Alpha Sigma Mu

Alpha Sigma Mu
ΑΣΜ
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Founded	January 1932 (1932-01) Michigan Technological University
Type	Honor
Affiliation	ACHS
Status	Active
Emphasis	Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
Scope	International
Colors	Silver and   Gold
Symbol	C-curve
Publication	ASM blog
Chapters	34
Members	150 active 8,000+ lifetime
Headquarters	c/o Walter W. Milligan Department of Materials Science and Engineering Michigan Technological University 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, Michigan 49931 United States
Website	www.alphasigmamu.org

Alpha Sigma Mu (ΑΣΜ) is an international scholastic honor society recognizing academic achievement among students in the fields of metallurgy and materials engineering. It was established in 1932 at Michigan Technological University.

History

Alpha Sigma Mu was founded by the Metallurgy Department of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in January 1932. It was established as a scholastic honor society to recognize academic achievement of students of metallurgy, metallurgical engineering, and materials engineering.

After expanding to three campuses, it maintained these three chapters without further growth. In 1957, the society was reorganized with the assistance of the American Society for Metals. Alpha Sigma Mu was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1965.

It separated from the American Society for Metals in the 1990s. In the 21st century, it expanded internationally, with chapters installed in Australia, India, Russia, and Spain.

In 2012, the society had 34 active chapters, 150 active members, and a total membership of over 8,000. Its headquarters are housed at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.

Symbols

The Alpha Sigma Mu badge is a rectangular gold or silver key engraved with a C-curve and the Greek letters ΑΣΜ. The society's colors are silver and gold. Its symbol is the C-curve. Its publication is ASM Blog.

Membership

Alpha Sigma Mu has three classes of membership: regular (student), honorary, and distinguished life members. Potential student members are nominated by the chapters' faculty advisors. Initiates are juniors and seniors ranked in the top 25 percent of the department, with and a GPA in the top fifty percent. Graduate students are also eligible for membership.

Chapters

Following is list of Alpha Sigma Mu chapters.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Michigan Alpha	January 1932	Michigan Technological University	Houghton, Michigan	Active
		Auburn University	Auburn, Alabama	Active
		Boise State University	Boise, Idaho	Inactive
		California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, California	Active
		California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, California	Active
		Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive
		Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, Ohio	Inactive
Colorado Alpha		Colorado School of Mines	Golden, Colorado	Active
		Cornell University	Ithaca, New York	Active
Pennsylvania Alpha		Drexel University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
		Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
India Alpha	2016	IIT Bombay	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India	Active
		Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	Inactive
		Lafayette College	Easton, Pennsylvania	Inactive
		Lehigh University	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Active
		Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Inactive
		Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Active
		Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, Missouri	Active
		Montana Technological University	Butte, Montana	Inactive
		New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, New Jersey	Inactive
		New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro, New Mexico	Inactive
		North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina	Inactive
		Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Inactive
		Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Inactive
		Pennsylvania State University	State College, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Russia Alpha	May 2014	Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Active
		Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	Active
		Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, New York	Active
		South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	Rapid City, South Dakota	Inactive
Australia Alpha	October 5, 2010	Swinburne University of Technology	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Active
		Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	Active
		University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Inactive
		University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, Alabama	Active
		University of California, Irvine	Irvine, California	Inactive
		University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
		University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Inactive
		University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	Active
		University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Inactive
		University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Urbana, Illinois	Inactive
		University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	Active
		University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Active
Michigan Gamma		University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Active
		University of North Texas	Denton, Texas	Active
		University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, Indiana	Inactive
Spain Alpha	2013	University of Oviedo	Asturias, Spain	Active
		University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
		University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
		University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, Texas	Active
		University of Wisconsin–Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	Inactive
	19xx ? – 1988; May 2009	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	Active
		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester, Massachusetts	Active
		Wright State University	Fairborn, Ohio	Inactive

Notable members

• Y. Austin Chang, material engineering researcher and professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Anthony G. Evans, professor of materials and mechanical engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara
• Mukta Farooq, metallurgical engineer for IBM
• Julie Schoenung, materials scientist who is a professor at the University of California, Irvine

See also

• Honor society
• Professional fraternities and sororities

External links

• Official website