Founded in 1880, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers is the premier organization for promoting the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering throughout the world.

Its mission is to promote and enhance the technical competency and professional well being of its members, and through quality programs and activities in mechanical engineering, better enable its practitioners to contribute to the well being of humankind.

The organization has over 125,000 members, publishes 19 technical journals, and maintains and distributes nearly 600 design and manufacturing codes and standards.

• Applied Mechanics
• Bioengineering
• Bioprocess Engineering
• Fluids Engineering
• Heat Transfer
• Tribology
• Internal Combustion Engine
• Fuels and Combustion Technologies
• Nuclear Engineering
• Power
• Advanced Energy Systems
• Ocean Engineering
• Petroleum
• Solar Energy
• Aerospace
• Environmental Engineering
• Noise Control and Acoustics
• Rail Transportation
• Solid Waste Processing
• Management
• Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis
• Technology and Society
• Materials
• Pressure Vessels and Piping
• NDE Engineering
• Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
• Materials Handling Engineering
• Plant Engineering and Maintenance
• Process Industries
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Textile Engineering
• Computers in Engineering
• Design Engineering
• Dynamic Systems and Control
• Electrical and Electronic Packaging
• Fluid Power Systems and Technology
• Information Storage and Processing Systems.