ASME - wikipedia ASME `` American Society of Mechanical Engineers '' redirects here. For the magazine editors ' society, see American Society of Magazine Editors. ASME ASME ( American Society of Mechanical Engineers ) logo Formation 1880 Type not - for - profit membership organization Headquarters New York City, U.S. Location Two Park Avenue New York NY 10016 - 5990 United States Region served Worldwide Membership 140,000 + in over 150 countries Official language English President. K. Keith Roe President - elect Charla K. Wise Affiliations AIChE Website www.asme.org The American Society of Mechanical Engineers ( ASME ) is a professional association that, in its own words, `` promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe '' via `` continuing education, training and professional development, codes and standards, research, conferences and publications, government relations, and other forms of outreach. '' ASME is thus an engineering society, a standards organization, a research and development organization, a lobbying organization, a provider of training and education, and a nonprofit organization. Founded as an engineering society focused on mechanical engineering in North America, ASME is today multidisciplinary and global. ASME has over 130,000 members in 158 countries worldwide. ASME was founded in 1880 by Alexander Lyman Holley, Henry Rossiter Worthington, John Edison Sweet and Matthias N. Forney in response to numerous steam boiler pressure vessel failures. Known for setting codes and standards for mechanical devices, ASME conducts one of the world 's largest technical publishing operations, holds numerous technical conferences and hundreds of professional development courses each year, and sponsors numerous outreach and educational programs. Contents 1 ASME codes and standards 1.1 ASME boiler and pressure vessel code ( BPVC ) 1.2 Other notable standardization areas 2 Society awards 2.1 ASME fellow 3 Student professional development conference ( SPDC ) 4 Student competitions 5 Organization 6 Controversy 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links ASME codes and standards ASME is one of the oldest standards - developing organizations in America. It produces approximately 600 codes and standards covering many technical areas, such as fasteners, plumbing fixtures, elevators, pipelines, and power plant systems and components. ASME 's standards are developed by committees of subject matter experts using an open, consensus - based process. Many ASME standards are cited by government agencies as tools to meet their regulatory objectives. ASME standards are therefore voluntary, unless the standards have been incorporated into a legally binding business contract or incorporated into regulations enforced by an authority having jurisdiction, such as a federal, state, or local government agency. ASME 's standards are used in more than 100 countries and have been translated into numerous languages. ASME boiler and pressure vessel code ( BPVC ) Main article : ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code The largest ASME standard, both in size and in the number of volunteers involved in its preparation, is the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code ( BPVC ). The BPVC provides rules for the design, fabrication, installation, inspection, care, and use of boilers, pressure vessels, and nuclear components. The code also includes standards on materials, welding and brazing procedures and qualifications, nondestructive examination, and nuclear in - service inspection. Other Notable Standardization areas Other Notable Standardization Areas include but not limited to are ; Elevators and Escalators ( A17 Series ), Overhead and Mobile Cranes and related lifting and rigging equipment ( B30 Series ), Piping and Pipelines ( B31 Series ), Bioprocessing Equipment ( BPE ), Valves Flanges, Fittings and Gaskets ( B16 ), Nuclear Components and Processes Performance Test Codes. Society awards ASME Medal Charles T. Main Student Leadership Award Holley Medal Honorary Member Kate Gleason Award Henry Laurence Gantt Medal Melville Medal Old Guard Early Career Award Ralph Coats Roe Medal Soichiro Honda Medal ASME Fellow ASME Fellow is a Membership Grade of Distinction conferred by The ASME Committee of Past Presidents to an ASME member with significant publications