Student Organizations Directory

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Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
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Aerospace Engineering

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
The AIAA is the largest American society devoted to science and engineering in the fields of aircraft and spacecraft technology.

      Contact: Robert Melton, Faculty Advisor
      229-B Hammond Building, 865-1185
      Email: rgmaer@engr.psu.edu

      Society Address: Department of Aerospace Engineering
      229 Hammond Building, 865-6432

American Helicopter Society (AHS)
The American Helicopter Society is devoted specifically to rotorcraft technology.

      Contact: Edward Smith, Faculty Advisor
      223-D Hammond Building, 863-0966
      Email: ecs@rcoe.psu.edu

      Society Address: Department of Aerospace Engineering
      229 Hammond Building, 865-6432

Sigma Gamma Tau (Honor Society)

      Contact: Kenneth Bretner, Faculty Advisor
      233-D Hammond Building, 863-0103
      Email: g-lesieutre@psu.edu

      Society Address: Department of Aerospace Engineering
      229 Hammond Building, 865-6432

Agricultural Engineering

Student Branch of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE)
This student organization hosts activities designed to introduce participants to Agricultural and Biological Engineering. Activities include speakers, field trips, and interaction with faculty and industry professionals.

The ASAE, the Society for Engineering in Agriculture, Food, and Biological Systems, is a not-for-profit worldwide professional and technical organization of members interested in engineering knowledge and technology for food and agriculture, associated industries, and related resources. ASAE coordinates educational opportunities such as technical sessions, workshops, conferences, and tours at ASAE and other Society meetings withthe purpose of communicating new research results, discussing applications, and stimulating debate on important topics related to the collection of renewable resources and the processing of these resources for conversion to energy and industrial products.

      Contact:Harvey Manbeck, Faculty Advisor
      21 Agricultural Administration Bldg., 865-4071
      Email: hmanbeck@psu.edu

Agricultural Systems Management Club (ASM)

Alpha Epsilon (Honor Society)

Architectural Engineering

Student Society of Architectural Engineers (SSAE)

      Contact: Louis Geschwinder, Faculty Advisor
      210 Engineering Unit A, 863-2087

      M. Kevin Parfitt, Faculty Advisor
      104 Engineering Unit A, 863-3244

Student Society of Partnership for Achieving Construction Excellence (S:PACE)

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

      Contact: William Bahnfleth, Faculty Advisor
         224 Engineering Unit A, 863-2076

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

      Contact: Eric Burnett, Faculty Advisor
      219 Sackett Bldg., 865-2341

Illumination Engineering Society

      Contact: Rick Mistrick, Faculty Advisor
      223 Engineering Unit A, 863-2086

Phi Alpha Epsilon (Honor Society)

      Contact: Louis Geschwinder, Faculty Advisor
      210 Engineering Unit A, 863-2087

Bioengineering

Biomedical Engineering Society (Student Chapter)

      Contact: Undergraduate Bioengineering Secretary, 865-1407

Chemical Engineering

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Penn State's Chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is one of the most active professional organizations on campus. There are activities almost every week of the school year which are both social and professional in nature. Social activities include student/faculty mixers, picnics, tailgates at home football games, and more. Professional activities include company presentations, plant trips, research paper competitions, and more.

      Contact: Wayne Curtis, Faculty Advisor
      111 Fenske Lab, 863-4805

Omega Chi Epsilon (Honor Society)
Omega chi Epsilon is the Honor Society for Chemical Engineering students. Membership is by invitation from the officers of the Chapter to outstanding undergraduate students, and is based on the academic achievements of those students. membership entails active participation in a variety of projects aimed at improving the academic performance of Chemical Engineering undergraduates and encouraging students to consider entering graduate schools. A prime example of this support is free tutoring, which the Chapter provides in lower level Chemical Engineering courses. The time and place of such tutoring services is posted each semester on the Omega Chi Epsilon bulletin board.

