1. SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS (SME) SPSU Student Chapter

2. Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) student chapter (S016) This organization is related to manufacturing engineering, one of the leading engineering fields in the world. The chapter was founded in 1956, making it one of the oldest student chapters in SME. It is one of the largest and more popular student chapters on campus. Our goal is to get students familiarized with new technologies and help them get suitable jobs in this field.

3. SME AT SPSU SPSU chapter has over 50 members Most members are current SPSU students Activities include: Arranging tours (Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Sweetwater Brewery, etc.) Organizing special presentations Attending conferences and technical expositions Organizing certification exams (Certified Manufacturing Technologist exam) Many other activities (competitions, cookouts, and demonstrations) Advisor: Dr. Simin Nasseri

4. CURRENT SPSU CHAPTER TEAM Dr Simin Nasseri Adam Bevins (Former chair) Casey Jones (New Chair) Diego Pinilla (Marketing and Tours) Jose Villarreal (Treasurer) Darryl Garland (Marketing and Fundraising)

5. SPSU SME CHAPTER: WINNER OF THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION GRANT, 2008

6. SPSU SME CHAPTER: SME'S FACULTY ADVISOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD

7. SPSU SME CHAPTER: VALUED OFFICERS RECEIVE THE SME AWARDS EVERY YEAR Prof Horton gives the awards to SME chapter chair (Gregg Zappone) and the treasurer (Bryce Keilman)

8. TOUR OF LOCKHEED MARTIN This tour is arranged every semester and usually 50 students sign up!

9. TOUR OF BUDWEISER

10. TOUR of GERDAU STEEL

11. TOUR of KUBOTA MANUFACTURING (Manufacturer of tractors) in Gainesville

12. PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS (DR JOHN HUNTER FROM NOVELIS) 60 students and faculty members attended this seminar.

13. MANUFACTURING WEEK ORGANIZED BY SME CHAPTER

14. COOKOUT ORGANIZED BY SME CHAPTER

15. STUDENT COMPETITION ORGANIZED BY SME CHAPTER

16. CERTIFIED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIST EXAM SPSU SME chapter proctors this exam every semester. Between 5 to 15 students take the exam and passing rate is relatively good. Recently, the exam has become mandatory and students get ready to take the exam in Tool Design class.

17. MANUFACTURING PROCESSES PROJECTS An armor suit made of Fiberglass resin, Bondo, etc manufactured by slush casting which is used for SME chapter special events, university open house and also attracting students towards manufacturing concentration and manufacturing minor.

18. OTHER EVENTS: - National Manufacturing Day, Oct 5, 2012 Power Partners, Inc. Facility Tour / Presentation (leading manufacturer of overhead distribution transformers) -Tour of Hansgrohe, Inc. - Tour of WIKA Instrument Corporation - and so on.

19. There are many benefits for SME members: Members can download free technical papers from SME library of over 17,000. They can, at no charge, seek answers to technical questions or find information needed by contacting SME on-staff librarian. The receive reduced prices when purchasing SME's vast collection of leading publications in manufacturing (eg free video program from our METV page). They learn from peers sharing the same technical interests by joining a Technical Community (Reap the benefits of having access to a collective knowledge of professionals in the specialized manufacturing niche worldwide).

20. There are many benefits for SME members: They can search and download free back issue articles from Manufacturing Engineering magazine, the foremost authority in manufacturing. The SME membership entitles the members to free access to keynote papers of several previous CIRP* General Assemblies as well as papers presented by a number of the CIRP Scientific and Technical Committees. (*) The international Academy for Production Engineering