or innovations and distinguished scientific and engineering background. Over 3,000 members have attained the grade of Fellow. The ASME Fellow membership grade is the highest elected grade in ASME. Student professional Development Conference ( SPDC ) ASME runs the Student Professional Development Conference ( SPDC ), which allows students to network with working engineers, host contests, and promote ASME 's benefits to students as well as professionals. SPDC conferences are held in North America and internationally. The location for each district changes every year. Student competitions ASME holds a variety of competitions every year for engineering students from around the world. Human Powered Vehicle Challenge ( HPVC ) Student Design Competition ( SDC ) Innovative Design Simulation Challenge ( IDSC ) Innovative Additive Manufacturing 3D Challenge ( IAM3D ) Old Guard Competitions Innovation Showcase ( IShow ) Student Design Expositions Organization AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. 12 WEST 31ST St, 19th century headquarters ASME has five key offices in the United States, including its headquarters operation in New York, N.Y., and three international offices in Beijing, China ; Brussels, Belgium, and New Delhi, India. ASME has two institutes and 32 technical divisions within its organizational structure. Volunteer activity is organized into four sectors : Technical Events and Content, Public Affairs and Outreach, Standards and Certification, and Student and Early Career Development. Controversy ASME became the first non-profit organization to be guilty of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1982. The Supreme Court found the organization liable for more than $6 million in American Society of Mechanical Engineers v. Hydrolevel Corp. See also ASME Y14. 41 - 2003 Digital Product Definition Data Practices List of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks ASME Medal ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code References Jump up ^ ASME. `` ASME.org > About ASME ''. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 27. Jump up ^ `` About ASME -- At a Glance ''. ASME. Retrieved 7 November 2011. Jump up ^ `` Setting the Standard ''. History. ASME. Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ `` The ASME Digital Collection ''. ASME. Retrieved 15 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Standards Are Global ''. History of ASME Standards. ASME. Retrieved 7 November 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Fellows ''. ASME. Retrieved 10 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` Award Descriptions & Applications ''. ASME IPTI. Retrieved 10 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` Student Professional Development Conference ''. ASME. Archived from the original on 23 March 2008. Retrieved 2008 - 03 - 27. Jump up ^ `` ASME Competitions ''. ASME. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 25. Further reading Calvert, Monte A. The Mechanical Engineer in America, 1830 - 1910 : Professional Cultures in Conflict. Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1967. Hutton, Frederick Remson ( 1915 ) A History of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. ASME. Sinclair, Bruce. A Centennial History of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1880 - 1980. Toronto : Toronto University Press, 1980. John H. White ( 1979 ). A History of the American Locomotive : Its Development, 1830 - 1880. Courier Dover Publications. ISBN 978 - 0 - 486 - 23818 - 0. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to American Society of Mechanical Engineers. ASME ASME Peerlink Society Awards ASME Organizations ASME Bioprocess Equipment group Engineering for Change Standards ASME B5 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code ASME Y14. 