      Contact: Chemical Engineering Department
      158 Fenske Lab, 865-2574

Civil Engineering

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
The Student Chapter of the American Society of civil Engineers (ASCE) is a professional society for all students enrolled in civil engineering and freshmen and sophomores interested in civil engineering. This organization was established to expand the college experience for students in civil engineering and aid in establishing the professional contacts that are so valuable to the practicing engineer. Student Chapter members hold offices, secure speakers for Chapter meetings, participate in the Concrete Canoe races and Steel Bridge competitions, visit engineering works, attend professional meetings, present papers, and keep abreast of professional activities through ASCE publications. These activities stimulate early professional consciousness and prepare students for entry into the profession and into the American Society of Civil Engineers.

      Contact:Arthur Miller, Faculty Advisor
      220 Sackett Building, 865-1521

      Society Address: 104 Sackett Building, 863-8701

Intelligent Transportation Society (ITS)
The Penn State Student Chapter of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS) promotes understanding and interest in the application of advanced technologies to transportation systems. Student members investigate issues ranging from user needs to the potential benefits of advanced technologies toward transportation in Central Pennsylvania.

      Contact:Konstadinos Goulias, Faculty Advisor
      223B Sackett Building, 863-7926

      Society Address: 201 Transportation Research Building

Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) is a professional organization of students interested in Transportation and Traffic Engineering. A number of meetings are held each year, with representatives from transportation firms and agencies serving as guest speakers.

      Contact:Agelki Elefteriadou, Faculty Advisor
      223A Sackett Building, 865-3101

      Society Address: 201 Transportation Research Building, 865-7923

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
An official Student Chapter of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) exists at Penn State. Interested students majoring in civil and architectural engineering and architecture are encouraged to join the Penn State Student Chapter. A number of meetings are held each year, with prominent representatives of the residential and light building construction industry serving as guest speakers. Several scholarships are awarded each year at an Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet.

      Contact: Eric Burnett, Faculty Advisor
      219 Sackett Building, 865-2341

Environmental Engineering Society (EES)
The Environmental Engineering Society (EES) organizes activities and programs that deal with environmental issues, provides information about employment and graduate opportunities, participates in environmentally responsible projects, creates opportunities for networking among students and alumni who are involved in environmental engineering. The group has bi-monthly meetings with speakers. Activities include group trips to national meetings and job fairs, tutoring groups, and participation in student activity fairs at Penn State.

      Contact: Brian Dempsey, Faculty Advisor
      114 Sackett Building, 865-1226

      Society Address: 114 Sackett Building, 865-1226

Chi Epsilon (Honor Society) Chi Epsilon is a national honor society for juniors and seniors enrolled in civil engineering. Membership is by invitation and is based on scholarship, character, practicality, and sociability. The purpose of this organization is to recognize and develop the fundamental characteristics of the successful civil engineer.

      Contact: Dennis Hiltunen, Faculty Advisor
      221A Sackett Building, 863-2936

Computer Science & Engineering

Association for Computing Machinery,
The Association for Computing Machinery has a student chapter in the department. This student run group sponsors a number of technical and social functions: activities include outside speakers, tutorial offerings, information sessions with recruiters, intramural sports, and the CSE picnic.

      Contact: John Hannan, Faculty Advisor
      315 Pond Lab, 863-0702

Eta Kappa Nu (Honor Society)

      Contact: John Mitchell, Faculty Advisor
      330 Electrical Engineering East, 865-2359

      Society Address: 222 EE East, 865-2393

Electrical Engineering

Eta Kappa Nu (Honor Society)
Eta Kappa Nu Association is the honor society for electrical and computer engineers. Penn State's chapter, founded in 1905, is the fifth oldest in the nation. Its activities include weekly tutoring sessions, a year-end awards banquet, and various seminars on topics such as choosing 400-level electives and planning for graduate school. Membership in EKN is by invitation.

