Alpha Sigma Mu

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.

Alpha Sigma Mu
ΑΣΜ
Founded	January 1932; 93 years ago (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

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.^[1][2] It was established as a scholastic honor society to recognize academic achievement of students of metallurgy, metallurgical engineering, and materials engineering.^[1][2]

After expanding to three campuses, it maintained these three chapters without further growth.^[1] In 1957, the society was reorganized with the assistance of the American Society for Metals.^[3] Alpha Sigma Mu was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1965.^[1][2]

It separated from the American Society for Metals in the 1990s.^[3] In the 21st century, it expanded internationally, with chapters installed in Australia, India, Russia, and Spain.^[4][5][6][7]

In 2012, the society had 34 active chapters, 150 active members, and a total membership of over 8,000.^[2] Its headquarters are housed at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.^[2]

Symbols

The Alpha Sigma Mu badge is a rectangular gold or silver key engraved with a C-curve and the Greek letters ΑΣΜ.^[8] The society's colors are silver and gold.^[1] 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.^[2] Potential student members are nominated by the chapters' faculty advisors.^[9] Initiates are juniors and seniors ranked in the top 25 percent of the department, with and a GPA in the top fifty percent.^[9] Graduate students are also eligible for membership.^[2]

Chapters

Following is list of Alpha Sigma Mu chapters.^[10]

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Michigan Alpha	January 1932	Michigan Technological University	Houghton, Michigan	Active	[1][2][a]
		Auburn University	Auburn, Alabama	Active	[11]
		Boise State University	Boise, Idaho	Inactive
		California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, California	Active	[12]
		California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, California	Active	[13]
		Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive
		Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, Ohio	Inactive
Colorado Alpha		Colorado School of Mines	Golden, Colorado	Active	[14]
		Cornell University	Ithaca, New York	Active	[15][16]
Pennsylvania Alpha		Drexel University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active	[17]
		Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
India Alpha	2016	IIT Bombay	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India	Active	[18]
		Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	Inactive
		Lafayette College	Easton, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[19]
		Lehigh University	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Active	[20][21]
		Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Inactive
		Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Active	[22]
		Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, Missouri	Active	[23][24][b]
		Montana Technological University	Butte, Montana	Inactive	[c]
		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	[25]
		Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Inactive
		Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Inactive
		Pennsylvania State University	State College, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Russia Alpha	May 2014	Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Active	[27]
		Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	Active	[28][29]
		Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, New York	Active	[30][31]
		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	[32]
		Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	Active	[33]
		University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Inactive
		University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, Alabama	Active	[34]
		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	[35]
		University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Inactive
		University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Urbana, Illinois	Inactive	[36]
		University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	Active	[37][38]
		University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Active	[39]
Michigan Gamma		University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Active	[40]
		University of North Texas	Denton, Texas	Active	[41]
		University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, Indiana	Inactive	[42]
Spain Alpha	2013	University of Oviedo	Asturias, Spain	Active	[43]
		University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
		University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
		University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, Texas	Active	[44]
		University of Wisconsin–Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	Inactive
	19xx ? – 1988; May 2009	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	Active	[45][46]
		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester, Massachusetts	Active	[47]
		Wright State University	Fairborn, Ohio	Inactive	[48]

1. Chapter formed at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology, now Michigan Technological University.
2. Chapter formed at the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, now Missouri University of Science and Technology.
3. Chapter formed at the Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, now the Montana Technological University.

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