for his Marine platoon. Read more.

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