      Contact: John Mitchell, Faculty Advisor
      330 Electrical Engineering East, 865-2359

      Society Address: 222 EE East, 865-2393

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the professional society of electrical engineering, has an active student branch at Penn State that sponsors a number of technical presentations, competitions, and social functions. We also have a Computer Society Chapter that specializes in topics related to computers. All electrical engineering students are invited to join IEEE.

      Contact: Lynn Carpenter, Faculty Advisor
      226 EE East, 863-3237

      Society Address: 222 EE East, 865-2393

The Society of Penn State Electrical Engineers (SPSEE)

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Society of Engineering Science (SES)
This student chapter of the society, founded in 1972, represents engineers in divergent, interdisciplinary fields with interests falling outside traditional engineering disciplines. The chapter sponsors meetings, technical movie nights, and industrial visits.

      Contact: Cliff Lisseuden, Faculty Advisor
      212 Earth & Engr. Science Bldg., 863-5754

      Society Address: 409C Earth & Engr. Science Bldg.

Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE)
This society sponsors special seminars, day-long technical conferences for students, and nominates students for the SAMPE Annual Graduate Research Competition. Activities cover a broad range of areas, including composite materials for aerospace and other applications, robotics, and environmentally-conscious manufacturing.

      Contact: Les Lee, Faculty Advisor
      403B Earth & Engr. Science Bldg., 865-7829

      Charles Bakis, Faculty Advisor
      1 Research West, 865-3178

Industrial Engineering

Alpha Pi Mu (Honor Society)
Alpha Pi Mu is the national industrial engineering honor society. Students with at least 3.2 in their junior year or at least a 3.0 in their senior year are eligible to join.

      Contact: Catherine Harmonosky, Faculty Advisor
      304 Leonhard Building, 863-2107

      Society Address: 113 Leonhard Building, 865-6981

Industrial Engineering Graduate Student Association (IEGA)

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
IIE is the professional society for industrial engineers that is devoted to serving the needs of industrial and systems engineering professionals. IIE has chapters and other services, including the Student IIE Magazine, designed specifically for students.

      Contact: Sanjay Joshi, Faculty Advisor
      303 Leonhard Building, 863-7289

      Society Address: 113 Leonhard Building, 865-6981

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
SME is an international professional society dedicated to serving its members and the manufacturing community through the advancement of professionalism, knowledge, and learning. Its membership is comprised of manufacturing, production, research, and design engineers and practitioners as well as corporate executives and students.

      Contact: Paul Cohen, Faculty Advisor
      220 Leonhard Building, 863-2360

      Society Address: 113 Leonhard Building, 865-6981

American Foundry Society (AFS)
The AFS student chapter is for students in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Metal Science and Engineering, and in other departments who are interested in metal casting. The AFS student chapter sponsors a summer internship job fair, provides scholarship support for students interested in metal casting, and provides many opportunities for students to interact with industry engineers and executives. First and second year students are encouraged to participate.

      Contact: Robert Voigt, Faculty Advisor
      221 Leonhard Building, 863-7290

      Society Address: 113 Leonhard Building, 865-6981

American Society of Quality Control (ASQC)
Since 1946, ASQC has been a leader in identifying, communicating, and promoting the use of quality concepts, principles, and technologies. ASQC is an excellent source for information on topics ranging from total quality management (TQM) and statistical process control (SPC), to benchmarking and leadership.

      Contact: M. Jeya Chandra, Faculty Advisor
      205 Leonhard Building, 865-7601

      Society Address: 113 Leonhard Building, 865-6981

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) HFES is concerned with the characteristics of humans that are applicable to the design and evaluation of systems and devices. This student affiliate chapter of the national HFES has undergraduate and graduate student members from a broad variety of disciplines across Penn State. Activities include guest speakers as well as field trips to organizations that are involved in human factors engineering and ergonomics projects.

      Contact: Andris Freivalds, Faculty Advisor
      213 Leonhard Building, 863-2361

      Society Address: 113 Leonhard Building, 865-6981