– is a not-for-profit membership organization and a leading international developer of codes and standards associated with the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering. Founded as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1880 by a small group of leading industrialists, ASME has grown through the decades to include more than 130,000 members in 151 countries. From college students and early-career engineers to project managers, corporate executives, researchers and academic leaders, ASME’s members are as diverse as the engineering community itself. ASME’s mission is to serve diverse global communities by advancing, disseminating, and applying engineering knowledge for improving the quality of life; and communicating the excitement of engineering.