41 - 2003 ASME Nuclear Quality Assurance - 1 ASME B16 Awards ASME Burt L. Newkirk Award ASME Medal George Westinghouse Medal Henry Laurence Gantt Medal Holley Medal Worcester Reed Warner Medal People Alexander Lyman Holley Henry Rossiter Worthington John Edson Sweet Matthias N. Forney Related American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp. List of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks Pressure vessel for human occupancy Presidents of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 1880 -- 1899 Robert Henry Thurston ( 1880 - 82 ) E.D. Leavitt ( 1883 - 84 ) John Edson Sweet ( 1884 - 85 ) J.F. Holloway ( 1885 - 86 ) Coleman Sellers ( 1886 - 87 ) George Herman Babcock ( 1887 - 88 ) Horace See ( 1888 - 89 ) Henry R. Towne ( 1889 - 90 ) Oberlin Smith ( 1890 - 91 ) Robert W. Hunt ( 1891 - 92 ) Charles H. Loring ( 1892 - 93 ) Eckley B. Coxe ( 1893 - 94 ) Edward F.C. Davis ( 1894 - 95 ) Charles E. Billings ( 1895 - 96 ) John Fritz ( 1896 - 97 ) Worcester R. Warner ( 1897 - 98 ) Charles Wallace Hunt ( 1898 - 99 ) George W. Melville ( 1899 - 1900 ) 1900 -- 1919 Charles H. Morgan ( 1900 - 1901 ) Samuel T. Wellman ( 1901 - 1902 ) Edwin Reynolds ( 1902 - 1903 ) James M. Dodge ( 1903 - 1904 ) Ambrose Swasey ( 1904 - 1905 ) John R. Freeman ( 1905 - 1906 ) Frederick W. Taylor ( 1906 - 1907 ) F.R. Hutton ( 1907 - 1908 ) Minard L. Holman ( 1908 - 1909 ) Jesse M. Smith ( 1909 - 1910 ) George Westinghouse ( 1910 - 11 ) Edward D. Meier ( 1911 - 12 ) Alexander C. Humphreys ( 1912 - 13 ) William F.M. Goss ( 1913 - 14 ) James Hartness ( 1914 - 15 ) John A. Brashear ( 1915 - 16 ) David S. Jacobus ( 1916 - 17 ) Ira N. Hollis ( 1917 - 18 ) Charles T. Main ( 1918 - 19 ) Mortimer E. Cooley ( 1919 - 20 ) 1920 -- 1939 Fred J. Miller ( 1920 - 21 ) Edwin S. Carman ( 1921 - 22 ) Dexter S. Kimball ( 1922 - 23 ) John L. Harrington ( 1923 - 24 ) Fred R. Low ( 1924 - 25 ) William F. Durand ( 1925 - 26 ) William L. Abbott ( 1926 - 27 ) Charles M. Schwab ( 1927 - 28 ) Alex Dow ( 1928 - 29 ) Elmer A. Sperry ( 1929 - 30 ) Charles Piez ( 1930 - 31 ) Roy V. Wright ( 1931 - 32 ) Conrad N. Lauer ( 1932 - 33 ) A.A. Potter ( 1933 - 34 ) Paul Doty ( 1934 - 35 ) Ralph E. Flanders ( 1935 - 36 ) William L. Batt ( 1936 - 37 ) James H. Herron ( 1937 - 38 ) Harvey N. Davis ( 1938 - 39 ) Alexander G. Christie ( 1939 - 40 ) 1940 -- 1959 Warren H. McBryde ( 1940 - 41 ) William A. Hanley ( 1941 - 42 ) James W. Parker ( 1942 - 43 ) Harold V. Coes ( 1943 - 44 ) Robert M. Gates ( 1944 - 45 ) Alex D. Bailey ( 1945 - 46 ) D. Robert Yarnall ( 1946 - 47 ) Eugene W. O'Brien ( 1947 - 48 ) Ervin G. Bailey ( 1948 - 49 ) James M. Todd ( 1949 - 50 ) James D. Cunningham ( 1950 - 51 ) J. Calvin Brown ( 1951 - 52 ) Reginald J.S. Pigott ( 1952 - 53 ) Frederick S. Blackall Jr. ( 1953 - 54 ) Lewis K. Sillcox ( 1954 - 55 ) David W.R. Morgan ( 1955 - 56 ) Joseph W. Barker ( 1956 - 57 ) William F. Ryan ( 1957 - 58 ) James N. Landis ( 1958 - 59 ) Glenn B. Warren ( 1959 - 60 ) 1960 -- 1979 Walker L. Cisler ( 1960 - 61 ) William H. Bryne ( 1961 - 62 ) Clifford H. Shumaker ( 1962 - 63 ) Ronald B. Smith ( 1963 - 64 ) Elmer O. Bergman ( 1964 - 65 ) Henry N. Muller ( 1965 - 66 ) James H. Harlow ( 1966 - 67 ) Louis N. Rowley Jr. ( 1967 - 68 ) George F. Habach ( 1968 - 69 ) Donald E. Marlowe ( 1969 - 70 ) Allen F. Rhodes ( 1970 - 71 ) Kenneth A. Roe ( 1971 - 72 ) Richard G. Folsom ( 1972 - 73 ) Daniel C. Drucker ( 1973 - 74 ) Richard B. Robertson ( 1974 - 75 ) Charles L. Tutt, III ( 1975 - 76 ) Earle C. Miller ( 1976 - 77 ) Stothe P. Kezios ( 1977 - 78 ) Orval L. Lewis ( 1978 - 79 ) Donald N. Zwiep ( 1979 - 80 ) 1980 -- 1999 Charles E. Jones ( 1980 - 81 ) Robert B. Gaither ( 1981 - 82 ) Serge Gratch ( 1982 - 83 ) Frank M. Scott ( 1983 - 84 ) George Kotnick ( 1984 - 85 ) Leroy S. Fletcher ( 1985 - 86 ) Nancy D. Fitzroy ( 1986 - 87 ) Richard Rosenberg ( 1987 - 88 ) Ernest L. Daman ( 1988 - 89 ) Charles O. Velzy ( 1989 - 90 ) Arthur E. Bergles ( 1990 - 91 ) Nathan H. Hurt ( 1991 - 92 ) Joseph A. Falcon ( 1992 - 93 ) John H. Fernandes ( 1993 - 94 ) Paul J. Torpey ( 1994 - 95 ) Daniel T. Koenig ( 1995 - 96 ) Richard J. Goldstein ( 1996 - 97 ) Keith B. Thayer ( 1997 - 98 ) Winfred M. Phillips ( 1998 - 99 ) Robert E. Nickell ( 1999 - 2000 ) 2000 -- present John R. Parker ( 2000 - 2001 ) William A. Weiblen ( 2001 - 2002 ) Susan H. Skemp ( 2002 - 2003 ) Reginald I. Vachon ( 2003 - 2004 ) Harry Armen ( 2004 - 2005 ) Richard E. Feigel ( 2005 - 2006 ) Terry E. Shoup ( 2006 - 2007 ) Sam Y. Zamrik ( 2007 - 2008 ) Thomas M. Barlow ( 2008 - 2009 ) Amos E. Holt ( 2009 - 2010 ) Robert T. Simmons ( 2010 - 2011 ) Victoria Rockwell ( 2011 - 2012 ) Marc Goldsmith ( 2012 - 2013 ) Madiha Kotb ( 2013 - 2014 ) J. 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Question: how many technical divisions does the american society of mechanical engineers (asme) have
Answer: 32